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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCountries mean more than their borders. National character, shared heritage and the institutions that give that history life matter. But borders matter too, for they are what mark…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI will not give way again; I see that you, Madam Deputy Speaker, if not yet on your feet, are edging forward in your Chair, and so asking me to bring my remarks to a conclusion.…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillBut in a free society the impact we make on others by our sentiments, by what we do, say and, indeed, by what we pray about, is the inevitable consequence of the openness that I…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order Billrose—07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillBefore my hon. Friend moves on to this subject, will he give way?07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe hon. Lady has provoked me to intervene and to be rhetorical as well, but I simply say this to her. She suggests that someone could be impeded by silence. Given that that is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI do not know how often my hon. Friend prays—maybe more often than I do, although my need to do so is probably greater—but he must understand that prayer does two things: it sends…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy right hon. Friend will be pleased—but not surprised, given that he knows me so well—to hear that I entirely agree with him. I would not support loud, aggressive protests…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI was elected to this place in a free and fair election, and I come here and say not what I am asked or told to, but what I believe. Similarly, my constituents make…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillWhich is precisely why successive Prime Ministers and Health Secretaries, including the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, took the view that there was no need for further…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI hear what the Minister says about that, and he has heard the strong opinions expressed from this side of the Chamber in favour of the freedom to pray silently. Speaking…07 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportThe Home Secretary is to be commended for her statement today and for her refocusing of Prevent on Islamist fundamentalism. That tyranny is the greatest threat to us. Will she…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasUnusual is my middle name, Mr Bone. I am immensely grateful for your indulgence. My hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) spoke about the debate earlier…22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged Areasrose—22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasI did ask—22 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceIt is always interesting to hear from the hon. Gentleman. Long-term funding matters too for things such as infrastructure, and in my county it is about roads. Lincolnshire’s roads…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for that invitation. As an hors d’oeuvre to what will be the main course of the meeting, may I again mention road funding, and the…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceSince 100 Saxons gathered around the stone on the edge of my village in the Elloe wapentake, local authority—or, we may say, local government—has informed the character of civil…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI will give way to the hon. Gentleman, who, I know, has a distinguished history in the local government of Sheffield.08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceThat is why I said it is a mix of grant funding from central Government, and money raised locally. I was making the case that we could move to a model where all funding was raised…08 Feb 2023