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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the Leader of the House shares my concern at the recent abduction of over 300 children and teachers from St Mary’s Catholic school in central Nigeria. This is part of a…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI, too, welcome the Minister’s statement, and indeed the additional sanctions that he announced. It is absolutely right that we do everything we can to resist Russia’s attacks on…04 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Church Governance MeasureThat was a very helpful answer, and I am grateful to the Leader of the House for it. The fact is, however, that the proposed new governance Measure that the Church is bringing…27 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Church Governance Measure2. What guidance the Church Commissioners have received from the Charity Commission on changes proposed under the draft National Church Governance Measure.27 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI welcome the rhetoric in the Home Secretary’s announcement. In fact, I recognise her rhetoric. We have our plan for restoring justice, and she has announced a plan to restore…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesIt has been a great pleasure to listen to the very powerful tributes paid by Members to their constituents and their constituencies. Nobody can boast as much about the British…11 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictCan the Secretary of State tell the House how it is compatible with the sovereignty of the United Kingdom to give the Irish Government an official role—effectively, a veto—over…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to the Minister. I suspect there has been a private conversation with the American Government as well, and that in recognition of the fait accompli that this…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanWhat has happened is that a political campaign—led, I am ashamed to say, by Members of this House—has caused the police to change their decision and calculation. The Secretary of…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Billindicated assent .20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The key demand that this House is making is for greater transparency about what is going on behind the scenes with this deal. I…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI understand, Madam Chairman, and of course you are quite right. The point I was making is that there has never been a Government who are so reluctant to govern as the one we have…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI speak in support of new clause 1, which would ensure that this House had a vote before any money was paid to the Government of Mauritius under the treaty. I support the new…20 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI agree with every single word the hon. Lady said, except the implication—actually, I will just leave it in agreement. I respect what has happened in Scotland, and I welcome the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI am happy to give way to my constituency neighbour.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI am sorry, but I do not think we should spend the whole time disputing the statistics. I can cite statistics suggesting there has been a 60% increase in knife crime in the last…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI agree, although most youth clubs are not statutory institutions—they might be publicly funded but they belong to civil society, and I honour and welcome them. I pay tribute to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeWe had a little dispute earlier about the statistics on knife crime. The fact is that we clearly do see from the evidence that knife crime is a serious problem, and it is rising…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThis ceasefire is tremendous news, and I sincerely congratulate everybody who was involved in bringing it about, whoever they were, including the British Government. I was in…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Eating Disorders: Prevention of DeathsI will be quick, in that case. I express my appreciation to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) for a very important speech; I am grateful to him. I particularly…02 Sept 2025