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HANSARDUkraine UpdateI applaud the personal lead being taken by my right hon. Friend and the strong role of the MOD and our forces. This morning, the Home Affairs Committee took worrying evidence from…09 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Can I ask one of the Ministers to outline the benefits the levelling-up White Paper will bring to West Sussex, particularly to coastal communities and constituencies such as…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI support the measures in this Bill, but it all hinges on enforcement. Can my right hon. Friend explain why unexplained wealth orders have been used so little? What research has…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI welcome the seriousness with which the Minister is taking this issue and the fact that the Government are adopting the recommendations of the inspectorate. She will be aware…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic ProcurementThe Minister is very welcome to come to Worthing, where I am sure he will get an even better culinary experience than when he goes to Cleethorpes. One of the great benefits of…24 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineTyrants and megalomaniacs invade countries because they think they can get away with it. The way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. I am sure the Prime Minister will…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksI declare my interest as recorded in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate the hon. Lady on all the work that she has done over so many years and I am sure…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHydrogen Sector21. What steps he is taking to support the growth of the hydrogen sector in the UK22 Feb 2022HANSARDUK-Taiwan Friendship and Co-operationI am enormously grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. What he is putting so well is the very many shared values we have with Taiwan, the sort of freedom, openness and…10 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayClearly taking its lead from South Western Railway, Southern has suspended all direct trains on the Brighton line into Victoria, meaning that my constituents along the south way…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxMy hon. Friend is being far too gentle on the Labour party. Is what we have heard from it not completely disingenuous? It has suggested a cut in VAT, which of course we can only…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxThe right hon. Gentleman is setting out the problem, but the trouble is that his solutions do not add up. Does he acknowledge that last year Shell and BP, the two largest oil and…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsBefore Christmas, the Secretary of State made a statement about the tragic deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson. To that grisly list has now been added Amina-Faye…31 Jan 2022HANSARDLawfare and UK Court SystemAs a former colleague of Charlotte Leslie, I think she has been treated appallingly just for doing her job efficiently and in good faith. I am glad that my right hon. Friend has…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Mental Health Act 1983: Detention of People with Autism and other Lifelong ConditionsIt is so good to have my right hon. and learned Friend on the Back Benches in some respects; he is such a champion of this cause and is making a very important contribution. Does…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right and has been a doughty champion of the cause. We cannot stand by and wait for further atrocities to happen. We are under a duty to…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Leadership from the Government is essential. All of us—certainly the three musketeers on the Conservative Benches who are sanctioned—have…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUyghur Tribunal JudgmentI am delighted to be able to speak in this debate—yet another on China’s abuse of human rights. They are virtually a weekly event in this place, which is good. It is also good…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI declare my entry in the register as the chair of a safeguarding board. The Leader of the House and all hon. Members will remember the tragic cases of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityI declare an interest as someone who has been banned, not bunged, by the Chinese Government. Mr Speaker, you boldly and rightly banned the Chinese ambassador from coming to the…17 Jan 2022