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HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesI remind all Back-Bench colleagues to bob if they wish to be called to speak in the debate.13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesBefore the hon. Gentleman gets on to any more churches, I gently pointed out to him that he is well over his three minutes. It is not a formal time limit, but I am trying to get…13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesWe have five more speakers and about 10 minutes left, which means, I am afraid, about two minutes each.13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his brevity, as I am sure is Brian Mathew.13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesWe will find out in a few minutes.13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesI thank all hon. Members for their co-operation and self-discipline. I now call the Front-Bench speakers, beginning with the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.13 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 6, leave out “different personal characteristics of an offender” and insert “an offender’s membership of a particular demographic cohort.”30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillIt is worthwhile at the outset of all debates on this Bill to restate that it is about pre-sentence reports that give information to sentencers that may be used in sentencing…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillMy hon. Friend makes a fair point in relation to offenders who hover on the border between community sentences and custodial sentences, but he will know that, in the Crown court…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillYes, I think the right hon. Lady is right that that is what the sentencing guidelines were aiming at, but I am afraid that the way in which they were phrased rather missed the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI accept that the Minister is trying to give us clarity, so for the purposes of clarity is it the Government’s view that all personal characteristics can also be described as…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI take on board the Minister’s warning, and I am not sure whether this will make it any better. I think he is saying that the term demographic cohort is a subset of personal…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI think—in gratitude to all those who have spoken—that we have got to a place where the Minister has told the House that there is some territory, which at the moment is being…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementI know that the Minister will agree that part of the service that my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) has done the House today is that he has…29 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI thank all Back-Bench colleagues for their co-operation, which is very much appreciated. We move on to the Front-Bench spokesmen, beginning with the Liberal Democrats.24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI call the Minister. He has until 4.55 pm if he wants it, but if he is feeling generous, he may want to leave the Member in charge a couple of minutes to wind up.24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for keeping to below two and a half minutes. However, not everybody has, so I am afraid we are going to have to go to sub two and a half…24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipOrder. I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but we are out of time. I thank all hon. Members who have participated in the debate.24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI will call the Front Benchers at 4.25 pm, so discipline will be required if everyone is going to get in.24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipOrder. Ideally, the hon. Gentleman would not sit there because there is no microphone and we are not picking him up. I am sure the hon. Lady heard him and can respond.24 Apr 2025