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HANSARD Georgia and the War in UkraineI, too, should declare an interest as one of the recent visitors to Georgia—and a great and enlightening visit it was as well. During our trip, I spent some time in the main…24 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI am grateful, but I want to make sure that the Minister is writing to me on the right question, because he has just referred back to an opinion as to whether or not puberty…23 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareMay I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? Mr Speaker, I know I am getting old; indeed, this week I take receipt,…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI had wanted to say only a few brief words in this debate, but given that we have a little time, I might add a few more. I start by echoing the words of my hon. Friend the Member…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesIndeed, everybody should be safe in prisons. I have raised this matter with the Prisons Minister in the past. There are statistics, I am afraid, that show that there have been…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesI should hand over to the Front Benchers, or we will run out of time. I have been generous to the hon. Lady. Words matter, and if we do not set a good example in this place—if we…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesWorthing.23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesThe Minister is indeed right, but we sparred not over equal marriage but over the same-sex marriage Bill, which had many deficiencies. I have never had a problem with the…23 May 2022HANSARDLegal Recognition of Non-binary Gender IdentitiesThe Minister is making an interesting argument. He has quite rightly said that permitting puberty blockers is a decision to be made by the NHS. The capacity of minors is a…23 May 2022HANSARDForeign National Offender Removal FlightsContrary to the predictable bleating from the Opposition Benches, this is nothing to do with Windrush considerations; the nationality of these individuals is not in question. It…18 May 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsSome years ago, in high summer, people could often smell Worthing before they could see it, because of the rotting seaweed on the beaches that had previously been collected by…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the hon. Gentleman tell us how many of those asylum seekers who came from France were returned to France in the period before we fully left Brexit?26 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am very grateful—I am not optimistic about getting three minutes to speak, so I thought that I would intervene now. The Minister knows that I will support the Government on the…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Minister give way?20 Apr 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI welcome the Bill, although not without reservation. The ridiculous caricature that we just heard from the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe) and from other…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillComing back to amendment 10, which the Minister is grouping together, he just said that we already have a very generous family reunion scheme, but is it not the case that our…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillAt the start of the hon. Gentleman’s speech, I asked him what practical solutions his party had put forward, particularly to combat the journeys across the channel. He has skipped…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI completely agree that the situation with boats coming across the channel is wholly unsatisfactory, but the hon. Gentleman has just accused the Government of failing to engage…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI applaud the generosity of the scheme. It is a shame that the Opposition have been on a scavenger hunt for the negatives in a very churlish way. May I ask two practical…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI welcome the measures announced today. They will be coming in next Tuesday, but could not the Home Secretary today suspend the carrier liability duty for Ukrainian passport…10 Mar 2022