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HANSARDNationality and Borders BillSurely the hon. Gentleman must realise that while the principle of granting asylum—of giving sanctuary to people in desperate need—is a noble one, it is being gamed, day after day…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillAbsolutely, it does not, nor is it just to pillory the public and those who speak for them when they argue that we should enforce the law and that migration should be controlled.…19 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateThe Chancellor is right to say that the countries with big hearts also need clear heads, so will he confirm that, with the road map he has set out today and the proposals before…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady, for whom I have a great deal of respect—I would like to put that on the record—but she is wrong about that. There have been instances, and I am…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right that having one’s views challenged, testing ideas and being scrutinised is the characteristic of the open society advocated at the beginning of my…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillTo think and speak freely is the foundation of an open society; there will be little disagreement about that across this House. One might think that the institutions that, in the…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillAnd that is precisely why the word “heretical” is apposite, because views that do not conform in a quasi-religious way to the orthodoxy that my hon. Friend has described are…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThe hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), whom I respect very greatly, said this has always been a challenge and a problem, and indeed he is right—there have always been…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful and measured speech, and I agree with him that the problem is much wider than universities. He talked about social media, as many have, and…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillPolitics is about values. It always has been, actually, but in the modern age too many politicians —perhaps timid of inspiring or of their capacity to do so, or frightened of…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy right hon. Friend is championing a noble cause that many of us feel very strongly about. Has he received the assurances that I have no doubt he has requested from the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementWill my right hon. Friend give way?21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementThese were the words of Dickens: “Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.” I want…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) Billindicated assent.25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is. I referred a moment or two ago to the provisions of the Bill that extend existing powers to take account of supply chains, so the point is acknowledged in the legislation.…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillAs my right hon. Friend knows, it is not only the Committee on which he and I serve that has highlighted that point; other Committees of this House have, too, and the Government…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI give way to the Chairman of the ISC.25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillChillingly, the head of military intelligence recently concluded that the difference between being at war and being at peace is becoming increasingly blurred. In short, Britain is…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillLet me cement that point but also perhaps offer an olive branch to the Minister, if I might be so bold. If the Minister, when he sums up, were to make a firm and binding…25 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllMadam Deputy Speaker, “The purpose of life is a life of purpose”, according to the American author Robert Byrne; and so it goes with Governments. Governments are edified and…18 May 2021