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HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister is nodding along, but there must be something wrong if the public and Opposition Members cannot simply understand the arguments for what is being put in place. We…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementI appreciate the Minister’s clarity, which he keeps talking about. On that basis, let me say this. The case collapsed. This is about leadership. He has seen all the evidence in…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThis issue has been disputed. Is it not the point that the United Nations convention on the law of the sea cannot pass judgment on sovereignty because of the ruling that was made…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way?20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe right hon. Member is making a powerful point. Is not part of the problem that we do not even know which budget the money is coming out of? That is the kind of simple question…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillCould the Minister give any example worldwide where NPV has been used for sovereignty purposes?20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWas my hon. Friend as surprised as I was to find out that the National Security Adviser does not speak to his deputy? [Interruption.]20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAs ever, my learned right hon. Friend has pipped me to the punch. That is exactly a good example of the kind of sites we are worried about. What has that meant? We have taken on…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that under the Bill, if there is no agreement, although we can be first offer, Mauritius can decide simply to close and fold the base, leaving it…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will speak to the amendments, starting with amendments 1 and 7, and take a canter through my position, as my constituents will have an interest in that. My right hon. Friend the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI would be interested to hear an answer to that, as we have tried several times to get the Government to quantify whether China is a threat, a friend, an ally or a foe. Amendment…20 Oct 2025HANSARDJhoots PharmacyOnly this weekend, the National Pharmacy Association chief executive, Henry Gregg, said that he is concerned that “reports of Jhoots Pharmacy branches across England failing…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Healthcare: BoltonI too congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton North East (Kirith Entwistle). She covered a huge amount within her allotted time. The only sadness is that we have only an hour, and…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Healthcare: BoltonHearing Leah’s story was very concerning and upsetting. When it comes to further online access, one of GPs’ biggest concerns is about what to do with the emergencies that may come…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]When we last debated the Bill on Second Reading, I said that protecting someone’s freedom for their own safety is not a licence to own their life, but a duty to help them find it…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is absolutely right that that support needs to be there. Fortunately, it is not the budget that is reducing but the proportion of funding, and it shows the…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]The Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee is absolutely right. A simple answer from the Minister today, on Report, would go a long way to alleviating those fears from the…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for raising that tragic case. Those are the kind of cases that this amendment seeks to deal with. We have only to look at the tragic cases of Nicola…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]We did not discuss this specifically in Committee, but I would be interested to know about the interaction between the independent mental health advocates, which are being…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The only protections that I can see in schedule 2 are an age requirement, a stipulation not to be disqualified by a previous court order,…14 Oct 2025