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HANSARD Waste Management SitesOrder. We are under time pressure, so I will place an indicative limit of four minutes on speeches.15 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesOrder. Members will have to be brief. I am sure that Adam Jogee will be an exemplar.15 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe middle east has been in a state of rolling crisis for months and months, yet the Leader of the House comes to this place and says that things have got so bad that we need to…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementObviously I welcome this deal, but the Minister recently told CNBC’s Ritika Gupta that he believed that this country’s “historic destiny” was to rejoin the European Union. Last…14 Jul 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionThe Secretary of State is plainly taking this very seriously, which is very much to his credit. Can he say what points of agreement and dissent there were in the discussions that…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the biggest tragedy is for those kids who go to university, with all the costs that involves and three years of their life, only to find that they…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersLeft liberals may not like this, but it remains the case that the public expect the criminal justice system to exact retribution on those who have offended against society. If we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of Threat to UKThe Ministry of Defence said over the weekend that the action against HMS Prince of Wales was “unsafe and unprofessional”. Does the Secretary of State not agree that it is far…06 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsThe Government are right to pursue this. Foreign interference in UK politics is a blight that needs to be dealt with, and the Government are right to commission Philip Rycroft to…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPolice Leadership Commission ReportLords Blunkett and Herbert have done a good job, but I would counsel against introducing a new police rank when most large organisations are stripping ranks out and trying to…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryOrder. There is a lot of interest in this debate, so I am imposing an indicative time limit on speeches of four minutes, an exemplar of which will be Sir Gavin Williamson.06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryThat was commendably brief, although not everyone will get in at this rate. I shall have to impose a three-and-a-half minute indicative time limit.06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryOrder. I am calling the Front-Bench spokespeople at 6.58 pm—so do the maths, folks.06 Jul 2026HANSARD Ceramics IndustryOrder. The sitting is suspended for 15 minutes.06 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI share the Minister’s frustration about our appearing to be on the sidelines as this Israeli Government divide up the west bank, making a two-state solution nigh-on impossible.…01 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe Daring class and Sea Viper are due to be retired from the mid-2030s. As I understand it from the DIP, the plan is that the Common Combat Vessel, and its slave drone vessels,…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewWiltshire farmers listened to Ministers at the Oxford farming conference and heard the Government’s pledge to support farmers during difficult harvests and supply shocks. They now…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityThe hon. Member is right to say that we need to produce more food in this country but, at the moment, farmers are telling me that they are not putting crops in the ground because…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessDoes my hon. Friend agree that Ankara is going to be extremely interesting this year, especially at a time when characters like Foreign Minister Sikorski are pointing out that…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI am fascinated by the Minister’s remarks about the withdrawal of troops after the cold war, many of them to Salisbury plain in and around my constituency where they continued to…23 Jun 2026