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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe in Leicestershire have three, if not four, plans for our reorganisation, with no agreement. We also have a county council run by Reform, which has already had not one but two…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseThe right hon. Gentleman is the Minister for Security. I have been here for almost an hour and a half, and I have not heard him answer this question: was China spying on…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDI want to pick up the question about punishment, because I am confused. The Secretary of State says that, in order to work, someone will have to have a digital ID—it will be…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesIs my right hon. Friend aware that James Matthews, the Sky News reporter, cornered Lord Mandelson on 27 May to ask him specifically about staying in Epstein’s flat? Mandelson did…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesWill the right hon. Lady give way?16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesWhen I heard that this debate had been granted, I thought long and hard about what I could add and whether I should even take part. Many of the questions that spring to mind about…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesMy right hon. Friend is spot on. Respect should be given to the many people who have raised concerns, including the Leader of the Opposition, many in the media and many Back…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesMy right hon. Friend is spot on. The Prime Minister said he would do things differently. If he wants to show leadership, he could come to the Dispatch Box himself. I have a huge…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe hon. and learned Gentleman is making a fantastic speech. The Prime Minister said that he had “confidence in the ambassador”. He did not say “pending investigation or a…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesWill the Minister give way?16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe Minister is doing a fair job, but I have one simple question for him: why is he, not the Prime Minister, in the Chamber answering the House’s questions? The Minister clearly…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesI would hate for the Minister to mislead the House inadvertently, because I raised the examples earlier of Sky News and of my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Stamford…16 Sept 2025HANSARDFrontline Policing: Bureaucracy9. What steps she is taking to help reduce levels of bureaucracy for frontline police officers.15 Sept 2025HANSARDFrontline Policing: BureaucracyI recently met the chief constable of Leicestershire, and he explained some of the red tape that his force faces. Between April 2024 and March 2025, it used 14,769 “use of force”…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am grateful. The new Secretary of State has been asked this several times, but we never heard an answer: can he point to a small or medium-sized business that actually supports…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActThe Minister has repeatedly said that it is not his job to speculate on the CPS. He is right, but it is his job to defend the security of this country and therefore to ask the CPS…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the Secretary of State give way?15 Sept 2025HANSARD UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment ProcessThis is about the Prime Minister’s judgment. By Mandelson’s own admission, there is more very embarrassing information coming, so the Prime Minister could have said to the House…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I ask the new Leader of the House for some help? I have been working with the Hinckley school to try and get its science and technology building project sorted. That has been…11 Sept 2025