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HANSARD IranI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I get really annoyed when others do that but I have just done it as well. I will move swiftly on and get to the main point of my speech.…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Energy System Operator: Blackout RiskMr Speaker, I wish you a belated happy Yorkshire Day for yesterday. [Hon. Members: “Oof!”] It’s all right—he didn’t hear me! I thank the Minister for his answers so far and the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Iranrose —15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI will try to make it a nice intervention as I will be speaking next and the hon. Gentleman might want to intervene on me. Does he welcome the experience that the Minister for…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThree!15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) took an intervention right at the end of his speech, which threw me. It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. May I take this…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right and I absolutely do, and I will add to that too. I wanted somehow to shoehorn in my support for the BBC World Service and ask Members to…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. I do not mean this response to sound jokey, but if I, for example, wanted to promote Harlow to be the UK capital of culture—sadly,…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranYes please.15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranYou are absolutely right, and if you want to put forward your—15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI liked the right hon. Gentleman saying earlier that he and I have discussed Ramsay MacDonald in the 1930s, over a tea and no other beverage. I very much messed up my words when I…15 Jul 2026HANSARDFuture of Thames WaterI thank the hon. Gentleman for making his speech, because this is hugely important. Residents in Harlow are also fed up with their bills going up because of what appears to be…14 Jul 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsA report by the National Audit Office in January 2025 said that there was a lack of buy-in from other Departments when it came to the previous violence against women and girls…13 Jul 2026HANSARD State of Climate and NatureAs you will be aware, Madam Deputy Speaker, Harlow is full of some incredibly beautiful areas of natural beauty, from Hatfield forest and Harlow town park to Parndon Wood nature…13 Jul 2026HANSARDEuropean Entry and Exit SystemI thank the Minister for his answers so far. This is a hugely important issue for residents and businesses in my constituency of Harlow, not least because we have an international…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making an excellent, well thought-out speech. He talks about the weapons that Russia is using. Will he also reflect on how we need to be alive to its use of…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) for securing this really important debate. I also…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWill the hon. Member give way?07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsThe hon. Member nearly forgot which constituency I represent, which would have been disappointing. I do not agree with some of the conclusions the hon. Member is making and will…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI apologise to the whole House that in my previous intervention, I did not mention my constituency of Harlow. I will put the record straight now and talk about the incredible work…07 Jul 2026