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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles LegacyI agree with the hon. Lady’s conclusion, and I happen to agree, as I will come back to in a moment, with the republicans’ view of the coroner’s inquiry process. It comes back to…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles LegacyMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. I had forgotten about that report, but I did see it when the Committee published it under his chairmanship. Instead of seeing terrorists…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesYes, that is right. All of them had soldiers serve under them at risk on the frontline and had soldiers die under their command, so they are all people with strong knowledge of…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesEvery nation rightly celebrates the heroism of its soldiers, but in the United Kingdom’s case, we also celebrate their skill in avoiding innocent deaths when dealing with the…11 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.03 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictThe Front Benchers have rightly referred to the pain of the relatives of those who died on Bloody Sunday. We all share their sympathy, but nothing justifies the persecution of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictDuring his responses today, the Secretary of State has said two things: on the one hand, he said that letters of comfort do not give immunity; and on the other hand, he accepted…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI cannot really comment on electronic voting, but I was going to make a comment in the other direction—about learning in both directions. I believe that Donald Dewar, in his…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandWill the hon. Lady give way?22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandPowers, yes, in terms of order and the balance of power between Parliament and Government, which he wanted to be much stronger as well. Does the hon. Lady think that that would be…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDNo.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDThe tech has already been abroad. It has already been in Romania, and it is quite possible that malware is already inside it.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDWhy do the Government’s cyber experts disagree?21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDIn view of the time limits, I will focus solely on the scandalously insecure One Login procedure. I will be writing to ask the National Audit Office to investigate because, apart…21 Oct 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023The Secretary of State’s allegations about the legacy Act rest on a fiction that the Labour Government have not already handed out amnesties to all those terrorist killers. Two…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesIn March of this year, it was widely reported that the Secretary of State gave his word to Mairead Kelly, the sister of IRA murderer Patrick Kelly, that there would be an inquest…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseThe Minister used the Roussev case in his own defence. In that case, the Court of Appeal set the clear precedent that the appropriate definition of an enemy state is not based on…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesI am going to be very gentle. Let me just say that we are talking about a very serious issue, in which the national interest is engaged, and about somebody who in my view has used…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. He is right and I will reiterate the point. In addition to what my right hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) said, there…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesI have already said that my view is that ethical standards are absolute, so there should not be a trade-off. Let us take this, for a second, as a practical decision and take…16 Sept 2025