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HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesWe are in an energy bills crisis and a climate emergency, and this Labour party is going to pull out the stops to serve the British people. While the Opposition parties play—28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI notice that the right hon. Member has nothing to say to those kids, to those patients waiting in the NHS, or to the line of other people waiting for his Government to perform.…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privilegesrose—28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThese investigations cannot be done every week off the back of PMQs on an interpretation of the wording of the Prime Minister. Instead, they must be done on very significant cases…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI think we have heard enough of the ranting incoherence of the Leader of the Opposition. Let us take the specific allegations in turn. First, as to whether the Prime Minister was…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. First, may I apologise to the right hon. Gentleman? I would have cleared parliamentary questions, but I have been in the House all…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThat is an important question, because it goes to the very heart of the motion before the House today. [Hon. Members: “Answer it!”] I am going to—rest your horses. It is important…28 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI answered that question in my opening statement. All final documents relevant to the ISC process are being handed over today.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am not quite clear what the question was in relation to the Humble Address. In relation to the Committee of Privileges motion before the House tomorrow, I refer to my previous…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe Department has now handed over all the final documents that it needs to hand over to the Intelligence and Security Committee. Once that process is able to conclude, we will…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am not sure that I should declare my voting intention from the Dispatch Box, but I refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe Humble Address is an example of Parliament holding the Government to account, and of the Government being accountable to Parliament.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am happy to reconfirm that all redactions are in black in the documents that are being published in the Humble Address tranches. All documents that the Government hold in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am deeply grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. I always ensure that I honour parliamentary questions in a timely fashion.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateAs the Prime Minister said, that was part of a series of visits that he was undertaking. It is of course proper that closed-door meetings between Ministers and stakeholders are…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateAll the documents that the Government hold in relation to the initial appointment and subsequent dismissal have been published in the first tranche, and all subsequent relevant…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI assume that to be the case.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateAll relevant documents will be published in the normal way.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateIn the first instance, officials make those judgments and refer those requests to the Intelligence and Security Committee, where parliamentarians take a view.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe tranche of documents will be published in the normal way to ensure that parliamentary privilege is attached to those documents and any debate that we subsequently have in…27 Apr 2026