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HANSARD Sheep FarmingOrder. I appreciate that there are new Members present and not everyone may be aware of this, but I am being reminded by the Clerk that Members should not use the word “you”.…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Security in the Democratic Republic of the CongoIt is not a question of time; the right hon. Gentleman was completely within his rights, but we do have at least one vote in the House—we think two.04 Sept 2024HANSARD Security in the Democratic Republic of the CongoI think we have a fair amount of time. Two Back Benchers wish to speak and then there are the Front Benchers.04 Sept 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingFly-tipping sounds faintly amusing but, as my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall (Deirdre Costigan) so expertly pointed out, it costs millions and blights lives. A…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point, and the idea of the community skip, which my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall raised in her speech, sounds like a good one. Why…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingIt sounds like a panacea, but we do not know who these people are, so there are a lot of issues. But yes, as my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall pointed out, having more…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, you and I are both old enough to remember Tiananmen Square. The use of lethal force on student protesters in Bangladesh has rightly been condemned by our Government. I…30 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorAs well as Matt Hancock’s pub landlord scoring a PPE contract despite having zero relevant expertise, non-covid error, fraud and waste cost the public purse £58.5 billion in the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and Error10. What recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of fraud and error in Government departments and agencies.25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn recent days, there have been protests in Rome, in Paris, in my right hon. Friend’s city of Manchester and in Trafalgar Square over what has been going on in Bangladesh. A…25 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsIt was incredibly pleasing to see the Prime Minister both at NATO and welcoming leaders from across our continent to Blenheim palace, at a historic moment for a reset with Europe…22 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. One month since UN Security Council resolution 2728 passed with UK support, what are our Government doing to bring about the immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the compliance with…30 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is making an excellent speech. She has pointed out the opinion polls and the international examples—Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, the…29 Apr 2024HANSARDMinisterial CodeIn addition to Boris Johnson’s hedge fund lobbying in Venezuela there is his Daily Mail column, as well as his lettuce PM successor’s contravention of the Radcliffe rules in…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI echo the sentiments about Frank Field. Although his seat was elsewhere, he told me on day one that he was a proud Chiswickian. Week after week, MPs have pushed Ministers to…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith two former Conservative Prime Ministers having recently contravened the ministerial code—twice, in the case of Boris Johnson—and the Radcliffe rules, in the case of his…25 Apr 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code2. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of compliance with the ministerial code.25 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillThere is much to welcome in the Bill, which builds on the excellent fan-led review conducted by the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Dame Tracey Crouch). It will give fans…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Thank you, and big hugs, Mr Speaker, for the loss of your father.My constituent Joe Stean did the right thing and switched the family car to electric, but now the cost and…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateIran’s reckless actions only add more fuel to an already raging fire, so will the Prime Minister proscribe the IRGC, and what assessment has he made of whether bombing a consulate…15 Apr 2024