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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am honoured to chair the all-party group on steel, and, as such, I have invited the Secretary of State to meet us, as all four of her predecessors have agreed to do. I am very…18 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Following the exchange I just had with the Secretary of State, I want to underline the point that her office has declined and said that she would…18 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingOn realism, Labour Members feel strongly that the best way to address the cost of living crisis is to have a Labour Government, which would involve Scottish voters voting Labour.…16 May 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. Absolutely, the proposal is that there are a number of countries with very low grant rates and that must therefore be where we…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillAs I have just pointed out, we are proposing, for example, a fast track for people from safe countries. We absolutely are of the view that people whose asylum claims are not…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We know from our long period of being in the European Union that, in order to get a deal with the EU, there has to be a quid pro quo. There has…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI start by associating myself with the comments of the Immigration Minister about the outstanding work that our armed forces have done in Sudan. I wish all who are there a speedy…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, which I will use as a prompt to also talk about the Israel scheme. Of course, Israel and Rwanda did a deal. What happened with that…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I am not sure I follow the logic of it. He said that there was a deterrent effect, but it has not started yet, which suggests…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. She is absolutely right to highlight this issue, and she has tabled a compelling amendment to deal with it. Members…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI find the hon. Gentleman’s response bizarre, because there are some simple facts, which are that we left the Dublin convention, and since then the number of small boat crossings…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillMy argument is about a negotiation. We clearly have to do a returns deal; it is an important part of the deterrent effect. We do not get a returns deal unless we have something on…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank my hon. Friend for that powerful intervention. She is absolutely right. We are talking about basic standards of decency and humanity. Houses of multiple occupancy need to…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe cap has to be determined in consultation with local authorities and Parliament—that is absolutely right. In terms of removals, what we need is a processing system that…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Vladimir Kara-MurzaI first became aware of Vladimir Kara-Murza when I was the director of the British Council in St Petersburg, from 2005 to 2008. Since I came to this place, I have got to know him…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Spring Budget: WalesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On the point around growth, does she agree that a vibrant and competitive steel industry has to be at the heart of any growth…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMay I say to the right hon. Lady that that is one of the best interventions I have ever taken? I am more than happy to stand corrected, and I hope that Hansard will correct the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), who spoke so powerfully about the issues at the heart of the Bill. I pay tribute to her…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a valid point about the important role that local authorities play. Will he therefore be supporting our new clause 27 when we put it to the vote this…28 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Billrose—28 Mar 2023