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HANSARD Place-based Employment Support ProgrammesOrder. I am going to begin calling the Front Benchers at 5.08 pm—do the maths.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingOrder.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI will allow Munira Wilson to intervene—at a stretch, because she arrived late to the debate.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe Minister has managed to throw out more chaff than a B-52. He mentioned security vetting. Does he mean developed vetting, of the sort applied to very senior officials,…09 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceThe Trump Administration are not known for their record on human rights, yet the United States has been perfectly prepared to sanction Chinese Communist party officials who have…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill the Minister give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill the Minister give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThe Prime Minister’s judgment is most certainly in the frame. What about his candour? Does my hon. Friend remember that on 16 September, the Prime Minister himself introduced the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThe Prime Minister has said that it is all okay, because the Cabinet Secretary will command this review. Does the hon. Lady agree that while the Cabinet Secretary is a person of…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMay I return the compliment by telling the Minister how much I admire his ability and generosity in giving way? I think he is doing an exceptional job. I understand where the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDIranThe IRGC navy is busy practising the rapid deployment of sea mines, presumably with a view to closing the strait of Hormuz, as it did between 1980 and 1988. What assessment have…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesTo be fair to Peter Mandelson, I think the crustacean in John Prescott’s jam jar was a crab, not a scorpion. In our system, it is very unusual to appoint ambassadors and high…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanThe Prime Minister’s friend, Baroness Helena Kennedy, a sanctioned person, clearly believes that the juice was not worth the squeeze or, indeed, the price of the plane tickets,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThat is precisely the case; it is as plain as a pikestaff, yet the Government persist with the policy. It is perfectly reasonable and respectable for the Government to say, “The…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI do not have any insight into the hon. Gentleman’s conversations with Labour Members. As a former Foreign Office Minister, I would say that there are negotiations and then there…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy hon. Friend, who is experienced in these matters, makes an extremely good point. We need to keep our heads in all this. The Conservative party has been consistent in its…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryWhat a pleasure it is to be called so soon, Madam Deputy Speaker; I am very grateful. My goodness me! I do feel sorry for the Minister, being wheeled out to defend the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryDoes the hon. Gentleman see any parallel between the plight of Chagossians and the plight of Greenlanders? The Prime Minister has gone out of his way, correctly, to defend the…28 Jan 2026