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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said earlier that this was a Budget for growth and that it…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe United Kingdom was the cradle of the first industrial revolution. The opportunity for us to be the cradle of the green industrial revolution is there for the taking. But there…21 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Asylum SeekersThe Government’s new asylum legislation is a sham that is set to worsen the backlog, because they do not have the facilities to detain tens of thousands of asylum seekers, or a…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBecause this has been such an incredibly well-subscribed debate, in the time available to me I will not be able to thank all my hon. Friends individually for their excellent…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshBuilding on the question asked by the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), does the Foreign Secretary agree that we need an in-depth…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankThe Minister said that SVB UK was a subsidiary of the American bank, but in this country a separate banking licence was given to SVB UK. May I therefore push him on the risk…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillI congratulate the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey) on this important Bill and thank the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes) for presenting it and speaking…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Equipment Theft (Prevention) BillIt is not every day that we get the chance to debate an issue that commands such a high degree of consensus among Members of the House. I am glad to say that the Opposition…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsI wish everyone a belated happy St David’s day if I did not wish it to them yesterday. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) not only on her…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech and some very good points about floating offshore wind. On ensuring that we capture the benefits in Wales, does he agree…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think we can agree that energy policy across the UK has tended to ebb and flow. It has not given investors the clarity or the long-term…02 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. I wish you and all hon. Members present a happy St David’s Day. On 7 November last year, a Delegated Legislation…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe scrapping of tariffs on steel will be welcomed by steelworkers in the Port Talbot steelworks in my constituency, but may I press the Prime Minister on non-tariff barriers?…27 Feb 2023HANSARDFreeports: WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers, and to follow the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie), who has been making this case very strongly throughout…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFreeports: WalesThe right hon. Member is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that it is vital that the Crown Estate sets up a licensing process that guarantees localised supply chains and…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFreeports: WalesWe are in danger of going down an SPF rabbit hole rather than discussing freeports, but as the Minister raised the SPF, I cannot resist. May I ring an alarm bell? As we head…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Applications: BacklogIn 2019, the then Conservative Home Secretary said that she would end small boat crossings in a matter of months. Since then, the number of crossings has increased from 1,000 to…06 Feb 2023HANSARDImmigration Fees for Healthcare WorkersIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. I add my tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) and the rest of the Petitions Committee…30 Jan 2023HANSARDImmigration Fees for Healthcare WorkersThe hon. Member raises a very important and interesting point. Of course, on education, it prompts me to think about how mad it was for the Government to cancel the nurses’…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillLike the Minister, I am keen to thank colleagues who have done so much and made so many valued contributions both to this Bill throughout its progress and in the debate today. I…25 Jan 2023