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HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThe Defence Secretary has just thrown into doubt the future of the new medium helicopter. I am very concerned to hear that that programme clearly may not go ahead. Can he tell the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsIt is very helpful that in the last few minutes the Leader of the House has confirmed that the media were briefed directly, before the House, on the content of the review. I am…02 Jun 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI pay tribute to the Members who secured the debate: the hon. Members for Walthamstow (Ms Creasy) and for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice). It is a case of singing the greatest…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAnd dependants.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitMy hon. Friend is right. I will cite a very good article in The Spectator last week by Oliver Lewis, who was the deputy negotiator for the Brexit deal and the trade agreement. He…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitDoes the hon. Lady share my regret that the Minister did not recommit the Government to introducing the Scrutiny Committee? Does she agree that we should continue to work to that…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI absolutely agree. I am afraid that the argument against EU membership, which was the trade imbalance, remains and has only grown with time. I will not talk about our unhappy…22 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIt is not the first time that the 4% figure has been referenced. Is the hon. Gentleman aware that it was based on the assumption that UK-EU trade would fall and there would…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitAll sorts of things go wrong when we mention Reform, so we had best leave that topic. I pay tribute to the Conservative Front-Bench Members, who have put forward an important and…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI will therefore end just by saying that the amendment tabled by Reform, which I appreciate was not selected, demonstrates that we are on the same page and I deeply regret their…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI will start with a few words about the context of the debate. Clearly, the accusation—as though it were a negative—is that the campaign for Brexit had a sort of nostalgic,…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Lady mentioned Churchill, so I cannot let her sit down yet. She talked about conflict within the Conservative party. Winston Churchill had a few battles in his own party,…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Summitrose—13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThere are two things. First, we could do better on Northern Ireland, but let us leave that whole topic for another day. Secondly, the Brexit agreement that we negotiated was…13 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaIt is six weeks since the Government cobbled together an emergency plan for welfare cuts to rescue the Chancellor from the consequences of her job-destroying, economy-shrinking…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Eligibility CriteriaI look forward to the OBR’s report, and also to its assessment of the impact of the Employment Rights Bill. We know that many tens of thousands of jobs are going to be lost…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleThank you very much indeed, Dr Allin-Khan, for calling me to speak. It is a pleasure to participate. I acknowledge the powerful speeches made by all Members this afternoon and my…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleThe hon. Gentleman will be gratified to know that we are not in government, so it is not for us to come forward with precise plans. At the end of the previous Parliament, we had a…07 May 2025HANSARD Poverty: Glasgow North EastMay I start by acknowledging the very powerful speeches that we have heard this afternoon from the Members for Glasgow? I would not say that my view is that the people of Glasgow…06 May 2025HANSARD Poverty: Glasgow North EastI am not going to defend the mini-Budget to which the hon. Gentleman refers, but I do not accept that the rise in prices that all our constituents have experienced are solely, or…06 May 2025