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HANSARDGreyhound RacingI remind the Front Benchers that it would be a courtesy to allow Christina Rees a couple of minutes at the end to wind up the debate.28 Mar 2022HANSARDGreyhound RacingI call the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.28 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsWhen the chief executive officer of P&O rang me last Thursday at about midday, he told me that this was not a choice about some 800 jobs; it was a choice about 800 jobs or 3,000…21 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsDoes my hon. Friend agree that in telephone conversations we had with the chief executive of P&O, it became clear that he was acutely embarrassed by having to tell us what he told…21 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Impact on StudentsAs a result of Putin’s war in Ukraine, the United Kingdom can expect an influx of a large number of young students. In the long term, they will need proper education, of course,…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend has generated a great deal of progress in the last few days, but he will understand that we still have a long way to go. I do not want to bore the House or…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]At the opening of my hon. Friend’s remarks, he indicated that he thought the Bill was pretty good as it was and that he feels, as I do, that if the Opposition are criticising it…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]According to the hon. Lady’s analysis, would that also mean that any member of the Countryside Alliance would have to be excluded?14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Does my hon. Friend recall that when we left the European Union, one of the advantages that we were told would arise from that was that we would be able to maintain our own high…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend has been extremely generous in his comments about my own remarks. The briefing from the Countryside Alliance on amendment 2 indicates that this would reintroduce…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI understand that it would be possible, at very short notice, to reopen Manston airport in Kent to fly out humanitarian aid such as pharmaceuticals and to fly in refugees, who…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI am sorry that the Home Secretary is not here today to answer our questions. In response to my question yesterday, she said: “I have already made it clear, in terms of the visa…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI have been told that people arriving at Calais are being told that they have to go to Paris or Brussels to get visas. Is that correct or not? If it is not, will my right hon.…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI discussed exactly that circumstance with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities yesterday. He will be issuing details about how we can go about that,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI thank my friend the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) for both his collegiate tone and the content of his speech. I wish I had the time to touch on a lot…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe women and children fleeing Ukraine are seeking refuge from a war in a member state of the Council of Europe, of which we are also a member, so we have a clear duty towards…01 Mar 2022HANSARDOnline AbuseI remind Members to observe social distancing and to wear masks as appropriate, please. Before I call the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North to move the motion, I wish to…28 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseI congratulate my hon. Friend on dragging the focus of this House away from the playground and back to the real and terrible world. I am wearing the emblem of the genocide in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDLaboratory Animals: Animal Welfare ActI had not intended to speak in this debate; I came to listen. In the light of some of the comments, however, I basically want to ask a question and to put down a caveat. In the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsThere are at least 11 Members seeking to participate. There are only two Front-Bench winding-up speeches. By my reckoning, we have about 45 minutes. Do the maths. I am not going…02 Feb 2022