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HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportOn behalf of the ISC, I extend our deepest sympathy to the families and individuals so dreadfully affected by this terrorist act. I welcome the publication of the third volume of…06 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionHow closely is the Department for Education working with the Department of Health and Social Care? In Westminster Hall on 6 February, as my hon. Friend may be aware, there was a…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateWill my right hon. Friend explain in a little more detail at what point and under what circumstances the availability of the advocate will be triggered? I see that he or she could…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTributes to Baroness BoothroydIf I may, Mr Speaker, I will share with the House just two personal anecdotes of my experience with the late, great Betty Boothroyd. The first occurred in May 1997, on the day of…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI recall some of these debates and it was predicted at the time that the universities, in particular, would behave in precisely the way my hon. Friend has described. I am a little…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI thoroughly endorse the direction of my hon. Friend’s thoughtful argument. Does he agree that, even at the Russell Group university end of the spectrum, there has been a serious…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolIn difficult negotiations, the late, great Ronald Reagan used to say, “Trust but verify,” which I took to mean, “Be optimistic but have a reserve plan.” It sounds as if the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs there a danger that the Government’s proposed legislation on freedom of speech in universities could be weakened or undermined by a requirement first to exhaust internal…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI obviously welcome that the fees charged will be limited, but I presume that the colleges will be able to choose the packages that they offer, so is there a danger that they will…27 Feb 2023HANSARDRaid of BBC Offices in IndiaI have often drawn the attention of the House to the very important work done by the BBC Monitoring service. Does not this extremely worrying raid on the BBC, in a country as…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationGiven that under the existing system people have to fill in a registration form in order to vote in an election, why should it be more difficult for people who have shown…21 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsIs it correct, as has been reported, that in this tragic case, the murderer’s mother appealed to the police to remove the returned firearm from him and was ignored? If that is…21 Feb 2023HANSARDResidential Buildings: RemediationDoes the Secretary of State recognise that issues like the cladding scandal being foisted on innocent leaseholders will continue until there is fundamental reform of the leasehold…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecurity Threat to UK-Based JournalistsI can confirm what is in the public domain, which is that the committee is undertaking a study of Iran and its security implications, and I will just say that I am cautiously…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineIt is a matter of great satisfaction that we have American visitors present today to witness the absolute unity of outlook on both sides of this Chamber. It can never be stressed…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineAs someone, not alone, who has called on both Front Benches for a very long time to commit to spend 3% of GDP on defence—a figure that we were still spending in the mid-1990s…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Parliamentary Services for MPsBefore my hon. Friend concludes, may I just put it on the record that I would like to think on both sides of the House there could be no better Member of Parliament than he has…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Prevent: Independent ReviewI am slightly sorry about the lack of consensus in the Chamber, although that illustrates the point that when views are strongly held, reaching consensus may be an ideal goal that…08 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I appeal to the Treasury team to do everything they can in the forthcoming Budget to prevent people on fixed-rate mortgages from facing financial disaster when the fixed-rate…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeA situation of this sort in a fellow NATO member would seem to be tailor-made for military assistance from us to their civil powers. Do we not have any Royal Navy ships in the…07 Feb 2023