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HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsJim Shannon—very briefly, please.02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI thank all hon. Members for managing the time in a manner that has enabled all those who wished to do so to participate. Question put and agreed to . Resolved, That this House…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsMorning, ladies and gentlemen. May I, before we start, remind hon. Members to observe social distancing and wear masks when possible?02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsOrder. I am conscious of the fact that, though a number of Members present are not on the speakers list and have not put in to speak, they are taking advantage of interventions to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemI am sorry to press my hon. Friend on the point, but is there also a requirement on the law firm—the practice or the man—to establish the source of the funding that is being used…20 Jan 2022HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemMy hon. Friend is infinitely more expert than I am in these matters, but the point has been raised very clearly indeed on a couple of occasions that the regulatory bodies dealing…20 Jan 2022HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemI shall be very brief because many of the points I intended to make have been eloquently expressed by my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) and…20 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for his kind good wishes for Epiphany. If he and you, Mr Speaker, wish to join us on Margate seafront on Sunday for the blessing of the seas, I am…06 Jan 2022HANSARD RussiaSome of us are sadly old enough to be able to remember Hungary in 1953, the subsequent removal of Alexander Dubček in Czechoslovakia, more recently the annexation of parts of…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Accommodation: RAF ManstonThe former RAF barracks at Manston is about to be released by the Ministry of Defence and is required, once the site has been cleared, by local people for housing. It lies…15 Dec 2021HANSARDAsylum Seeker Accommodation: RAF ManstonTo ask the Minister to tell the House of his proposals to accommodate asylum seekers at the former RAF Manston barracks.15 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As we know, these online platforms are notoriously reluctant to take responsibility for anything much, if they can get away with it. I believe…13 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationBonnie came to us when she was about seven years old. She was dumped in a field, with three other dogs, in the west midlands. She was emaciated, traumatised and had quite…13 Dec 2021HANSARDFibrodysplasia Ossificans ProgressivaBefore we begin, I remind Members that they are expected to wear face coverings when not speaking in the debate. This is in line with current Government guidance and that of the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDWestern BalkansIt is clear that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has worsened considerably as a result of the separationist ambitions of Republika Srpska, which is backed by the Russian…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She said “constituents” and she is absolutely right. Nobody in this room has anything but compassion for Richard Ratcliffe and…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeThis year, Southern Water was fined £90 million for pumping raw sewage into the sea. To take the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne), that was…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the Secretary of State’s responsibilities is the provision of an adequate supply of domestically produced fruit and vegetables. Much of this year’s harvest has been lost as…28 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIf my hon. Friend had not intervened on me, I was about to pay tribute to him for the work that he has done in seeking to bring about the ban. It is past high time.25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillWith pleasure; a large number of people have campaigned for this ban and it is very good news indeed that it is going to happen. I will put down one caveat in respect of an…25 Oct 2021