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HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticI am grateful for the excellent contributions from my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin), the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), the right hon.…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticI beg to move, That this House has considered Government policy on NATO and the High Arctic. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. There are slightly fewer…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticI absolutely agree that the JEF is a vital alliance for our operations in the High North. I met the Estonian ambassador only a couple of weeks ago, and we were pleased to discuss…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticThe Foreign Affairs Committee is going to Greenland in a couple of weeks. We hope to meet the Foreign Minister of Denmark, among other leaders of the Greenlanders, and that sounds…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticThe hon. Member makes a good point. Our naval capability has sadly diminished; we have fewer destroyers and frigates than we used to, and we are rightly deploying some of those to…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticI am sure the Minister will respond, but the hon. Gentleman will know that there are allies of ours in the Mediterranean as well, including a large American flotilla. It is…04 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his restraint so far in this operation, and for not heeding the calls of the Leader of the Opposition to get us embroiled in the reckless US and…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryI know that the hon. Member for Clacton has a number of additional jobs in combination with his responsibilities as an MP, but I had not realised, until his recent adventure, that…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I welcome the changes set out in the gambling White Paper about the responsibilities of the Department in relation to the treatment and prevention of gambling harms. As part…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Madam Chair. I welcome the Bill and, more broadly, the Labour Government’s focus on our modern industrial strategy. In the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDIranI join the Minister in condemning Iran’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in recent weeks. However, it is also important that those who do Iran’s bidding on the streets of…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanThe Prime Minister will know that many excellent west midlands businesses export to China, including great car makers such as Jaguar Land Rover, the Morgan Motor Company and Aston…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI am a veteran, and I speak to many veterans, and I think the right hon. Gentleman will agree that there are range of views on the issue. Those of us who served, in whichever…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI will give way one more time, but then I must make progress.21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI am happy to speak in support of the motion as set out on the Order Paper. The wider context is straightforward: the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI am grateful to have the opportunity to gently correct the hon. and gallant Gentleman. When asked that question a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister said categorically that we…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationMy hon. Friend is right. It is important for everyone involved, including the many veterans concerned about the situation in Northern Ireland, that we end this legal wild west.…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI do not have the statistics in front of me, but the right hon. Gentleman will know that the overwhelming number of prosecutions that have happened in Northern Ireland have been…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Billrose —20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIn answer to the intervention by the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp), there is more than one veteran on the Labour Benches. I wonder what the veterans from the…20 Jan 2026