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HANSARDDefence Command Paper RefreshI thank my right hon. Friend for his clarity, his calmness, his wisdom and his fortitude. We will miss him. It is clear that the tectonic plates of geopolitics have shifted and…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMurder, rape and pillage continue on a massive scale across Sudan. As well as ensuring that humanitarian aid gets to those on the borders, and the financial sanctions that we…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIn a children’s home, we would expect there to be the right to access a social worker and advocacy, and for the child to have the care that they particularly need. We would expect…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am particularly interested in the arrival of unaccompanied children in this country, because obviously the Minister has tightened up the eight-day period for them on exit. I…17 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformI congratulate my right hon. Friend and the Department on their focus on excellence. This morning, I attended the graduation ceremony of students from Anglia Ruskin University in…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for making it clear that, if there is any doubt about the age of an unaccompanied child, they will be treated as a child. I also thank him for saying…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Four summers ago, the unprecedented climate change-driven heatwave caused irreparable damage to Chelmsford’s flyover. Since then, people from across Essex have been getting…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillTo dig deeper into that, the Minister has suggested that a child may be detained on arrival, which is not currently the case, but that if that happened, that would be in…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI thank my right hon. Friend. There is a huge amount of concern about how the Bill will be implemented. We thought that hotels would be only temporary, yet they seem to have…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —11 Jul 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am listening closely to what my right hon. Friend is saying, and I am thinking in particular about arrivals as well as leavers. Can he confirm that children who are clearly…11 Jul 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023indicated dissent.10 Jul 2023HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023I want to make three points. First, it is extremely good to be in this Committee, making these decisions. This is Russia’s illegal war, and it should pay for the damages it has…10 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs the child of two NHS doctors, the sister of an NHS doctor and the wife of an NHS doctor, may I, too, say thank you to everyone who works in our NHS? Will my right hon. Friend…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIt is a deep, deep tragedy that, over the 20-year period, around 2,000 people lost their life under the care of mental health services in Essex. Families and survivors are right…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild UkraineWill the Minister give way?27 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Military Support8. What recent steps his Department has taken to provide military support to Ukraine.26 Jun 2023HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportIn the past few days there have been deeply alarming reports in our press that Russian forces may have placed highly destructive mines at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.…26 Jun 2023