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HANSARDRepublic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will the Minister give way, briefly?05 Sept 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) and the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) not only for securing this critical…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI asked the Minister a very specific question. Canada has sanctioned Alexander Lebedev, so will he confirm whether or not the UK has done so?21 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK SanctionsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s point, which emphasises the point that I made about acting multilaterally, quickly, urgently and in co-ordination. We heard a lot from my…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed the Bill not only takes powers away from this place, but takes on powers without the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly.20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI always listen with great respect to the right hon. Gentleman. He talks about a democratic deficit. The Government, of course, negotiated the protocol. He has been consistent in…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIndeed. The point I have made is that the powers the Government are taking remove responsibilities from the Northern Ireland Assembly. We want all communities to have a say on…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI do not agree with the last part of what the right hon. Gentleman said, but actually I sat around the table with EU ambassadors and, indeed, the EU ambassador to the UK to…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillAs if we needed any more evidence that this zombie Government are even now doing everything they can to avoid proper scrutiny, here we are as they push this Bill through its Third…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThis has been a very wide-ranging and thoughtful debate, albeit with passion at various points. The question of a democratic deficit is one of the key issues that we have…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair today, Dame Eleanor, as we enter the third day of Committee on the Bill. As we do so, it is evident that instead of working to fix…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI will not give way. The hon. Gentleman has not been here throughout the course of the debates on the Bill today. The former Attorney General, the right hon. and learned Member…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 13 and 14 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Amendment proposed : 12, in clause 18, page 10,…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dame Rosie, for the second part of this debate. I will speak to new clause 12 in my name and those of my right hon. and hon. Friends. In…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI beg to move amendment 38, page 7, line 27, leave out “the Minister considers appropriate” and insert “is necessary”. This amendment changes the threshold for giving a Minister…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevGiven that the then Foreign Secretary went from the NATO meeting to these meetings, did he have any Government papers in his possession at the time? Secondly, we know that the…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseBefore the chaos of the past 24 hours, I had been promised a meeting with the former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the right hon. Member for Surrey…07 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsThe right hon. Gentleman mentions levelling up. I note what the Government are doing in terms of the funds that are coming to Wales, but there is a shortfall of nearly £1 billion…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe Secretary of State will be aware of the importance of Celsa Steel to jobs and the economy in my constituency, to crucial national infrastructure projects, because of the rebar…29 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for advance sight of his statement. This appears to be simply a vanity project. It is quite extraordinary that on a day when inflation…22 Jun 2022