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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently visited Chad with the all-party group for Sudan and South Sudan, and in that connection we will shortly be registering an interest. Like the Foreign Secretary, I was…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator: Critical Infrastructure8. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken by the Building Safety Regulator on critical infrastructure.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator: Critical InfrastructureI am very grateful to the Minister’s Department for its work with me on unblocking a major housing scheme in my constituency. The Minister rightly mentions challenges with the BSR…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sFive hundred and twenty-seven of my constituents told me that they wanted a ban—I am delighted that the Government have listened to them—and only seven were against. Parents also…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI commend our brave forces for their skilful action and welcome my right hon. Friend to his place. He spoke passionately about defending British values, but at the same time as…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDArtificial IntelligenceThe AI Security Institute’s pre-release analysis of AI models did not prevent Grok’s production of over 3 million sexualised images. Even Steve Bannon, of all people, is now…20 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI welcome the measures in the King’s Speech on energy security, as on many other issues. The Opposition’s wrong-headed approach would leave us tethered to global markets that we…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIn order to keep to time, I will not. Capital constraints, and relatedly, constraints in compute, are real. We must recognise that while unilateral measures to support sovereign…19 May 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is very important that any reorganisation of services involve the engagement of firefighters, because they know the service and its needs…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Sudan and the failing international response, will the Foreign Secretary consider further economic measures and sanctions, including against the nationals of the countries that…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI rise to highlight the case of the Ultimate Picture Palace in my constituency, which shows the need for Government support for community assets. The Ultimate Picture Palace is…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI absolutely agree with the hon. Member that community-owned assets are often targeted at those inequalities, because communities understand where the challenges are on their…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for making that really important point, and she is absolutely right. The flexibility that community-owned assets often have cannot be…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the “asset of community value” designation can be a really powerful tool. Yes, that has been applied in the case of UPP; it is…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportAbsolutely. I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, who is completely right. We have seen many campaigns to keep local pubs open, and we have seen local people working hard to…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Community-owned Assets: Government SupportI am very fond of my hon. Friend, but I know many other Members are pushing for their amazing towns to become the town of culture. I agree with him that the programme is an…20 Apr 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI strongly welcome the report and the Government’s speedy and decisive response to it. Evidence from Germany and from Moldova shows how online attempts at foreign interference can…25 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasWell, I can answer that very quickly, because many of them are in my family and among my friends. The shadow Secretary of State said before that she had visited Aberdeen. I found…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasI could not disagree more with the right hon. Gentleman. I have a lot of respect for him, but surely he will have seen the figures on the relative growth of the renewables…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasI will make some progress, then I would be happy to take the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention. The long-term trend very clearly is for the growth of low-carbon offshore…24 Mar 2026