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HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirIf my hon. Friend can make his intervention extremely short, I will give way.23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI apologise to my hon. Friend, but I am going to run out of time.23 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThere we have an absolutely spot-on illustration of precisely the problem that I was alluding to, which is that many of the issues that have been exposed by the pandemic are a…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI will give way to my hon. Friend one more time, if that is all right.21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. Much of the debate today has been about the immediate impact of the universal credit cut and the immediate impact of the cost of living…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI would very much like to give way to my hon. Friend again, but Mr Deputy Speaker is looking at me in a way that tells me that perhaps it is time to finish my speech.21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head; we appear to be in a constant state of crisis management, based on the fact that there has not been long-term planning. The gas crisis…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker), who made such a powerful and passionate case, so rightly pointing out the false…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As the Leader of the Opposition, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), has confirmed, we are…21 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketThis crisis is causing steelmakers across the country to suspend their operations during periods of the day when the costs of power are peaking at thousands of pounds per…20 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxIt is going to be alright, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is going to be okay. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Jo had an amazing, almost telepathic, ability to connect with people,…09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxI would like to give way, thank you.09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, but I am not sure whether that has helped me to pull myself together, but I will give it my best shot. I had the privilege of knowing…09 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) who really was a true friend and colleague of Jo’s. We do know that, and we have often talked…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech thoroughly destroying the Government case for voter ID. Would he care to hazard a guess as to why the Government are…07 Sept 2021HANSARDBeijing Winter Olympics and Chinese Government SanctionsFirst, I congratulate and thank the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for putting forward his motion today and for securing this important debate. Today, I…15 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft European Union and European Atomic Energy Community (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. I appreciate the Minister’s introduction of this statutory instrument, which we are happy to support. Like him, I believe…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Election Campaign Finances: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. My thanks go to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) for having secured this important debate…08 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel IndustryWhat steps his Department is taking to help support (a) the steel industry and (b) steelworkers.06 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel IndustryFor as long as anyone can remember, steel MPs, trade unions and employers have been urging the Government to do something about industrial energy costs, and yet our steelworkers…06 Jul 2021