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HANSARDDefence Command Paper RefreshMay I express my admiration for my right hon. Friend’s dedicated and distinguished service as Defence Secretary? It is a sad commentary on the state of the special relationship…18 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformWould it not benefit university courses’ quality more if university administrators were paid a lot less and university lecturers were paid rather more?17 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportAt the closing stages of what has already been a very long debate, one thing has emerged very clearly: it is a thankless task indeed to be involved in issues of this sort. I would…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild UkraineI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and I apologise for missing the opening of the debate. Has any consideration been given to what should happen to the interest or…27 Jun 2023HANSARD National Security BillI hope he, like us, will persevere and maybe one day that mystery will be solved. In fact, the amendment does not even represent the highest level of protection. It is a very…26 Jun 2023HANSARD National Security BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Lords amendment 22B, accepted by the upper House last Wednesday, 21 June, requires a UK-registered political party to publish a policy statement…26 Jun 2023HANSARDWar Widow PensionsIn return, I would like to thank Ministers for persevering with the matter in the face of many obstacles erected by the Treasury. There is just one last hurdle to surmount: the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDWar Widow Pensions9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s implementation of the lump-sum payments for war widows who previously lost their pensions after remarrying or…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsThe right hon. Gentleman is making such a strong case that the House deserves to hear an extra minute. Does he agree that, in our 26 years in the House, it is hard to think of an…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsI wonder whether the right hon. Lady, the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, shares the surprise that I feel when looking at the BBC’s briefing for this debate. It says that…22 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonMy hon. Friend is, indeed, a true friend and, normally, we find ourselves in the same Lobby under heavy crossfire, but I want to ask him a simple question that I would have asked…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Service Family Accommodation: MaintenanceMy right hon. Friend is being characteristically frank about the problems, as well as the successes, of the policy. Can anything be done to the model of financing for the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris Johnsonrose —19 Jun 2023HANSARD Nottingham IncidentWhen a despicable incident of this sort occurs, be it at the gates of Parliament or on the streets of a university town, the community looks to the security agencies to be able to…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderI have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman, but I think his memory is playing him false. I also remember the Countryside Alliance protest marches, and I believe they were…12 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf and when parents get sight of what their children are being taught about relationships and sex education, will they have the right to withdraw their children from such lessons…12 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsThat is extremely kind of you, Mrs Latham. I wish to make a single point, which I urge the Minister to take away. After the invasion of Ukraine, the Home Office set up a special…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsI am very grateful to the Minister, who is a very decent man and I am sure very sympathetic to the plight of the Afghan women. Will he please take the message back to the Home…06 Jun 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachI have no first-hand knowledge of this particular case, but does my right hon. Friend the Minister agree that there is and should always be a difference between asking a civil…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI declare an interest, as both a leaseholder and the owner of one buy-to-let flat. I have the direct experience of having had a top-floor flat and having had another floor and a…23 May 2023