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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—12 Mar 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsI am extremely grateful. Sometimes this stuff is hiding in plain sight. The Electoral Commission figures released earlier today tell us that the Conservative party has received a…27 Feb 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsWill my hon. Friend give way on this point?27 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismIf we have learned anything from the new Labour years it is that proscribing clerics or individual organisations in and of themselves is not enough; it should be part of a wider…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionLast week, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee released a report, backed unanimously by its members, on the issue of disinformation, particularly in relation to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDIsrael and PalestineToo often, resolution of this conflict feels like a lost cause, but the British Government could prevent that from being the case by recognising the state of Palestine formally.…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Content: CrimeToo often what happens is that the content that is uploaded does not break the law, but it leads to the law being broken, and is often followed by harassment campaigns against…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberconwy (Guto Bebb). Although some time has passed since his resignation from the Government, this is the first chance I think I…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI completely agree with the hon. Lady. As the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) mentioned when he intervened on the Secretary of State at the start of the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDForeign Direct InvestmentDoes the Financial Secretary agree with me that the First Minister has an important role to play in bringing foreign investment to Scotland and that any criticisms, including…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealI am stunningly impressed by the Minister’s performance at the Dispatch Box. We can tell a big Downing Street lollipop is on its way when that intellectual heavyweight, the hon.…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealThere’s a big lollipop coming your way.20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am sure that, like you, Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister is ferociously well read and will have read the 14th century masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy”, which is home to Dante’s…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsI have no quarrel or disagreement with anything that the Minister has just outlined. The guidelines that she has produced are, no doubt, admirable. What is her objection to…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsMy Bill deals with the very scenarios that the hon. Gentleman mentions. I want to make it clear that I am not against trying people out for a job. The Bill is quite clear on that,…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsHon. Members will be glad to know I am bringing my remarks to a close, to allow the debate to begin properly. It is my understanding that the Government believe the current law is…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsI am glad that HMRC investigates, but how many of the cases that the Minister has mentioned, in which money has been clawed back by workers who have been deprived of money to…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsIndeed. Although there are no Government or trade union statistics on that, it is a problem that everyone knows exists, because we have either done it ourselves or know somebody…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsThe more things change, the more things stay the same. We have a new Minister, but that was by and large the same speech we heard when my Bill was talked out last year. I want to…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsRather unusually, I am blown away and have no words. I have never before heard of that kind of thing happening, but it does not surprise me at all. Imagine how dispirited and…05 Feb 2019