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HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportI appreciate the hon. Gentleman bringing this important debate to the Chamber. Exeter airport, which is one of the key transport nodes for the Isles of Scilly, is based in my…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: UK Armed Forces PersonnelThis is an important point and, given the volatility of the international system, we must learn from our mistakes. In a written answer on 9 March, the Minister for the Armed…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: UK Armed Forces PersonnelBritish personnel in Cyprus, Bahrain, Iraq and across the middle east have been attacked by Iran and its proxies. In such circumstances, we must act quickly to protect our people…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzIt is a known known that the Iranian regime will close down the strait of Hormuz in a period of conflict. Back in June 2025, I asked the former Foreign Secretary, now the Deputy…16 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I echo the initial comments of the Lib Dem spokesperson, the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton), in thanking the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastBlairite policies told 50% of my generation to go to university. Looking back at those conversations, we see that rarely did anyone ever talk about who would pay for those…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI think we can all agree that international law has an important role to play, but the world is changing and we must adapt to protect our national security. Given that…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Gibraltar TreatyAs a former Royal Marine, Gibraltar has a special place in my heart—we have “Gibraltar” emblazoned above our globe and laurel crest for the valiant efforts of former bootnecks in…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanI thank my right hon. Friend for the work she and her Committee have done on this report. To my knowledge, this is the first time artificial intelligence has hallucinated and…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryI think the vast majority of Members of this House can agree that the arguments for giving away our Chagos islands have been threadbare at best, which leads one to believe that…25 Feb 2026HANSARDMilitary Independence from USThe Government now admit that they cannot ratify the Chagos treaty without first amending the UK-US agreement on Diego Garcia. Currently, that binding agreement requires Chagos to…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Defence Industry: Environmental, Social and Governance RequirementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. We all know the world is becoming more dangerous. We talk about it all the time. We have these conversations in…28 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe former Foreign Secretary said very explicitly last year that if the United States does not like this deal, it will not go ahead. The US does not like this deal; it has been…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationThat is exactly what it is.21 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI am so happy that the Government are finally waking up to this issue and how serious it is, and that there is a cross-party consensus on the need to ban social media for…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureI have heard from many struggling businesses across my constituency about the increasing pressures that they are facing. To give just one example, under the Government’s original…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsDoes the Minister’s Department assess that the Iranian regime can come back from this and move into a position of strength? If so, does he assess that the sanctions packages being…19 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: CancellationThe good people of Exeter want their elections to go ahead as planned in May, yet the Labour super-majorities both on Exeter city council and here in Westminster leave no…19 Jan 2026HANSARD UkraineTo start, I reiterate the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) made in his opening speech: we are at a major crossroads in this conflict and the…14 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyMaking the same mistake repeatedly is a form of stupidity. As a country, we keep doing the same thing. If we cast our minds back to the debacle with Huawei, we will remember that…13 Jan 2026