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HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThe right hon. Gentleman made that point in his contribution earlier and it seems to me to be a profound one. In establishing the new processes and the new governance associated…17 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillDoes not the coronavirus provide us with another lesson, which is that Government historically have not been terribly good at assessing risk and modelling the response to it? I…17 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBritain’s heritage is under attack, ironically from those missioned to be the guardians of it. The National Trust, while losing money and sacking staff, has commissioned an…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Future of the National TrustThank you, Ms Bardell, for allowing me to contribute to this debate, and I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) for bringing it to the…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Future of the National TrustI understand the Minister’s remarks about the Government’s position, but surely asking the National Trust—at a time when it is laying off something like 1,300 staff—how much it…11 Nov 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthYes, of course I accept that. I am a trained history teacher, so of course I understand that there are differing interpretations of history. The problem I was describing…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI will give way briefly, because I gave way to the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin).20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI will not at the moment, but I will a little later. Each group claims a spurious moral authority founded on its own sense of oppressed marginalisation. The historical truth is…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthAccording to the philosopher Michael Oakeshott, civilisation “begun in the primeval forests and extended and made more articulate in the course of centuries…is a conversation…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthNo, I will not give way because I know that many more contributors want to get in. In years gone by, children were taught about figures who unite us, regardless of background or…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthMy hon. Friend has, among other colleagues, played a noble role in challenging some of the institutions that have bought exactly the cultural Marxist agenda that I describe. I am…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIs not the plain truth of the matter that if we define the role and method of those whose mission is to keep us safe and who are covertly operating on our behalf, we will, among…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingMy right hon. Friend has spoken of Conservative principles. He will agree, I am sure, that any Government who blighted the countryside with more ubiquitous, huge housing estates…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Billrose—05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe point surely is that as well as proportionality and necessity, the Bill is particular about specificity, so that those matters that lie outside the specific permission can be…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillFollowing the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) reminds me of how much we miss her predecessor, who was such a well-respected Member of the House. Hegel…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s comments and, indeed, the tone of his contribution, but he must surely acknowledge that being very specific about what covert agents can and…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThat is certainly true, as my hon. Friend will know that I was once responsible for overseeing the Prevent programme and indeed introduced the Prevent duty. Extremism of all kinds…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Unduly Lenient Sentence SchemeWith the permission of my hon. Friend, which I sought in advance, Madam Deputy Speaker, I wonder whether he agrees with me that the Government also need to tackle the vexatious…05 Oct 2020