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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillAlthough I concur with what the hon. Gentleman has said, he will recognise that keeping even one of these people under close surveillance can involve up to 50 members of special…12 Feb 2020HANSARDSecurity, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewI am grateful for that reply. May I urge the Prime Minister to recall what happened to the last combined security and defence review, which was done within a straitjacket of…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillIs the situation not even a little worse than that? There have been reports of imams from the Deobandi sect of Salafists being allowed access to prisoners.12 Feb 2020HANSARD Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillWith all his experience in this tragic case, does the hon. Gentleman believe that the fault lay with inadequate powers for the Parole Board, in that it felt that it had no option,…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen a secular psychopath threatens to run amok and kill indiscriminately, we treat him as criminally insane and detain him indefinitely in a high-security psychiatric unit. Why…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansOn that specific point, will the hon. Gentleman confirm my suspicion that the special report on the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in this country commissioned by David…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansThe Minister has several times mentioned the policy of urging and condemning, but the Government do have considerable financial leverage by way of the huge international…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Children’s Mental Health WeekI hope that I am not pre-empting what the hon. Lady is about to say, but does she feel that the explosion in social media and addiction to it among young people plays any part in…06 Feb 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive RestorationFollowing on from that answer, can the Secretary of State confirm that the specific assurances given on Armistice Day last year about the ending of repeat investigations in the…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Paterson InquiryCan the Minister explain under what circumstances this criminal behaviour was finally exposed? Has anybody from the regulatory side been sacked as a result of their abject failure…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentHow seriously should we take the recent report that one of Lee Rigby’s killers claims to be a reformed character?03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State confirm that the announcement he made on Armistice Day last year, at the start of the election campaign, about service personnel not being repeatedly…03 Feb 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeAfter the knockabout of what was described as the last full debate while Britain is still a member of the European Union, we come to the last actual debate under those…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeThat has been said. That is what David Cameron did, and that is now the situation. The argument arises because of the small cohort who between those years did not have their…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeThat is very helpful.30 Jan 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeMay I just say that it is typical of my right hon. Friend, a former Secretary of State for Defence, to make sure that she was present today, as she notified me she would be, to…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMay I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on succeeding me as Chair of the Defence Committee? I thank him belatedly for the courage he showed when, as a Defence Minister, he…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeI agree totally. I thank the hon. Gentleman, a new Member from the opposite side of the House, for taking the time and the trouble to participate in this short debate. My final…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseTwo years ago, the conventional armed forces narrowly escaped devastating and irreversible cuts because they had been trapped in a combined intelligence, security and defence…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeThey haven’t—they want it reinstated.30 Jan 2020