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HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I want to reassure you before I begin that I have notified the Members I will be mentioning today. I…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI appreciate the Chair’s reflection, thank you. I will simply say that it is nice for some Members of Parliament to see a safe and secure future, which I am sure many of our…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Service Jobs: RelocationThis Government are committed to delivering a truly national civil service, one that lives and breathes the communities that we represent across the UK. We have exceeded our…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Service Jobs: RelocationI thank my hon. Friend for a really important question. I started my career as a civil servant, and I recommend that career to all young people; it is a truly brilliant career to…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Service Jobs: RelocationI am delighted to join my hon. Friend in welcoming the opening of the Ministry of Defence indoor testing facility in Swindon; it is great news. He is right that it is vital that…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Service Jobs: RelocationThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. We have to get the balance right. We have many fantastic civil servants embedded in their communities and delivering for them,…25 Jun 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe Cabinet Secretary said that it was due process.28 Apr 2026HANSARDState of the Estate in 2024-25I have today laid before Parliament, pursuant to section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008, the “State of the Estate in 2024-25”. This report describes the progress made in…28 Apr 2026HANSARDManchester Digital CampusToday I want to inform the House that the Manchester digital campus programme is progressing well following the formal approval of its outline business case. This programme will…19 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. There is always a balance and a trade-off, which we all make as MPs, between that judgment and a sense of shared and collective…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsI, for one, feel robbed of your contribution to this debate, Sir Roger; I think it would have been fascinating. It genuinely has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsThe hon. Gentleman is very impatient, because I was barely getting started on my speech. I will address that, because it is an important question that we have to challenge…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsForgive me; my view, and that of the Government, is very clear. It is for each hon. Member to decide; it is not for the Government or Parliament to have a mechanism that forces…16 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that really important question. We have undertaken an arm’s length body review, and it is making serious progress. We have already seen NHS England…05 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Right to a Vote of No ConfidenceIt is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing the debate,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Right to a Vote of No ConfidenceThat is absolutely on the record. But the reason that we had those general elections was because of the chaos and instability that the hon. Member’s Government brought about,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Right to a Vote of No ConfidenceI recognise the hon. Member’s distinction, and I think he is absolutely right. I very much enjoy the role of our fourth estate, but there are many who constantly seek upheaval and…02 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Right to a Vote of No ConfidenceSorry—that is a manifesto pledge that we are implementing. I thank the hon. Gentleman for the clarity. There is also the National Wealth Fund, to support investment in our…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I have a civil service…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s flagging that point, and I was coming to that. I have taken the quite unusual step of bringing a print-out for colleagues, which will be…04 Feb 2026