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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Every one of us has been moved by the bravery, the resolve and the leadership of President Zelensky. Invading troops marched through his streets,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have acknowledged it and I do again. What I am offering is support to speed this up on Monday. The Prime Minister knows he has the House with him when the economic crime Bill…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister refers to the long overdue economic crime Bill, which, to be clear, we support and will vote through on Monday with speed. The key plank of that Bill is a…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI support the measures that have been taken so far. The ownership of Shuvalov’s flats is registered under Sova Real Estate, which is actually owned by Shuvalov and his wife. We…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe will work in that spirit to bring forward amendments on Monday to try to achieve all the ends that I have identified in these questions. I think that this can be voted through…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am very glad the ambassador is here to hear me repeat what I have said to him privately on a number of occasions, which is that this House and this country stand united in our…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI hear what the Prime Minister says and the way in which he puts it. I hope it means we will see some action in the near future. Last week, Putin summoned to the Kremlin the…02 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineIn this dark hour, our thoughts, our solidarity and our resolve are with the Ukrainian people. Invading troops march through their streets and missiles shell their cities. They…24 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in his comments in relation to Sir Richard Shepherd. We all want to deter aggression in Europe. We are not dealing with breakaway republics, and Putin is…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsNo, Mr Speaker, at this moment, as the House agreed yesterday, we have to stand united, and I am not going to be deflected from that. I note that the Prime Minister did not agree…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI think I heard the Prime Minister say that the economic crime Bill will be in the next Session, but I hope I misheard that. I can assure him that if he brings it forward in this…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe request was for a review, and I am glad to hear that the review is now happening. [ Interruption. ] I will not be deflected from the unity that this House needs at the moment.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI hear what the Prime Minister says about sequencing and further sanctions, but there has already been an invasion. There is clearly concern across the House that his strategy…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt does have my support, and we will support it if it is used. We must also do more to defeat Putin’s campaign of lies and disinformation. Russia Today is his personal propaganda…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineYesterday was a dark day for Europe. The Russian President denied the right of a sovereign nation to exist, unilaterally recognising separatist movements that he sponsors and that…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19We have to take the public with us, and that requires clarity about why decisions are being made. Will the Prime Minister publish the scientific evidence behind his decision to…21 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19May I start by sending my condolences to the family of Christopher Stalford? Christopher was a dedicated servant of the people of South Belfast and his loss will be deeply felt. I…21 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s anti-fraud Minister quit, saying that the failure of Government to tackle fraud was “so egregious” that he had to “smash some crockery to get people to take…09 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister can bluff and bluster all he likes. The reality is this. On top of the Tory tax rises, on top of the soaring prices, the loan shark Chancellor and his unwitting…09 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister clearly hasn’t got the first clue what the Chancellor has signed him up to, so let me help him out. His plan is to hand billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash to…09 Feb 2022