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HANSARD NATO SummitFurther to the Foreign Secretary’s responses to questions about the defence, security and resilience bank and the multilateral defence mechanism, can she flesh out how the UK…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI thank the Minister for his work and look forward to welcoming him to Graeae theatre in my constituency, which is an exemplar of how to support disabled people to work and fully…09 Jul 2026HANSARDScience, innovation and technology CommitteeI am proud to represent Shoreditch, which has a lot of tech start-ups, so I welcome my hon. Friend’s report. Following on from the question from, and answer to, my hon. Friend the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for laying out her remarks so clearly—much better than I could have done—and to the Father of…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsThis is a real mess, and I am pleased the Minister has acknowledged that, but there are a few practical things that could be delivered. There is no MP hotline, and there is a long…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI was interested in the Minister’s answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford). He said that, notwithstanding the regulations and all the work to…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeThere have been occasions, in various roles I have had in this place, when we have looked at documents. The Government have a document destruction plan. At the Department for Work…06 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI have had the opportunity to look over defence equipment plans for the last 13 years, and have repeatedly seen—a profiling from over a decade—huge optimism about savings and…30 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany young people and children on disability living allowance end up going on to PIP very readily. While it is of course important that people get support, what work is the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight those challenges. Throughout the 10-year equipment plan, there was always a £14 billion deficit that never seemed to go away. It is…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State is aware of the challenges caused by the drop in population in my constituency, which is resulting in the closure of some schools. What work is being done…22 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitI am glad that the Deputy Prime Minister reiterated support for Ukraine, but for that we need the defence investment plan. Could he explain what conversations the Prime Minister…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWe all know how important housing is, and I applaud the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes, but we have seen Enfield, where we now have a Conservative-led…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend may be aware of the work that the National Audit Office has done, looking at different compensation schemes. Does he think that there are lessons that this and any…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeThere are some discussions going on about how there should be oversight of Government’s acceptance of recommendations from public inquiries. My hon. Friend the Member for…18 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI have very little time left and I need to make a couple of other points. [Interruption.] Well, we have had strict instructions on time. I will, as I said at the beginning of my…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThe challenge was that this Bill was launched very fast in the House of Commons, without pre-legislative scrutiny, whereas other private Members’ Bills have often been knocked…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentNo. The point is that the Lords had a discussion about what to do in those circumstances, for which there was no policy. Such things are important to nail down and resolve, yet…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThe whole point of the process is that we have a revising Chamber. If the Bill were to be reintroduced under the Parliament Act, we would be in dangerous territory. We are…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI did not speak on Third Reading.08 Jun 2026