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HANSARDCommunity Groups: Northern Ireland and Great BritainDoes the Minister agree that reported attempts to extend European Parliament observer status to politicians in Northern Ireland are bound to inflame tensions between communities…19 Nov 2025HANSARD ExxonMobil: MossmorranThe company has been absolutely clear that this is the result of the economic and policy environment that it found itself in—it is as plain as a pikestaff. The Minister said that…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityI will begin calling the Front Benchers at 3.28 pm, so hon. Members need to be aware of time. I am sure that Chris Hinchliff will be an exemplar.18 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandOrder. I shall begin calling the Front Benchers at 5.08 pm, so colleagues might like to titrate their contributions accordingly.18 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandI call Sarah Hall to wind up extremely briefly.18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI welcome the package and the Minister’s commitment to continued engagement with Beijing, but does he share my view that one cannot reason with a tiger when one’s head is in its…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandThat was commendably brief. Question put and agreed to. Resolved , That this House has considered flood risk and flood defence infrastructure in the North West.18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyIt was a genuinely good statement—as far as it went—from which we learnt that countries could be determined to be safe at some point in the future and refugees from them returned…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeOn the dumping of waste across the countryside, what assessment has the Minister made of the ability and capacity of the Environment Agency to adequately control and regulate the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is in the business statement. Does the Leader of the House accept that that will cause concern for many members of the armed forces and the…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformWill the Minister pay tribute to Philip Wilkinson, Wiltshire’s PCC, who has realigned policing in my county with the priorities of my constituents? Will she account for the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesSo far, Labour Members do not appear to have mentioned covid. We reduced the deficit by 80%, which enabled us to spend £373 billion to support households and businesses during…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe Minister’s constituents, like mine, are worried about their electricity prices right now—not in 10 years’ time or 20 years’ time, but right now. They are paying the highest…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWould my right hon. Friend agree that the Government could at least be consistent in their management of contracts for difference and auctions? Does she share my bemusement at the…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesMay I say that there is no more appropriate Member of the House to be introducing this debate than the hon. and gallant Gentleman with his distinguished record? I think I…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorIt is good to see a quieter, more emollient and, even by his own lights, humbler Secretary of State at the Dispatch Box than the one we saw last week. Will he say how many people…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipWhy does the Minister think the BBC’s national leadership has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of licence fee payers’ money resisting attempts to publish the 2004 Balen…11 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Burning waste is as polluting as burning coal, and our incinerators are already over-capacity. When will this Government renew the previous Government’s pause on new…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanSudan is a crushingly poor country, but it is not without resources, so it is hardly surprising that malign state actors and their proxies are closely involved there, and not in a…05 Nov 2025