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HANSARD 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 Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI hesitate to interrupt my hon. Friend’s compelling and persuasive speech, except to say that she is absolutely right: the Bill is a huge leap forward and the Minister and the…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Lady may have inadvertently misled the House, and I would not want her to do that. She made the point just now that the Bill…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillMy hon. Friend, as ever, makes a strong case. Will she confirm that, far from the irresponsible, scurrilous and unpatriotic claims of the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?23 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent point that is well illustrated by the official Opposition’s amendment 16, which says that any moneys spent in the devolved nations must…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am sorry, but I did not catch what the hon. Gentleman said—forgive me.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAt the heart of the purpose of politics is a marriage between the common good and the national interest, and trade is at the heart of both. This Bill—in particular, clauses 46 and…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am very grateful, Dame Eleanor. Any time the hon. Gentleman wants to debate Northern Irish psephology with me over a glass of Irish whiskey, I shall be happy to do so. The…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will give way one more time. As I have given way to a Scottish separatist already, I will give way to the hon. Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood) as a matter of courtesy.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Northern Irish political dynamic is a subject that I will not stray into, Dame Eleanor, because you would not permit me to do so.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am not going to give way. I have made that clear. Although it is true that the vast majority of the people of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland may not be gripped…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillNo. I say to the hon. Gentleman that I am conscious of your strictures, Dame Eleanor, that we should not stray into the realms of loquaciousness. Many other Members on both sides…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillNo, I will not give way again.16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe problem at the heart of the hon. Gentleman’s proposition—this was reflected in the opening speech by the hon. Member for Glasgow Central—is that the Scottish National party,…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is the nub of the argument, is it not? These are exceptional circumstances. We are about to negotiate by far the most important agreement that this country has reached for…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAs my hon. Friend knows, this Parliament is the guarantor of people’s freedoms. That is not about international arrangements or foreign Governments; this sovereign Parliament…14 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsAccording to a poll, 77% of the public see illegal immigration as a serious problem. They know what the Minister knows: that the system is being gamed. Asylum is a noble…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI want to talk about fact and fiction, place and purpose, and all in six minutes. But before I do so, let me speak about this place. Of course it is true that this is a great…16 Jul 2020