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HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a great pleasure to contribute to this incredibly important and meaningful debate on an incredibly important and meaningful Bill, which has brought forward by my hon. Friend…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Fleet Solid Support ShipsI do find some of the anger from the Opposition Benches ever so slightly confected. It is also quite unusual for good news to be brought to the attention of the House by the…18 Nov 2022HANSARDG20I am glad that the situation with regard to refugees all over the world was discussed, but no debate on refugees can be complete without a discussion about the plight of the…17 Nov 2022HANSARD IranLots of grim things are happening in the world, but many of us will be particularly troubled and disturbed by what has been happening in Iran recently. My heart goes out to…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationAlong with a number of colleagues, I have studied the Australian approach to dealing with illegal immigration. It is often derided by those on the left who say that it was not…16 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Friday, we found out that Ipswich Borough Council’s temporary injunction to prevent the Novotel being used for up to 200 economic migrants was unsuccessful. More to the point,…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryYou caught me slightly off-guard, Mr Deputy Speaker—I do not think that I have ever been called so early. It was quite dramatic, but one will have to do what one can. Bearing in…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryIf my memory serves me correctly, the right hon. Lady brought an urgent question to this place about a year ago opposing the use of Napier army barracks for those who enter this…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI am not giving way—I am simply not giving way. I have said my piece and I look forward to the wind-ups.08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: Novotel IpswichI beg to move, That this House has considered the use of Novotel Ipswich as asylum accommodation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: Novotel IpswichI thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for giving way. There are a great number of Members on our Benches who think that the very act of coming here illegally should prohibit…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: Novotel IpswichTo be perfectly honest, I am quite keen for us to be unwelcoming towards those who have illegally entered our country. What is the difference between breaking our immigration law…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: Novotel IpswichI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. In answer to his question, I think it sends all the wrong messages. The cost to the taxpayer at a national level of putting up many…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingIt was not too long ago that the Opposition brought forward a motion to oppose the use of Napier barracks for illegal immigrants, but I would much rather have that than the use of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsBoth myself and many of my constituents remember fondly the Prime Minister’s visit to Ipswich when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. We spoke about levelling up and he made it…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionI think that BBC Radio Suffolk is, per head of population, the most listened to in the country. I am glad that we will be spared the indignity of Ipswich Town fans hearing…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI make no apology for prioritising the welfare of my constituents who sent me here. I do not wake up every day worrying about the welfare of people who have entered our country…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsA few weeks ago, at Paul’s Sports and Social Club, I met my constituent Nigel Seaman, who is a veteran, to discuss his work with Combat2Coffee to get veterans who may be homeless…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Departure of Previous Home SecretaryMy constituents were informed yesterday that 200 economic migrants will be accommodated in a hotel in Ipswich town centre, at great cost to the taxpayer, putting pressure on local…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI had the great privilege of attending a delegation to the Tapa British Army base in Estonia last week. We met His Majesty’s ambassador to Estonia, who is doing a fantastic job.…20 Oct 2022