Chris Philp MP: speeches

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• 18 Jun 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  I do not see how the Deputy Prime Minister has the brass neck to claim that she has the situation under control when the numbers crossing the channel this year are the highest in history. She asked about the Rwanda deterrent. She was obviously not listening to what I said earlier. The Rwanda scheme never started; indeed, illegal immigrants in Calais— [Interruption.]

• 18 Jun 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  It is vital that scandals like this are never again covered up because of the racial background of perpetrators. Baroness Casey’s report said, to use her words, that people who downplay the ethnic dimension are letting victims down, so I have to raise the matter of the language that the Prime Minister used in January, when I am afraid to say he smeared campaigners as jumping on a “far-right bandwagon” simply for calling for the very inquiry that he has now been forced to set up. Standing up for rape victims is not far-right. Will the Deputy Prime Minister apologise for what the Prime Minister said?

• 28 Apr 2025 · Child Rape Gangs · Hansard source

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  (Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the child rape gangs scandal.

• 28 Apr 2025 · Child Rape Gangs · Hansard source

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  When?

• 4 Mar 2025 · Iranian State Threats · Hansard source

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  Well, he said he would address it, and eagle-eyed Members will notice that he did not address it, so I will ask him the question directly now and there will be no avoidance because there is no further statement. Will he place China in the enhanced tier of FIRS? Will he please confirm that to the House, because I think all of us would support him if he did?

• 24 Feb 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  It never started.

• 28 Jan 2025 · Extremism Review · Hansard source

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  (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the Government’s extremism review reported on today.

• 28 Jan 2025 · Extremism Review · Hansard source

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  indicated dissent .

• 28 Jan 2025 · Extremism Review · Hansard source

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  Answer the question!

• 22 Jan 2025 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  That was your decision!

• 13 Jan 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  Does the Home Secretary agree that it is untenable for the Government’s own anti-corruption Minister to be under investigation for benefiting from the proceeds of corruption? Should she stand down while the investigation continues?

• 16 Dec 2024 · United Front Work Department · Hansard source

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  Can I start by thanking the Security Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for the security briefing they arranged earlier today for the shadow Foreign Secretary and myself? We are grateful for the assistance. Chinese infiltration of public organisations is of grave concern, but this is not just about public organisations such as the Government; businesses and universities are also being systemically infiltrated, and intellectual property theft is often at the heart of what the Chinese Government are trying to achieve. When I was Technology Minister, I saw this in areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, and I would like to hear the Security Minister say more about intellectual property theft of cutting-edge technology in a moment. Last year the head of MI5, Ken McCallum, said that Chinese activity seeking to infiltrate our institutions was taking place on an “epic scale”. Last year there were multiple attempts by Chinese companies to get hold of sensitive technology, and MI5 estimates that 20,000 individuals have been approached by Chinese agents who are trying to influence them, or forge contacts in some way. It is likely that at some point, either in the past or in the future, an attempt to contact every Member of this House will be made in one form or another. The Opposition will fully support the Government in working to secure our nation’s safety, and I will ask the Minister one or two questions in that spirit. First, would he consider expediting the implementation of the foreign influence registration scheme that he referred to? I echo the suggestion from my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) that China should be placed in the enhanced tier of that scheme. Secondly, will the Security Minister review the wisdom of the Government’s approach to China? Given what we have learned and what we now know, the very close relations that the Prime Minister is apparently attempting, and the rather sycophantic tone he took with President Xi at the G20 a few weeks ago, may not be very wise. Chinese infiltration and intellectual property theft are of very grave concern, and I would welcome some further comments from the Security Minister as to what he will do to combat them.

• 6 Nov 2024 · Small Boat Crossings · Hansard source

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  (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the recent increase in dangerous, illegal and unnecessary channel crossings by small boat?

• 5 Sept 2024 · UK Steel Manufacturing · Hansard source

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  Yes or no?

• 25 Jul 2024 · Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee · Hansard source

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  On the basis of the assurances given by the Leader of the House, I will not move the amendment.

• 25 Jul 2024 · Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee · Hansard source

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  On the basis of the Leader of the House’s assurances, I will not move the amendment. Q uestion put and agreed to .

• 25 Jul 2024 · Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee · Hansard source

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  The right hon. Lady’s comments are extremely welcome, but, for absolute clarity, can she confirm that when the new Modernisation Committee intends to consider a matter, it will first invite the relevant other Committee of the House to prepare a report and come back to the Modernisation Committee with it?