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HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainOne of the four pillars that the Minister has set out in the consultation document in relation to integration is volunteering. A number of hon. Members have already mentioned that…02 Feb 2026HANSARD River Habitats: Protection and RestorationI am grateful to my hon. Friend— I did not know his constituency was the manufacturer of Benylin. It has certainly worked on my cough on this occasion, so I thank him very much.…29 Jan 2026HANSARD River Habitats: Protection and RestorationI would be very grateful to my hon. Friend if he intervened.29 Jan 2026HANSARD River Habitats: Protection and RestorationNothing shapes a landscape more than a river. Nothing brings a landscape to life more than a river. If we ask ChatGPT, “What is a river?”, it will tell us: “it is a natural stream…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen will the Government publish the full national security assessment of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse? No. 10 is said to have pulled the full report last…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportI am sure my right hon. Friend appreciates the enormous disappointment on this side of the House. Only two years before the general election, our now Prime Minister spoke in…29 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformI congratulate my hon. Friend on resisting the calls from those who have exploited leaseholders for far too long and on capping ground rent. I welcome the assurance that we are…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker. Delays in the court system mean that one of my constituents has been in prison on remand awaiting trial for over a year. She is in New Hall…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI respect your ruling, Mr Speaker. I will leave it at that.08 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe Solicitor General is absolutely right to say that justice delayed is justice denied. My constituent Qesser Zuhrah has been on remand in prison for over a year. Two other…18 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay the blessings of Christmas be with you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and all who serve in this place. Few of us can imagine the extraordinary difficulty of studying for university…18 Dec 2025HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentFollowing the reduction of their grant by 9% in real terms, National Parks and National Landscapes were explicitly encouraged to use biodiversity net gain markets to attract…18 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI am very grateful to the Minister for taking all these interventions. Does he agree that the cross-border terrorism—most of the terrorist camps are based in Azad Kashmir—is…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationWill my hon. Friend give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationMy hon. Friend the Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) spoke with great passion, but it is a passion that I fear clouded his recollection of some of the history. Under the…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementThe hon. Gentleman is right, of course: cheapest is not always best. That is partly what the social value model is all about; it is designed to ensure that there is genuine social…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementMy hon. Friend gives an apposite example of some of the problems that can arise. I will not be so bold as to say I have the solution, but I will at least try to set out the…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementOn 1 October, it became mandatory for Government contracting authorities to include social issues like jobs and skills in their procurement processes. That in itself is a good…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementI am heartened. When some hon. Members approached me about this Adjournment debate, I said, “Look, it’s extremely boring—you won’t want to be in it,” but to have had three…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Government ProcurementGoodness me! It is very rare that I stand in this Chamber and get such immediate results from the Government. If this is a precedent, it is one that I wholeheartedly welcome. I am…02 Dec 2025