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HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]In London we have benefited for a long time from bus services that are better than those in the rest of the country, and I wholeheartedly welcome my right hon. Friend’s desire to…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsI think my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House is right to remind us of the many breaches of this rule by Her Majesty’s Government when the Conservative party was in power.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentI congratulate the Chair of the Defence Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), on securing this important urgent question. He and the Minister referred to the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI commend my right hon. Friend for explaining—in as much detail as he is able on the Floor of the House—why he believes that this is a necessary act, and I trust him to have the…22 May 2025HANSARDLocal Government Boundary Commission for EnglandIt is right that we have properly resourced boundary commissions, but we have more than one in England: the Boundary Commission for England and the Local Government Boundary…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitOne of the things still not agreed is getting back into the Erasmus scheme. The Turing scheme, which was proposed instead, cut out youth groups, which has had a big effect in my…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe issue of copyright and creatives is big in the news because of artificial intelligence, but it has also been a long-running issue and it is good that the spotlight is on it.…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAre his fishermen not pleased that their export market, which was often turning fish back because of the massively complicated controls, is now open to them again? We were not…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitMy hon. Friend has helpfully laid out a list of issues for the Minister. I would add: what do we do about touring musicians? It has had a really big impact that people are unable…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThe UK has one of the best defence industries in the world. I am disappointed, as a fellow patriot, that the hon. Gentleman wants to downplay our ability to access that money and…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK Summitrose —22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am slightly perturbed that the hon. Member says, “whatever side of the Brexit debate we fall on”. As my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Ms Creasy) said, Brexit has…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitMy right hon. Friend is making a compelling point. In contrast to the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice), she seems to be leaning into co-operating in order to…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsI spent most of the last Government’s time in office scrutinising public spending, and grew weary of promises of pay or other Government decisions not being matched with budgets…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am disappointed that we are hearing, from the hon. Gentleman and others on the Opposition side of the Chamber, words such as “surrender”, “sinister” and “stupid”. They are…22 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe have seen the slaughter of innocents going on for far too long, and as others have said, people are dying right now. I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement and the Prime…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI congratulate the Prime Minister on this achievement, on top of two great trade deals. This is important if we are trying to deliver growth in the economy. Could the Prime…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, there was a lot of coverage of the Chancellor’s comments about the ISA limit. She pledged to keep it at £20,000 but did not specify how much within that would be cash…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationMy hon. Friend is making an important point. The gender recognition certificate is often destroyed by trans people because they have their new birth certificate. The certificate…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I have many constituents who have been really affected by the Supreme Court ruling. I highlight one who works in the…19 May 2025