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HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am listening very carefully to what the Minister is saying, but will he be clear? This is all predicated on our continued membership of the European convention on human rights…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportLike many other Members across the House, I have been doing what I can to support and listen to the concerns of the likes of my beloved Bluebirds, the Cardiff Devils ice hockey…30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Member is being generous in giving way. Does he accept that damage has already been done to the UK’s international reputation? He rightly wants to deal in facts and the…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI wonder whether my hon. Friend is aware that this disquiet seems to stretch across Government. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office this weekend launched a campaign…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Minister is putting a brave face on things, as always. It is all very well talking about reviews and reports, but does he accept that, for an internal market to function,…29 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThe problem is that the Minister is not showing leadership on this issue. The decision is wrong, the delay has been wrong, and the hurt caused to the trans community and to the…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationRubbish.24 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. He knows that my views on these matters are sincere. I abhor vexatious claims against former service personnel. I have witnessed the…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillMy right hon. Friend is making an extremely constructive and compelling speech, and I hope that all Members on both sides will listen to what he is saying. On that specific point…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I thank all those working on testing, because they are doing remarkable and life-saving work, but that does not mean that the Prime Minister can simply brush off serious questions…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is making some absolutely crucial points, particularly about the Vienna convention. Does he accept that there is an issue here that goes well beyond the provisions…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is making some incredibly powerful points. He is undoubtedly aware that today the world is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Does he find it…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Dame Rosie. During the passage of the Bill, I have spoken extensively on the attacks on devolution, on the specific…21 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsI, too, have had constituents in Cardiff South and Penarth contact me with serious concerns about testing. It is clear that the problems originate not in Wales, but with the UK…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Lady knows I do not support independence—I support the Union—but I agree with what she says about devolution. We have a devolution settlement that was voted for by the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperThe Lord Chancellor will be aware of the serious violence related to drugs in my constituency and the number of terrorism offences that have taken place. Like my right hon. Friend…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a crucial point. Of course, it is not just Speaker Pelosi making these points. Legislators on both sides of the US Congress—Republican and…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillOf course, the right hon. Gentleman has never supported devolution. I think he described it in his own words as “appeasement” and said that we had had too much of it. I know he…16 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to those comments by a very honourable man, one of my constituents, David Melding, the shadow Counsel General, a lifelong and…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman has made some strong points, but does he agree that it does not have to be this way? He will know that our Counsel General, Jeremy Miles, has been giving…15 Sept 2020