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HANSARD UK Air DefenceThere is a great deal in what my hon. Friend says. Historically, buying off the shelf has proved to be somewhat more cost-effective than designing exquisite systems of our own. I…16 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetI intend to call the Opposition spokesman at 5.8 pm. There are several Members seeking to catch my eye, so brevity is a virtue.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWe are massively oversubscribed. It is plain that we are not going to get everybody in. I remind those who wish to speak that they should bob. I also ask that, voluntarily,…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationOrder. Interventions should be short.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationColleagues, the wind-ups will begin at 3.28 pm.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationJim Shannon, you have 30 seconds.15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationOrder. Colleagues will have done the maths. Not everybody is going to get in. I am reluctant to introduce a formal time limit, but you really ought to limit yourselves to two…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationCommendably brief, if I may say so. I call the Opposition spokesman.15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueThe Chancellor raised the issue of human rights abuses in China, but did she get the opportunity to raise with her interlocutors the extrajudicial work of the United Front Work…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsThe malign extraterritorial reach of the Chinese Communist party is being played out in very human terms, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI am listening carefully to what the hon. Gentleman has to say, and I agree with much of it, including that Russia must pay for what it has done, in terms of supporting Ukraine in…06 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogMy hon. Friend is, of course, absolutely right. Does he agree that part of our duty is to support our general practices? Our constituents often say, “I cannot see my GP”, but if…06 Jan 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThe Secretary of State said that his aim is to ensure that Ukraine is in the “strongest possible position”, but for what? Does he intend to support Ukraine in commanding her…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformThe previous Labour Government did a hatchet job on community hospitals, including in Wiltshire, with a consequent uptick in the amount of delayed discharges in the acute sector,…06 Jan 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. The Minister says that views across the Chagossian community are mixed. In my experience, Mr Speaker, when politicians say that, they are simply…18 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentThe Government recently put on hold the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, passed last year. Does he feel that that has helped or hindered the work of United Front in our…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI must begin by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I rise to support the land-based and agrifood sector in my constituency, a sector…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxIt is important to get the facts right and to get the right number of farms in frame. The Minister must know that the CAAV has said that the Government estimate is down by a…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is important to set the facts right? It is important to reflect on the fact that, during our 14 years in government—despite the 2008–09…04 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipThe Minister says that the outgoing Biden Administration in the US are keen on the deal, which may or may not be the case, but the British public plainly are not—for good…02 Dec 2024