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HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressOn a point of order, given that this applies directly to the Minster, I draw the House’s attention to the motion tabled by the now Prime Minister on 4 December 2018 following…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressI press the Minister on his lack of answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes). When it became apparent that Mandelson posed an…19 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThat is absolutely right. My concern is that the reason we have so many excess deaths is not poor doctors or poor nurses, but poor management. We have really, really poor national…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThat is pretty obvious.13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo, not for the moment. Neither does it explain the increase in borrowing costs, which are higher than any other G7 country’s and virtually double Japan’s. That is nobody’s fault…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Prime Minister quite rightly prioritises the defence of the country. We have depended for decades on the courage, honour and loyalty of our soldiers. However, some of our best…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressDuring the privileges debate, I told the House that I had hoped, a couple of years ago, that the Prime Minister would make a success of his new job. Unfortunately, this House is…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is interesting, because the hon. Member’s Government and his Secretary of State have claimed, “All these green policies are reducing the cost of our energy. Not using oil and…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI think the answer to the question is, “No, it didn’t,” but the hon. Member should be aware that it was only two months ago that a Labour Member described me as the MP who is…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI will be careful how I answer the right hon. Member because I have an interest to declare here: I have a disabled grandchild, and her mother is one of the people who suffers the…13 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesSometimes the wisdom of the House is crystallised in the comments of us ordinary Back Benchers. That was particularly evident today in the brave speech of the hon. Member for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThat is entirely true, and in fact, the current Trump Administration made the same point to the Government before the nomination of Peter Mandelson. That perverse logic led to the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. Indeed, it is worse than that, because this post is the nexus of the entire Five Eyes intelligence co-operation. Our service is not like…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIn a debate about misleading the House, it makes me wonder when Members of this House accuse others of not voting on a motion that did not lead to a vote, so I will not take an…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a rather more mundane point of order. Last Thursday, my website, provided by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority,…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and, given what I am going to say, to the fact that I was a trustee of the SAS…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)No, but it is simply the rule that in Northern Ireland, it is easier to get legal aid for these issues. I can see that there was a reason for that in the past, but it has, in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDContaminated Blood: Compensation6. What steps his Department is taking to ensure people impacted by contaminated blood receive appropriate compensation.23 Apr 2026HANSARDContaminated Blood: CompensationI thank the Minister and I welcome what he has just said, but the infected blood scandal left thousands of people with severe lifelong injuries. Many of them have waited…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseSt George’s day is certainly a day to celebrate patriotism. This morning, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Attorney General, when he was in private practice, voluntarily gave…23 Apr 2026