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HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I heard you loud and clear. I beg to move, That, given the concerns raised about the appropriateness of, and process for, appointing Lord…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevAbsolutely. I fully agree with the hon. Member’s contribution. During the pandemic, we saw such dedication by our key workers, with doctors and nurses putting their lives on the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Woe betide anyone who tells Madam Deputy Speaker what is or is not appropriate for debate in this Chamber. By his actions the Prime Minister has…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThe hon. Gentleman makes a point, but the point I am making is that security advice was given, and the commission made a recommendation. If the Prime Minister overrides that…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThe hon. Lady makes a good point, and no, I do not think that is a good priority. I cannot get into concerns about what the Prime Minister thought was appropriate under his own…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhat I do know better is that a central duty of any Government is to keep the British people safe. There are now widespread reports that the Prime Minister did not accept warnings…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsLabour Governments increased support for our Army. Labour is committed to NATO. I remind the Deputy Prime Minister that it was his Prime Minister who said in 2015 that he was not…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. The Government Benches have a choice. They could accept Labour’s plan to save working families hundreds of pounds on bills, funded with a one-off levy on…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThere is a war in Europe. There is a fuel energy crisis in Britain. Democracy is at risk. We must support the courageous efforts of President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people.…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, I asked the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Prime Minister had ever asked anyone to urge the security services to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI also welcome the Ukrainian MPs to this House today. Can I start by wholeheartedly welcoming the positive steps towards returning Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is exactly for that reason that I asked for the review. It is important to learn from our mistakes so that other innocent families do not face this ordeal again. I hope that…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the Deputy Prime Minister’s comments on the diplomatic service’s heroic work. He was Foreign Secretary on 17 March 2020 when British intelligence reportedly warned…16 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for that response. My heartfelt sympathies go out to Ukraine and my support is there with its people. The tragic events of this morning show that there is no…24 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the question from the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), may I urge the Minister to give more detail on civil resilience, especially in light of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentI echo the Minister’s comments regarding the Queen. It is always nice to be at the Dispatch Box against the Minister but, quite honestly, where is the chief of staff? The Minister…07 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff Appointment(Urgent Question) : To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on his appointment as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and associated machinery of…07 Feb 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationThank you for granting the urgent question, Mr Speaker. Well, well, well: all too soon, the Paymaster General and I find ourselves here once again—and once again, rather than…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police Investigation( Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to make a statement on the status of the investigation into Downing Street parties following the statement from…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere was no answer to the question about the billions of pounds that were wasted on the dodgy contracts through that VIP fast lane. I encourage people to read that judgment,…13 Jan 2022