Contributions
988 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillDo the Minister and the Government agree with the principle that an independent body should oversee the Government’s performance in responding to inquiry recommendations? Is that…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI decided at a very late stage to speak in this debate, because I chair the all-party parliamentary group on haemophilia and contaminated blood and I wanted to add my voice on…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsI remind Members to stand in their places if they intend to contribute. I intend to call the Front-Bench speeches at 28 minutes past, so that gives you roughly seven to eight…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsOrder.07 Jul 2026HANSARD Carlisle-Settle Railway: 150th AnniversaryI will call Ms Julie Minns to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeThere are still concerns among the community about the regulations before us today. The Minister knows that the regulations were laid on the day of the Backbench Business debate…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI pay tribute to the Paymaster General for getting us to this point. It is time to move on, but there are still concerns, as I have mentioned already. I hope that those will be…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionI want to bring in the Front Benchers at 3.58 pm, so Members can work out for themselves that it is roughly seven minutes for each Back Bencher who is on their feet.02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionOrder. Obviously, this is meant to be a brief summing up by the hon. Gentleman—02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionThere is certainly not scope for giving way in his couple of minutes for summing up.02 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI welcome this investment in our defence. Will my right hon. Friend say just how difficult the hollowing out of our defence spending under the previous Government has made it to…30 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. At the outset, I would like to bear witness to those who have fought for justice for so long,…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI agree with the hon. Gentleman; we do need a timescale. I will cover that later. There are concerns that elements of the compensation system still require change, and that some…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI have not had conversations with the Government about an approach like that, but I do agree with my hon. Friend, and I will address that later. The Government need to learn…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI will touch on that and I will make that very point. There are areas of evidence required that are unreasonable. I thought we had agreed that that sort of evidence would not be…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeYes, where we can improve the system by working together, I think we should do it. That is absolutely right. We welcome the introduction of an ongoing dialogue between the…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI agree. We need to put this on a statutory footing—if nothing else, to give rights to the people who have been wronged in the process.18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeYes, I agree. We keep repeating the experience with inquiry after inquiry. The time has come for us to set up a body that retains that experience so that it can represent the…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeIt would be an improvement if we were to set up a system that reviewed what action is taken in response to inquiries. For instance, if we had acted on the recommendations of the…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI pay tribute to the work of my right hon. Friend to move things forward. When he receives representations from the infected and affected community, how does he intend to put…18 Jun 2026