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HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsThank you, Mr Mundell. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for securing this important debate, and other…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsIt is truly shameful company for us to maintain, and there is nothing virtuous or patriotic about calling for our withdrawal. Indeed, those calling for withdrawal, in pursuit of a…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way four times in such quick succession. Of the £40 million of business rates levied this year by Surrey Heath borough council, only £1…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this important debate. I have been to Srebrenica, and I was in Sudan in 2022. As I travelled with my research team to the northern Nubian…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentWe also have the phenomenon of HMO properties in my constituency. If someone were to apply to build a block of six apartments, they would have to go through a proper planning…04 Nov 2025HANSARDArmy RecruitmentMay I begin by associating myself and my party with the sentiments reflected by the Secretary of State about the terrible events in Huntingdon at the weekend? The Secretary of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictI thank the Secretary of State for his responses so far. We welcome the resolution of this trial and the clarity that the law has afforded. The Liberal Democrats extend our…03 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI am grateful to the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) for securing this important debate. Across the country, and certainly across my constituency, leaseholders are trapped…30 Oct 2025HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU AgreementLike the Minister, I had the pleasure of being in Gibraltar in the summer at the invitation of the Government, and I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Support for Disabled VeteransI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) for securing this debate. Where the state falls down, so often the charitable sector and amazing volunteers are there…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Connected and Automated VehiclesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for securing this important debate. To the hon. Member for…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU Agreement5. What progress she has made on implementing the UK-EU agreement on Gibraltar.28 Oct 2025HANSARD Trade Union Workplace AccessI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate to the House. I commend the University and College Union, which was incredibly supportive to me and my colleagues in…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationMy hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the extraordinary bravery of British and international forces in the Korean war, as other right hon. and hon. Members have. Will he join…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am aware that he has a long history in advocating for this particular cause, but I am relentlessly surprised by…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe maximum possible financial transparency around the treaty arrangements is essential, not least for securing and establishing public trust. I fear that, without those high…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his question. It is precisely in order to cast the strongest possible spotlight on the financial transaction involved that we are…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIt gives me no pleasure to say that this Bill fails the Chagossian people. For decades, decisions about the Chagos Islands have been taken without the consent of those most…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will speak in support of seven amendments tabled in my name. For too long, decisions about the Chagos islands have been made without the consent of Chagossians. My grave concern…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. He is right that, were a referendum able to be secured, it would be unusual because of the nature of the displacement of the…20 Oct 2025