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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe paramount piece of legislation in this country is the Children Act 1989. We should be proud of it, as it is copied and envied the world over. That is how we in this country…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillWill the Minister give way again?11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will, but I do not want to take too many interventions, because many others wish to speak.11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWe are here to discuss rather a lot of Lords amendments. The hon. Gentleman has now been speaking for six minutes. I have been listening hard and, by my reckoning, he has not…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy right hon. Friend has ingeniously inserted into this debate his particular constituency interest, of which, I think, the entire House and the entire world is aware, and I have…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe Minister quoted the Detention Centre Rules 2001, which are of course 22 years old. Rule 11 says: “Detained persons aged under 18 and families will be provided with…11 Jul 2023HANSARDCoroners: StillbirthsMr Speaker, you are very familiar with the problems over the implementation of my Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019, which passed this House in…11 Jul 2023HANSARDCoroners: Stillbirths19. If he will publish the results of the consultation on giving powers to coroners to investigate stillbirths.11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI will aim to complete my speech in less time than it took the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) to start talking about the Lords…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillThe Minister is being generous. I will elaborate on this point if I am lucky enough to catch your eye, Mr Deputy Speaker. Where in those 65 rules are relevant child-appropriate…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI think we may have to, because that is certainly not my understanding. There are Henry VIII paragraphs in clause 10 that still give ultimate discretion to the Secretary of State,…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesMy hon. Friend is a good Minister and a good friend, but I think even he knows he has a tough gig this morning. To use his Beatles analogy, can he not just let it be? I queue up…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsExtending bounties and arrest warrants to people living in this country who have escaped Hong Kong is a particularly chilling extension of the Chinese Communist party’s tentacles…06 Jul 2023HANSARDAsylum Application BacklogI know how seriously the Minister takes dealing with the legacy backlog, but, as the Home Secretary showed at the recent Home Affairs Committee, in order to deal with that backlog…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?03 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI agree with the Secretary of State that there is a particular problem to do with Israel and BDS, but the Bill is not country-specific. Nor is it specific on whether it applies to…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Migration and Economic Development PartnershipWhile respecting the authority of the Court of Appeal, I share the Home Secretary’s disappointment at its judgment. I welcome the fact that she will take the judgment to the…29 Jun 2023HANSARD Hong Kong National Security Law AnniversaryI completely agree with my right hon. Friend. That is just one of many devices available to the United Kingdom Government. For some reason, they have chosen to use none of them.…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Hong Kong National Security Law AnniversaryGoing back to the visit by Liu Jianchao last week, a photograph was publicly promoted—through Government circles as well—with lots of smiling Chinese officials. I counted at least…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Hong Kong National Security Law AnniversaryI congratulate my right hon. Friend on bringing yet another debate on Chinese human rights abuse to this House. I think the accusations that he has quite rightly made are an…28 Jun 2023