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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 May 2024
Immigration and Asylum

"I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the annual approval by the House of Commons of maximum numbers in respect of immigration and asylum; to provide that asylum may only be granted to individuals identified as refugees by the UN …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 May 2024
Bus Services: England

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. Before I thank the Minister, I will say that we on the Island are fortunate for many reasons, but one of them is that we still have a very healthy set of bus routes by rural standards. Even in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 May 2024
Bus Services: England

"I thank the Minister for his intervention. The last time I had a school visit in Parliament, some of the kids said, “Why should we vote Conservative?” I could have talked about the amazing apprenticeships schemes, but the first thing that came into my head was the £2 bus fare. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 21 May 2024
Bus Services: England

"If the hon. Gentleman is so critical, what would the Labour party do about it?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 May 2024
China

"I agree very much with the points that the hon. Gentleman makes. We need to increase our pace, which is one of things that I would like to argue today. What the Chinese Communist party wants is no secret. It does not want to live in harmony with the west; …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 May 2024
China

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered Government policy on China.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I am here to look at Government policy on China, but also to argue for a more coherent version of that policy, notwithstanding the very considerable …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 May 2024
China

"I am sorry, but I take issue with the point about fear. I think it is about understanding and not about fear. On the TikTok issue alone, my hon. Friend is talking about a fear of TikTok. Does he think that, actually, it is about TikTok having one set of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 May 2024
China

"I thank everyone for attending and I thank you, Ms Rees, for chairing the debate. As the Deputy Foreign Secretary is writing to us on Thames Water, I would be grateful if he mentioned and looked into the Isle of Wight ferries. We were discussing how much China’s investment is, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 May 2024
Defence Personnel Data Breach

"First, I thank the Minister for his call this morning. It is a little frustrating to be told that one’s bank details and national insurance number are winging their way to Beijing or wherever they have gone. Given that I was also caught up in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 May 2024
Defence

"Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that there is a balance? Clearly, one would like everything for the military to be produced in this country to support our industrial base, but at the same time we complain about procurement scandals when the kit turns out to be so much more …..."
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