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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Billrose —13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillYou can always hope, Mr Deputy Speaker. Does my right hon. Friend not feel as I do that the interventions that he has just taken show that perhaps the diminutions on free speech…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIt was a quote.13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Billrose —13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI have not heard of this case before. Did the student not go to the police? If she did, what happened?13 Jun 2022HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI appreciate that the provision is mainly about free speech in UK universities, but does the Minister share my concern about the proposed £155 million gift from the billionaire…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaDoes the Minister agree with Oxford’s professor of constitutional law, Richard Ekins, who wrote on Sunday that the root of the problem is the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporating…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week marks the passing of that doughty Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament campaigner ex-Monsignor Bruce Kent. While paying their due respect, will the Government nevertheless…13 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillWill the Minister give way again?06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI am receiving indications that I may hear something in the summing-up speech, so I shall live in hope. As I wish to leave scope for other members of the ISC to drill down into…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe Minister will recall that when I asked for a commitment from the Home Secretary about a Committee of the whole House, she indicated that he might be able to give that…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillOne last time: the Minister has taken a lot of interventions about the matters that are in the Bill, but there is a whole tranche that is not in the Bill that will be introduced…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillWe have nearly half an hour. I do not know why this Minister is making such a fuss about the urgency to conclude a debate that is scheduled to run until 10 o’clock if necessary.…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThere is such a distinction. One could certainly argue that it is a graver offence for someone entrusted officially with secrets to breach that trust than for a journalist who…06 Jun 2022HANSARDViolence against Religious Groups: NigeriaWill the Minister take a look at early-day motion 95, which has been tabled by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and others, about the horrific stoning to death—and…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillIt is certainly encouraging to hear such sombre but sensible contributions from both senior Front Benchers in agreement on the basis for the Bill. To respond briefly to the…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportGiven the cavalier way in which these rules were interpreted in No. 10, does my right hon. Friend agree that rules of such intrusiveness and rigidity must never again be imposed…25 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI can happily live with that compromise, if the hon. Member for North Down (Stephen Farry) can do the same. In our 2016-17 inquiry, we approached this question from the point of…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillGiven the length of time that this has all gone on, is it not quite clear that there is no way that there is a single solution around which consensus can be built? Therefore, the…24 May 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillThat is absolutely right. It is all about protecting innocent service personnel from the vexatious use of the legal process. As I said in my intervention on the Secretary of…24 May 2022