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HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsMay I echo the Secretary of State’s comments in relation to the sad passing of Sir Desmond Rea? In response to the Dillon judgment, a Northern Ireland spokesperson said on 7 May:…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeIt has been over a year since the verdict, so what is the Minister doing to persuade non-compliant public sector bodies, like the NHS, to implement the Supreme Court ruling at the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseOn pages 115-116 in volume II, part I of the documents released today, there is an email from Olly Robbins dated 16 September 2025 in which he writes to another senior civil…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBridlington Care UnitThe proposed rushed closure of the care unit at Bridlington hospital in my constituency is deeply concerning and must not go ahead. The unit provides vital short-stay…20 May 2026HANSARDEU Regulatory Alignment: Science and Technology2. What discussions she has had with the science and technology sector on closer regulatory alignment with the EU.20 May 2026HANSARDEU Regulatory Alignment: Science and TechnologyEuropean tech leaders in some member states are concerned that the EU’s approach to digital regulation is strangling their ability to compete. Will the Minister rule out binding…20 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI could not agree more with my right hon. Friend. It is absolutely astonishing that the decision to appoint an individual to the most important ambassadorial role that we can…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am mindful of Mr Speaker’s advice about repetition. I will keep my remarks short and to the point. We have had a number of speeches in which Labour Members have debated whether…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. At the previous DWP oral questions, I raised concerns that youth unemployment in my constituency was up 15% since the last election, and I received something of a dismissive…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the Government are so confident in the Prime Minister’s decision to sack Sir Olly Robbins, will the Minister today rule out settling any employment tribunal in advance of a…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish you and the whole House a very happy St George’s day, Madam Deputy Speaker. Following the launch of the local media action plan, will the Leader of the House join me in…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThe Government’s own gambling White Paper said there was no evidence of a causal link between gambling advertising and an increase in problem gambling. Does the hon. Gentleman…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Members for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) on securing…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingOver the decades, Formula 1 has always been a great British success story. The banning of tobacco ads in such a global sport was not necessarily such a problem, because its reach…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThat is an excellent point; I will come on to some of the work that has already been done in that area. It is important that we do not just ban something and hope that will be a…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI think the industry is making good progress on this. It has certainly made a massive difference in recent decades, from where we have come to where we are now. As I said, and as…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI could not agree with the hon. Member more. As a big football fan, this has been shocking for me. Growing up back in the ’90s, when Leeds United FC was last successful, what I…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI am not sure that we are necessarily the most unregulated country in the world when it comes to gambling. There are examples of other countries where gambling is completely…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThe hon. Member makes a good point, but let us be quite clear that it is not some wild west out there. Gambling firms operate within quite a strict framework and take seriously…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI would like to make a little bit of progress rather than just go back and forth with a Q&A. We must recognise that betting and gaming is an entirely legitimate commercial…23 Apr 2026