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HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceOrder. It is at my discretion whether I allow you to speak, Sir John, as you were not here at the start of John Lamont’s speech. Theoretically, I could be mean and say no, but I…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceYou have read my mind.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceOrder. You are chuntering from a sedentary position, Minister.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceYour time is near.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceWill Members please bob if they wish to speak? Okay—not the most popular debate. It usually goes back and forth, but by process of elimination, I call Alison Griffiths.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceOrder. I am not sure that this is entirely appropriate—15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are half a million coeliac sufferers in the UK, but there is little understanding of the condition, which is massively underdiagnosed. Can I invite everyone here—even you,…09 Jun 2026HANSARDImmigration Rules: Economic ImpactIt is a fact to be proud of that four of the world’s 10 greatest universities in the global rankings are in the UK, including Imperial College London’s White City campus in my…08 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeI cannot be the only Member to have had dozens of emails from constituents who are dismayed that, under this guidance, the vague, ill-defined and highly subjective term…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTicket ResellingIndeed—reflections of you. Will Ministers meet me to discuss the solution? My meticulously researched, widely backed ballot Bill from 2024 is ready-made and ready to go. It deals…21 May 2026HANSARDTicket ResellingEnding ticketing scandals was a manifesto pledge prompted by the Oasis surge-pricing scandal, but it appears only in draft form in the King’s Speech. Peak gig-going season is upon…21 May 2026HANSARDTicket Reselling2. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the role of the Competition and Markets Authority in the resale of tickets for…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case for how investing in our armed forces and defence, after 14 years of Tory neglect, is imperative to get Britain growing and for our…20 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetI welcome the honesty and clarity, after years of sitting opposite the Conservatives and not knowing whether HS2 was happening at all, or where it would start and stop—it was…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI also have fond memories of Cheryl Gillan, who I stood against in 2005. The hon. Lady knows my seat well, and the things she describes have a lot of resonance with Wells House…19 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthLast Wednesday—it seems so much longer ago—saw the second King’s Speech of this Labour Government, with 37 Bills to address the UK’s economic, energy and national security at a…18 May 2026HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt is really great that Ministers have rapidly set about reforming the ministerial code so that never again will the public purse be forced to pay out £253,720 for ex-Ministers…23 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingI thank the Prime Minister for his heartfelt statement and—if we are judging parties on actions, not words—for reviving the post of anti-corruption tsar. It was vacant for years…20 Apr 2026HANSARDBBCThankfully, the BBC is nothing like the public service broadcaster in Hungary—I was there monitoring elections; the winner, Péter Magyar, said that it is like North Korean…16 Apr 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsOrder. Can everyone who wants to speak stand so that we can calculate the time limit? It is going to be three-minutes, I am afraid. I call Ed Argar to set an exemplary example.17 Mar 2026