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Income Tax (Charge) ( 7 Mar 2024)

Damian Collins: ...with much higher levels of debt than we did. The necessary decisions were made to put the economy right. The borrowing has gone on because of the need to pay for covid. It has been complicated by a war in Ukraine —again, I have not heard any Labour Members say that we should not have supported the Ukrainian people.

Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market — [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair] (26 Apr 2023)

Damian Collins: ...It is scary to think of a security situation, like the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s, where the strategies are pursued solely by AI. Therefore, we will have to think as we do in other areas of warfare, where we have bans on certain types of chemical weapons. There are certain systems that are considered so potentially devastating that they will not be used—there are moratoriums on...

World Press Freedom Day — [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] (21 Jun 2022)

Damian Collins: ...have been heard in the debate today. I do not wish to repeat what Members have already said, but in closing I note that since the debate we had last year and today’s debate, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual peace prize to two journalists: Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa. It was reported this morning that Mr Muratov has sold his Nobel peace prize medal for £80 million and will...

World Press Freedom Day — [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] (21 Jun 2022)

Damian Collins: ...Freedom Day 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. In the 21st century, speaking truth to power is an increasingly dangerous business. While we have in our minds the war in Ukraine and Russia’s atrocities in that country, I want to start the debate by remembering the eight journalists who, as they have gone about trying to show the world the truth of...

World Press Freedom Day — [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] (21 Jun 2022)

Damian Collins: ...journalist we see on the screen, but they are just one person in a team who are integral to bringing that truth and that story to the world, and we should remember them as well. The flashpoint of a war brings home the importance of truth and news. It brings home the reality of the suppression of free media in a world in which we seem to have an increasing number of authoritarian...

Nationality and Borders Bill: [2nd Allocated Day] (20 Jul 2021)

Damian Collins: ...are involved in operating people trafficking rings. These are the reforms we need. Alongside these reforms must also go the work for safe routes to make sure that migrants and asylum seekers are aware of safe legal routes to enter this country. The safe routes scheme this country invested in saw more than 25,000 refugees settled in this country from 2015 to 2020. In addition, more than...

Football Governance — [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair] (25 Nov 2020)

Damian Collins: ...assets. They temporarily belong to a businessman or an owner, but then someone else will acquire them. Most of the clubs have been going for more than 100 years; they have survived two world wars, the great depression and every crisis this country has faced in that time, and they have kept on going throughout, at the centre of their communities. We want to ensure that fans have a voice in...

Football Spectator Attendance: Covid-19 — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] ( 9 Nov 2020)

Damian Collins: .... There will be up to 10 clubs that will not make their payroll in November, and we need to think about what kind of support will be there. Those football clubs have survived the first world war, the great depression, the second world war and deindustrialisation. Are we going to let them die because of covid, with the impact that would have on local communities? I remember visiting Gigg...

Russian Interference in Uk Politics (21 Dec 2017)

Damian Collins: ...Goebbels in seeking to spread big lies about what Russia is doing. Let us not be under any illusion that Russia is, not just anecdotally but in a systematic way, using information as a weapon of war and seeking to intervene in the democratic processes of other countries. It is doing that to undermine people’s confidence in public institutions and to cause division and hatred, and it is...

Commonwealth War Graves Commission — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] (10 May 2016)

Damian Collins: May I commend the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Shorncliffe military cemetery just outside Folkestone? It contains the graves of 550 servicemen. Of those, 471 are from the first world war and 300 are the graves of Canadian servicemen. The Canadians’ sacrifice is commemorated by the people of Folkestone on Canada day every year.

[Albert Owen in the Chair] — Prefabricated Housing ( 4 Nov 2015)

Damian Collins: ...steer on the subject matter, although the housing industry’s preferred terminology is “off-site manufacturing”. For many of us, prefabrication conjures up images of the immediate post-war era, when it was one of the solutions to the country’s incredible housing need, but things have moved on a lot in the prefabricated market. Modern methods of off-site construction and manufacture...

Bill Presented — Devolution (London) Bill: Refugee Crisis in Europe ( 8 Sep 2015)

Damian Collins: ...was right yesterday to address the two things together. We cannot ignore the debate about what is causing this massive migration crisis. This refugee crisis has been caused by an out-of-control war and civil war in Syria and Iraq, which is displacing millions of people. There must be an international solution to stabilise the region and provide safe havens, but we must also consider what...

Bill Presented — Recall of MPs Bill: Gurkha Pensions (11 Sep 2014)

Damian Collins: ...from the past. We are approaching the 200th anniversary of the start of this country’s cordial relationship with Nepal. This year, which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the first world war, is the right time to reflect on the service of the Gurkhas to the British armed forces, their service to this country and the amount we have benefited from that service. We should also consider...

Bill Presented: First World War (Commemoration) (26 Jun 2014)

Damian Collins: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr Wright), who reminded us in his excellent speech that the losses of the first world war occurred not just in Gallipoli or in the trenches, but at home as well. The raid on the Hartlepools was a terrible story that is well remembered now and had a huge impact on people at the time. In Folkestone in 1917, more than 60 people were...

Bill Presented: First World War (Commemoration) (26 Jun 2014)

Damian Collins: ...as Combat Stress. It is interesting to note that Combat Stress marks its own centenary in 2019. It was formed to deal with the unique challenges, injuries and needs of people coming back from the war. It was only after the first world war that we really understood the nature of stress—mental stress from the battlefield—and the fact that it required special treatment. Combat Stress is a...

First World War Commemoration ( 7 Nov 2013)

Damian Collins: ...Member for Lagan Valley (Mr Donaldson) and I commend him for the work he has done. I am sure that he would agree that the stated desire of the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to visit a war grave together during the run-up to the centenary is an excellent way of marking the fact that Irishmen, both Unionist and nationalist, fought together for a good cause in the first world...

Backbench Business — Future of the BBC (21 Oct 2013)

Damian Collins: ...regard. I am a fan of what the BBC does. It does some incredible work; I was at a launch event last week at Broadcasting House for the coverage that the BBC is preparing to mark the first world war centenaries that start next year, with 130 commissioned new programmes that will produce 2,500 hours of programming. That is a pretty impressive commitment to the four-year centenary period. It...

First World War Centenary Commemorations (10 Sep 2013)

Damian Collins: I would be delighted to take some of the poppy seeds to line the road of remembrance in Folkestone, which is the centre of the first world war centenary commemorations in our town, and where the Step Short project will construct a memorial arch. My hon. Friend is more than welcome to come to the opening of the arch on 4 August.

Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons (29 Aug 2013)

Damian Collins: No one wants war, but does the hon. Lady agree that there is a war, whether we want it or not, and if we choose to do nothing at all and further atrocities are committed and further chemical weapons attacks take place, what comfort will that be to any of us?

[Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] — First World War Commemoration (11 Jun 2013)

Damian Collins: ...in this debate. I particularly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Mr Simpson) on securing this debate and on his fascinating introduction. We are surrounded by the first world war in the Palace of Westminster, in every community in the country and in Whitehall, which is dominated by the Cenotaph. People cannot escape from the first world war, and in remembering it as we...


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