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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThere are well-established ways of differentiating people in those terms, different ways of dealing with them in law, different ways of dealing with them once convicted, and…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI note that my right hon. Friend was preoccupied with urgent meetings when I spoke earlier, but if he reads the Hansard report of my earlier contribution, he will see that I am on…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI will just finish my sentence, and then I will give way happily to my right hon. and distinguished Friend. The Government have said, and the Secretary of State was clear about it…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillAs ever, my hon. Friend is making a compelling case. I suggest to him that this requires a more fundamental review of the characteristic and extent of rights, and how they relate…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsI asked the Minister to consider new guidance for local authorities about both past and present practice, and my hon. Friend might echo that call by suggesting that the Government…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe terrorist outrage last week reminds us of Burke’s wisdom that “Good order is the foundation of all things”, and further to the question raised at Prime Minister’s questions…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way. We had meetings as an all-party group with the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the former right hon. Member…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryToday, like every other day, some 954 people will be admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury. That is one person every 90 seconds. As the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsMy hon. Friend, who served with me in the Department for Education, where he was responsible for matters concerning children, has a long track record of defending the interests of…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsProust said: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” My eyes were opened to the subject by the hon. Member for Swansea East…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman about food imports: I want to see less food imports and more of the food that we consume grown here to assure traceability and guarantee food…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillSpeaking of rapacious predators, farmers and growers in my constituency and elsewhere have been victims of the habits and customs associated with monolithic retailers. We welcome…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWill my hon. Friend give way?03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWe should be proud of the efficiency and productivity of our farmers. In this debate about the environment, much of which I respect and agree with, we must not lose sight of the…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentDuring my time at the Home Office, I introduced the Prevent duty so I am well aware of the importance of managing these matters before people are convicted, during incarceration…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainLeaving aside our contrasting views on Ricardo and the corn laws, I believe that my right hon. Friend and I share a distaste for the vapid, elitist supra- nationalism that the EU…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe hon. Gentleman knows that I share his distaste for monolithic multinational companies that do not play by the rules, but the EU has been singularly ineffective at dealing with…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe loss of a child, as you know, Mr Speaker, brings untold pain of a kind that inspired the work that I did, led by the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), on the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayFurther to that point and, indeed, to the intervention of the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman), will the Government play their part in working with schools to bring the…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake), for whom I have great regard, but whom I disagree with fundamentally. I shall…23 Jan 2020