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HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationGiven that three of the most distinguished lawyers in the country, including the Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chief Justice, found in the lower court that the Government’s…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerWas there a plan equivalent to Operation Yellowhammer back in 2016 to deal with the widely predicted run on the pound and financial catastrophe if the country dared to vote for…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateWhen the Prime Minister eventually wins an overall majority at the next general election, will he make it a priority of his first majority Government to repeal forthwith the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I apologise for intervening so soon after entering the Chamber, but as the Secretary of State has just referred to my amendment, I will take that liberty. Will he just acknowledge…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationIn how many third-world countries are girls like Malala at risk of attack or assassination, and do we have any programmes to assist the Governments in those countries to protect…05 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2At what level of exorbitant expenditure will the Government finally decide to pull the plug?05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandWill the Secretary of State confirm that there are no circumstances, including a no-deal Brexit, under which the British Government would erect a hard border on the island of…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a statement or debate on the circumstances of the seizure of a British-flagged tanker by Iran in the Gulf? If there is not enough time for that, will the Leader of the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ Educationrose—05 Sept 2019HANSARDNational Security AdviserQ8. I should like to ask a well-behaved Question 8 on the National Security Adviser. For what reasons the roles of Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser were merged; and…04 Sept 2019HANSARDNational Security AdviserI hope that my right hon. Friend is not going to follow every policy adopted by his predecessor. This is one that he should not follow. The Defence Committee needs to take…04 Sept 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983The hon. Lady is absolutely right, as long as we recognise that what is needed is a range of facilities. Even the most ardent advocate of doing away with in-patient beds would, if…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983I hesitate to intervene one last time. I fully accept the Minister’s point about abusive partners, but what if the person is desperately, seriously ill and delusional, and the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983I quite agree, but my debate was nearly nine years ago. Is it not a bit late in the day for the Government to say, “Well, we are having a conversation about this?” At the time,…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983The Minister says that that seems extremely sensible but if, for example, somebody is seriously mentally ill and imagines that their parents mean them harm when they are actually…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983Can the Minister tell us in simple terms what the situation is regarding the continuation or discontinuation of mixed-sex wards in mental health acute units?25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983I am delighted to see the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark indicating his agreement. It meant that they would not then suffer a much worse breakdown, which would have…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983Thank you, Ms Buck, for calling me so early in this debate. I am sure that I speak for everybody who listened to the remarkable speech of the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI thank the Prime Minister for the letter that he sent to the Defence Committee earlier this month, pledging what he called “an absolute commitment to fund defence fully”. Does he…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewDoes the Secretary of State accept that the phrase “manageable risk” is almost a contradiction in terms, because if it were fully manageable, it would not be a risk? Is he not…22 Jul 2019