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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure as always to follow the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), whose contribution was as ever thought…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman has made a good point, and a useful comparison. I have mentioned people who may not want to or cannot go online. The other side of the coin is that people…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. A blanket three-year temporary leave to remain visa after a no-deal Brexit will not cut it, especially for students wanting to study courses that last longer than that. When…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDraft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (General Capital Increase) Order 2019
Draft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Selective Capital Increase) Order 2019
Draft International Finance Corporation (General Capital Increase) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the Minister for his very thorough and wide-ranging introduction to the instruments. Like the shadow…15 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No Deal9. What steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.09 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryThe Minister referred to work done in response to Stephen Shaw’s follow-up review. Will she confirm whether the Home Office is looking again at the gatekeeper process? Those 400…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Immigration Detention: Trafficking and Modern SlaveryIt is good to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) on securing the debate and on a characteristically…09 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Contrary to the Government’s fairly timid review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, Jo Wilding’s new report on legal aid for immigration cases…09 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealI thank the Secretary of State for that answer and welcome the strong statements he has made recently on a possible no-deal Brexit. Does he agree that, regardless of how much…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThis is fundamental: are churches, mosques and synagogues not better placed to assess the level of English required for priests and other religious leaders to lead worship in…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasIf these visa changes were introduced on the back of a consultation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which is a devolved issue, then that…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe Minister is being very generous with his time. I think that we have just come to the nub of the issue. He is describing different visas, but I think what we have discovered in…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasThe Minister is indeed doing a sterling job in difficult circumstances. On integration, the other fundamental point that the shadow Leader of the House, the hon. Member for…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Tier 5 Religious Worker VisasIt is good to see you in the chair, Mr Gapes. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) and the hon. Members for East Renfrewshire (Paul Masterton), and…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Serco Justice SystemI congratulate the shadow Minister on securing this urgent question. He is right that right across justice, home affairs and other Government Departments, ill-conceived and badly…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU4. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the priorities for his Office.04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am pleased to hear that the Attorney General is committed to continuing to provide sound legal advice in the face of fantasy politics, which he has a good track record in. Will…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Talks on Restoring DevolutionWould it not quite simply be a constitutional outrage for the UK to leave the EU in October with Northern Ireland having been without an accountable and elected devolved…03 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Talks on Restoring Devolution9. What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the progress of talks on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland.03 Jul 2019HANSARD Serco and Asylum Seeker Lock-change EvictionsTowards the end of last year, the Home Affairs Committee recommended direct funding to organisations and city councils in dispersal areas because of the undoubted cost…27 Jun 2019