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HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingI call the co-sponsor of the debate, Jim Allister.27 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingI appeal to colleagues to be brief in their remarks so that we can get everybody in.27 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingI will call the Front Benchers at 10.28 am. There are about half a dozen Members seeking to catch my eye, so they will have five or six minutes each. Colleagues should reflect on…27 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingGiven that it is his birthday, the hon. Member sponsoring this debate has quite a long time to wind up. He does not have to take the full 10 minutes.27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI entirely agree with the Chair of the Select Committee that we need to keep Brits working in our national health service. Does she agree that we need to add to the priority list…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillWill the Secretary of State give way?27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThe Bill is basically a good one, and we all share the intent to encourage home-grown talent to remain in our national health service, so could the Health Secretary explain why he…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI am grateful to the Health Secretary; he is being generous with his time. Is he saying that he intends to use this as some sort of lever or bargaining chip in his discussion with…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI think the Secretary of State has perhaps misunderstood how traumatic the process is for the young medical graduates going through this performance. Does the shadow Secretary of…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillThe Secretary of State refers to the local connection test. Will he acknowledge that the removal of that test was initiated by the previous Government? That is not the impression…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillThe truth is that there was a level of serendipity in this matter of which the current Government are the beneficiary, and that is the High Court decision on Annington Homes. My…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMay I first express my respect for the Minister’s ability to consistently defend the indefensible? An absolute masterclass! Is it not the case that the President of the United…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperThere are a lot of things to welcome in this statement, but police licence to practise is probably not one of them. I say this because other trades and professions that have…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI have been listening very carefully to what the hon. and gallant Gentleman has said. He is right to assert that there is no moral equivalence and there should be no legal…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationIt is worth bringing to the House’s attention again the fact that the legacy Act, whatever its legality or otherwise, was predicated on our membership of the European convention…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationOn a serious point—21 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and I am very sorry about his throat. I suspect that he, like me, is keen for Greenlanders to have the right of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDGaza and the West Bank: Humanitarian SituationPressure on the UK to join the expensive and dodgy-looking Gaza board of peace has been ramped up by President Trump’s messaging overnight. Will the Government politely decline to…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsThe Minister and I share the dubious distinction of having summoned Iranian ambassadors. Does he agree that whether it is Ambassador Mousavi, Baeidinejad or Abbas Araghchi, it…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityWe have to ride the Trump tiger as best we can until November 2028, but the future of Greenland is for Greenlanders. However, when the Foreign Secretary talks to her Danish…19 Jan 2026