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HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKLet us be clear: antisemitism, like other forms of racism, has no place in the UK or elsewhere and the perpetrators of antisemitism should face the full force of the law. Does the…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureIs the hon. Gentleman aware that, on investigation, it was found that the Horizon system had a suspense account? A suspense account in an accounting package is where transactions…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on the death of Opposition politics and the rise of the uniparty? The tired pantomime of this House is played out in this Chamber by second-rate actors, but…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI was five minutes late.08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI would like to put something on the record, and see what the hon. Gentleman thinks. I was in the original Post Office review group. By 2015, a whistleblower from Fujitsu had come…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureThe hon. Lady is giving an excellent speech about a sad chapter in the Post Office’s life. As someone involved from the beginning, back in 2012, Ron Warmington’s first…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am currently a major shareholder, and in a few weeks’ time will be the 100%…01 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. More than two decades ago, the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, misled this House by promoting and endorsing the Post Office Horizon IT system as perfect, protecting the large…31 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2012, the Cabinet Office rejected my request that it fund the forensic investigation into the Horizon IT system by Second Sight. Indeed, the Cabinet Office insisted that the…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Tuesday’s 90-minute Westminster Hall debate on trends in excess deaths, Back-Bench contributions were limited to three minutes each. Given the huge and growing public interest…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeThe hon. Gentleman and many other colleagues across the House have made analogies in their excellent speeches between the horrors of the Horizon Post Office IT scandal and the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI agree with the Minister that there is responsibility on all individuals to ensure that their tax affairs are in order and the correct tax is paid, but what will he tell the…18 Jan 2024HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationWill the hon. Member give way?18 Jan 2024HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationI commend the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing this debate. The motion states: “That this House calls on the Government to provide compensation to people who…18 Jan 2024HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationIf we were to debate the many failings of HS2, we would need more than the time available today. That will be for another debate, and I have no doubt that the Government have…18 Jan 2024HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationThat is made even more amazing by the fact that they have gone through all these senior staff at HS2, and yet it is the highest paid role in the civil service.18 Jan 2024HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationThe Minister says that the properties acquired by HS2 that are no longer required will be sold at the current market price, but does he accept that, as I have explained to the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsAs it always should be, Sir Gary; your chairing of the debate has been excellent. I have been extremely impressed by the turnout, which is far in excess of my expectations. I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise that issue. Why would they put back any investigation in the public inquiry, which I think costs some hundreds of millions of pounds…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsI agree wholeheartedly. This is not a political issue; it is a public health issue that affects every constituency. The so-called covid inquiry has already set out the answers it…16 Jan 2024