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HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThank you Madam Chair. It is a privilege, as always, to serve under your chairmanship. I am pleased to speak to the amendments tabled in my name and to those of His Majesty’s…17 Nov 2025HANSARDModern Day Slavery: PakistanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and especially today—thank you for saving the day by turning up to chair this important debate. I commend the hon.…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents continue to suffer from the dither, delay and ineptitude of Transport for London and the Mayor, as the rebuilding of the Gallows Corner junction, which was…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsI will not, because time is very limited. Yet Churchill had the foresight to say, on Europe: “We help, we dedicate, we play a part, but we are not merged with and do not forfeit…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for securing this important debate, which is extremely topical,…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs chairman of the parliamentary support group for the victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism, I welcome the publication of the long overdue Shawcross report. Will the Leader…30 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago: FundingLast week, Labour voted against our amendment, which would have given the House of Commons a say on the Government’s reckless decision to surrender £35 billion of taxpayers’…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware that 2027 will mark the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England under King Athelstan, and the Royal Society of St George is…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the Minister for speaking about the points made about the British Indian Ocean Territory by myself and others, including the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee is, I am afraid, incorrect. We have raised those issues on many occasions, and I have personally raised them on countless occasions…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI am.16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe Minister will have plenty of time to explain all these matters in detail in Committee. This is Second Reading, when we raise issues of concern. I look forward to Committee,…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Some of us do care about our British overseas territories and the marine environment. Some of us have made these arguments for many, many years,…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe hon. Member should examine how Mauritius behaves in reality, which I will come to later. If we want a nation that will actually take these issues seriously, it is the United…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the Minister for her explanation of the Bill. It is an important piece of legislation, and I thank her for acknowledging that it started under the previous Government. I…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI was literally about to get there, Madam Deputy Speaker. If Ministers will not do so, I and others will oppose any step that weakens Britain’s hand. I end where I began. As…16 Oct 2025HANSARDUK Internal MarketIt is a disgrace that the “Safeguarding the Union” provisions severely restrict trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, binding the Province to 300 areas of EU law over…15 Oct 2025HANSARDUK Internal Market6. What steps he is taking to maintain Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing this crucial debate. He always says it as it is and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyAs always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) on securing this timely…16 Sept 2025