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HANSARD UkraineThat is an intriguing rationale for the fact that we gave £2.3 billion for the first year of the war and £2.3 billion for the second year of the war. Can the Minister convey to…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRwanda Relocation Scheme: Supreme Court JudgmentHas the Home Secretary been struck, as I have, by the very small number of Opposition Members standing to contribute to questions on migration? Does he agree that, if democracies…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsI came to the debate to find out more about the issue and to give voice to my constituent Helen. She is caught by what my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseHow can a two-state solution, which everybody says they want—everybody in this Chamber, at any rate—ever come to pass while Hamas remains in control of the Gaza strip?27 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesFrom his maiden speech onwards, the Minister has relentlessly promoted the cause of service veterans, and the whole House should be grateful to him for it. Even longer in their…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTrident Nuclear ProgrammeDoes the Minister share my relief that both main parties in the House of Commons support the retention and renewal of the nuclear deterrent? Did he also share my relief that, in…20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that it is vital that his counterparts in the US Administration realise that if Putin does not lose in Ukraine, the peace and security of the…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAbout 40 years ago I had an unlikely campaigning role that involved organising counter-demonstrations to certain mass marches, but one area we never had to worry about was the…16 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI detected that my right hon. and learned Friend had reached the closing part of his peroration, so I wanted to ask him to address one concern that I have about the policing of…15 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justicerose—15 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationWill the Home Secretary explain to those of us who are not experts in this area why it is that people who arrive illegally on our shores from a safe nearby country cannot…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWhether we like it or not, Israel will carry on fighting until it has established control of the area from which it was attacked. The question that then arises is what happens…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I take advantage of a rather quiet news day to ask if there is any way in which I can place on record the appreciation of right hon. and hon.…13 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay we have specific detail on the help that jobcentres are giving to armed forces veterans, who must live with the consequences of decisions made by Governments?13 Nov 2023HANSARDWar in UkraineBefore I ask my question, may I quote the former Defence Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace)? In an important article in The Daily…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Correcting the RecordFor the sake of clarity, I take it that the position the Committee has adopted is that if the House feels that an individual Back Bencher has misled it, that is one thing, but it…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaDid my right hon. Friend get any impression from his discussions with Arab leaders that they understood the purpose of Hamas terrorism to derail their efforts to find a better way…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI begin by adding my congratulations, in her temporary absence from the Chamber, to the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Sarah Dyke) on her maiden speech, which strongly…17 Oct 2023HANSARDCore School Budget AllocationsOne reason why this Minister has been in his post so long is that successive Prime Ministers have judged him to be rather good at his job. For the benefit of the House, can he…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI would like to reinforce what my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) said about the concern at district council level that they may be sidelined…17 Oct 2023