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HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the Royal Marine reserves, as it is very important that we pay tribute to all those who serve in the reserves. I am constantly inspired…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI join the hon. Gentleman in paying warm tribute to the Royal Marines. I should probably confess that I have not spent all my adult life paying tribute to the Royal Marines, but I…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI have known my hon. Friend for a very long time; he proudly represents a constituency with a long track record of sending young men and women off to serve in our armed forces,…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetIt would be very mean of me to say that it is a low bar, so I will not say that. The hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) is unfair to my right hon. Friend the…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetThe hon. Gentleman, I have to say, is a constant source of disappointment to me, not least because I believe he has the potential to be the statesperson of his party.15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his comments, and I share the sentiment he expressed at the beginning of his question. I anticipated that he might seek to draw reference to…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetMy hon. Friend is exactly right to raise those points in the way he does. I am joined on the Front Bench by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has an important and close constituency interest in these matters, for his comments. I give him the assurances that he seeks. He raised a…15 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Lady describes with great clarity the impact of the scenes that we have seen in Northern Ireland over the past number of hours. Let me be absolutely clear: the scenes of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am very grateful to the hon. Member, who makes some very important points in a considered and constructive way. He is right to make the point that words have consequences. Where…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI certainly agree with the framing of the hon. and learned Gentleman’s question, and with the point that he made about peaceful protest. I know he will understand that my remarks…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that the scenes that we saw were appalling and unacceptable, and were in no way legitimate protest. I hope that I was crystal clear…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI absolutely can provide those assurances, and my hon. Friend is right to make her points in the way that she does. It is at moments like this that we are collectively tested. The…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Gentleman makes his points powerfully, and with huge experience of these matters. I completely agree with his central point that we must not allow the violent criminality…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderMy hon. Friend, who has a long-standing interest in Northern Ireland, is absolutely right to highlight the bravery of the police. I have spent a lot of time in Northern Ireland…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe right hon. Lady makes a really important point. I absolutely give her a commitment that, working with colleagues in the Northern Ireland Office, we will do that. Like her, I…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI agree with the hon. Member that the scenes he describes were utterly abhorrent and not something that any right-minded person would ever want to see, whether in Belfast, the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderThe hon. Member makes an important point, and I agree with his characterisation. He is right to reference the attack and the subsequent disorder, but also to reference concerns…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the sensible way in which he has brought his points forward. He is right to raise the resourcing of the PSNI. The Government recognise the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his question, not least because I know that he also has a very long-standing affection for Northern Ireland, and I join him in praising…10 Jun 2026