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HANSARD 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 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 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 2026HANSARD Croydon Area Remodelling SchemeOrder. I will call Natasha Irons to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. Other Members can make a speech with prior permission from the mover of the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsOrder. One of the displays is defunct, so it may be difficult for Members to see when their three minutes have ended. I will signal 30 seconds before their time runs out.17 Mar 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 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsOrder. Let us not have chuntering from a sedentary position.17 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasI call Blake Stephenson to wind up in 20 seconds.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasWe have done the maths; we can allow Members two minutes and 30 seconds.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandOrder. Can I just remind the hon. Member about use of the word “you”? I always get told off by the Deputy Speaker for it. “You” means me, because I am in the Chair. It should be,…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandI will call Susan Murray to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of Susan Murray and…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasOrder. Potentially the final three-minute speech will be Henry Tufnell, and then we might have to drop the time limit to two minutes.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasThis is a popular debate, so there will be a time limit of three minutes to begin with, but it might drop down. The first exemplar of perfect timing will be Samantha Niblett.04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticOrder. I remind Members to bob if they want to speak, and then we will work out who is next.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandI call Minister—and birthday boy—Michael Shanks to respond for the Government.04 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastDoor-knocking in Ealing yesterday, I met a student whose parents fled Iran in 1979, and who told me how overjoyed they are to get rid of this despotic, tyrannical regime. Yet the…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Diesel Vehicles: Defeat DevicesThe hon. Gentleman makes such an excellent point as he always does. It is an honour to be intervened on by him. As he said, this was done with intent all over the British Isles,…25 Feb 2026