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HANSARD Hong Kong National Security Law AnniversaryI was not intending to speak in this debate, but my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) and fellow sanctionee has spurred me on…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 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Economic Impact AssessmentThe Opposition seem to think that the Rwanda scheme is purely about displacing people who have entered illegally from Kent to Rwanda. In fact, it is about deterring them from…27 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation Scheme: Tourism4. What recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the tourism sector in Northern Ireland on the implementation of the electronic travel authorisation…21 Jun 2023HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation Scheme: TourismI am grateful for that answer, but does my hon. Friend acknowledge that if an ETA exemption was granted for tourists—or, indeed, people claiming to be tourists—travelling from the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment: Adur and Worthing1. What steps his Department is taking to help fill vacancies and increase employment in Adur and Worthing.19 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment: Adur and WorthingMr Speaker, you may be aware that the age profile in Adur and Worthing in my constituency is slightly higher than the national demographic, so I was particularly pleased by the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDStop and SearchI agree with the Home Secretary’s support for stop and search when it is used skilfully and responsibly, but when the all-party parliamentary group for children did some work on…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageI declare an interest as the son of a former Church of England rector. In 2011, there were 51,000 weddings in Church of England churches; by 2019, pre-covid, that figure had…15 Jun 2023HANSARD MigrationAs a co-sponsor of the debate, I thank the Backbench Business Committee, and I echo virtually everything said by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden). We debate…15 Jun 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and Marriage7. What steps the Church of England is taking to support family relationships, parenting and marriage following the report of the Archbishops’ commission on families and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is now six months since the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor—the vital lifeline between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. Since then, the Azerbaijan President has made…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady has just described PFI contracts in harsh terms, and she is now going on to procurement. Will she explain why the vast majority of those PFI contracts for hospitals,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I will speak primarily to new clause 1, in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), my name and those of other right…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is, of course, right. He and I and others in this place who have been sanctioned in China and beyond have drawn attention to how effectively respectable…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend poses a very good question. Whether it is on moral grounds, on the basis of what this House has voted for in the past or on the basis of legislation that is topical…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I do not wish to alarm my hon. Friend, but I am afraid that what we have heard is alarming. The trouble is that it is true. It is based on evidence and the sources that I have…13 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexI think many people find it extraordinary that we are having a debate on having to redefine sex in the Equality Act, but people will find it even more extraordinary that some…12 Jun 2023HANSARDChinese-owned Businesses: ContractsThis House has voted to recognise the genocide by China. This House has passed legislation to limit companies doing business in Xinjiang and to restrict Chinese companies getting…18 May 2023HANSARDChinese-owned Businesses: Contracts11. Whether her Department has provided recent guidance to companies negotiating contracts with Chinese-owned businesses.18 May 2023