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HANSARD Ukraine War: London TalksI welcome the words of the Minister, and the UK Government’s steadfast support for Ukraine, and for further promoting European security. Will he say a little more about how he is…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner, and to follow two such accomplished speeches. There is real intelligence on both sides of this House in terms of…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsReflecting some of the points made early on in the debate, will the Department look at lotteries, pools and sports betting differently from addictive online forms of gambling,…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI am grateful to the Minister and his Department for setting out the need for increased defence spending because, like so many here, I believe we are living through a change of…27 Jan 2025HANSARDDrug and Alcohol Addiction: Treatment4. What steps his Department is taking to support drug and alcohol addiction treatment services.07 Jan 2025HANSARDDrug and Alcohol Addiction: TreatmentThe Minister has done it for me, but I alert colleagues to my interests in this area. Last month, the Advertising Standards Authority ruled against seven companies posing as…07 Jan 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThe Secretary of State and the Minister have put Britain’s military production capability at the heart of the Government’s support for Ukraine. I wonder what opportunities the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyThe current situation is clearly unsustainable. Most of the negotiations took place under the previous Administration. It is now becoming a political football. Has the Minister…18 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI welcome everything in the Foreign Secretary’s statement, and he is right that we must not be blind to the risks of this moment. I want to ask him about two groups. First, what…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationThe Minister has inherited an incredible mess. Reportedly, £3.6 billion of overseas aid will be spent on refugees and asylum seekers in this country this year, but simply ending…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentWas President Trump not right in his first term, when he pushed NATO countries to increase defence spending? The numbers have gone from six countries meeting the 2% target back in…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will not. I also welcome the intention to shift the focus to prevention in healthcare. My constituency is one of the most deprived in the UK, and far too many suffer the health…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhat a privilege it is to follow so many accomplished and particularly moving maiden speeches. I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on her first Budget.…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsA Business Secretary in the last Government wrote an industrial strategy, but it was quickly binned. Under the Conservatives’ new leadership, what is their position on industrial…06 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as an MP who has been on picket lines of bus drivers over the years and who is supported by trade…05 Nov 2024HANSARDHorseracingI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this debate—he and I are co-chairs of the all-party parliamentary group on racing and bloodstock. It is important to get more money…24 Oct 2024HANSARDHorseracingThank you, Sir Edward, for your chairmanship of today’s debate, and it is a pleasure to be able to contribute. I refer Members to my declaration in the Register of Members’…24 Oct 2024HANSARDHorseracingThe racecourse was an absolute bog filled with water, and two of those horses had to be remounted to get to the finish. The event hooked me on horseracing because it was so…24 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Defence Secretary’s statement, especially what he said about the deepening military and industrial strategy between the United Kingdom and Ukraine. There is clearly…10 Sept 2024HANSARDPrison Capacity1. What steps her Department is taking to increase prison capacity.10 Sept 2024