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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)I will be brief. Clause 13 introduces a general offence of foreign interference that is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. As with clause 12, we support the broad…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 13, page 11, line 26, leave out “England and Wales” and “any part of the United Kingdom”. This amendment would mean that “condition A” for…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)I echo much of what the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Halifax, said. As ever, I have slight concerns about the breadth of the foreign power condition and how that might…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 7 and the Government amendments to it seem to make sense; my concern is about clause 8. I read the exchange that the shadow Minister referred to, when she asked the Law…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)The debate has been useful, particularly in relation to protestors, and it is useful to know that, apparently, the Minister’s view is that protestors approaching or being in the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)That is useful and it might answer my question. The offence is committed if somebody approaches or is “in the vicinity of a prohibited place”. That obviously covers the peace…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)It is obvious what the amendment is getting at: it is about protest rights, which were raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Dundee East, who unfortunately cannot be with…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 50, in clause 4, page 5, line 9, at end insert— “(7) No offence is committed under subsection (1) if the conduct is for the purposes of protest unless the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response, but it is important to work through hypothetical examples so that we can understand the scope of the Bill. I absolutely get his…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)On the face of it, the offence of assisting a foreign intelligence service in the UK or, in the case of UK persons, anywhere else is long overdue. Under the Bill, the offence is…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. In his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), the Chancellor seemed actually to be boasting that unlike the Scottish Government he is not…28 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe recent Public Accounts Committee report reminds us: “Economic development is a devolved power”, but decisions that would previously have been made according to Scottish…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund22. What recent discussions he has had with elected members in the devolved Administrations on the (a) equity and (b) transparency of the (i) levelling-up fund and (ii) UK shared…27 Jun 2022HANSARDRelocations to RwandaOn World Refugee Day, we pay tribute to all the fantastic refugees who have made utterly amazing contributions to our society and who were, thank goodness, able to have their…20 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for People Fleeing War in UkraineIt was a great privilege to join the Chair of the Select Committee, the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), last week in meeting Ukrainian MPs who…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaWait for the ruling!15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy party continues to deplore this unworkable, illegal and immoral policy. It does nothing to stop smugglers and it inflicts serious harm on victims, despite the Home Secretary’s…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to Rwanda(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary whether she will make a statement on the planned removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda.13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryWe fully support all the Government’s efforts to properly arm the Ukrainians with the equipment and weapons they need, but the Secretary of State has alluded a couple of times to…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI sincerely thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. This is not world-leading policy. If anything, this leads to the total shredding of the refugee convention.…13 Jun 2022