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HANSARD National Security BillI am very grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s support and I take this opportunity to pay tribute to both him and his predecessor for making an extremely valuable and valued…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillI am grateful for that strong support. It should not have been necessary for people in the upper House to bring forward a legal requirement to update the MOU. For the benefit of…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillI agree that it will always be difficult to man the defences sufficiently against people who apply great ingenuity and unscrupulousness in finding their way around such defences.…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillMy understanding of the legislation—someone from the Intelligence and Security Committee is due to speak after me who has a better perspective of the detail of this than I have—is…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillFor the record, I think I should say that during her very short tenure the current Prime Minister’s immediate predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Norfolk…03 May 2023HANSARD National Security BillIt is clear from the opening contributions of both Front Benchers that there is a considerable degree of common ground on this legislation, and I would like to congratulate both…03 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillYes, it is an excellent change. The only question in my mind is why this rather obvious feature was not included at the beginning. Could the Minister look into that and—if not…02 May 2023HANSARD SudanIs there any evidence that the Wagner Group’s links with the Rapid Support Forces had anything to do with the uprising, bearing in mind that the attention of our Government and no…02 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIt is a very serious step for anyone, particularly a student with limited means, to go to court and seek an injunction. Surely the hon. Gentleman can see that no one will do this…02 May 2023HANSARDSudanAccording to the Ministry of Defence, the Sudanese armed forces have been reasonably helpful on evacuation issues, but surely the best possible protection for any future…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTop Secret Document LeaksI do not wish to be disobliging to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), who succeeded me as Chairman of the Defence Committee, but I feel it…18 Apr 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend gave a long list of people who found the rules we had inherited from outside the UK challenging. She might add to that list Members of Parliament themselves. I am…17 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesGiven that the terms “emergency care” and “intensive care” imply that the life of those who need them is at risk, does my right hon. Friend share my dismay that people in that…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Vladimir Kara-MurzaA few years ago, people saw no continuity between the cold war Soviet Union and present-day Russia, but what would one expect from a state run by a KGB gangster like Putin? I…17 Apr 2023HANSARD CPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsMay I ask the Secretary of State to underline a point that I think she briefly made just now, which is that a welcome difference between the late—and not very much lamented—EU and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanIs there any ideological basis for the rift between the two warring military leaders? What attitude do we believe that Egypt is taking to the conflict? What assessment have the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Welcome back, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is great to see you.I was going to put to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State the statistics that he has heard many times about…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillWill the Minister confirm something for the sake of clarity? In the past, major peaceful demonstrations such as anti-nuclear demonstrations have blocked roads, but it was done…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillSurely the point that we have to be careful about is the use of words—which the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq), whom I regard as a personal friend, did use—such…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy hon. Friend is speaking first in the debate, so I would like to give him an opportunity to anticipate an argument, with which I have considerable sympathy, that we are going to…07 Mar 2023