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HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I join other hon. Members in congratulating the hon. Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) on securing…29 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Seventh sitting)As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I am doing a rapid rewrite as this speech was full of witticisms and pithy things to do with speeches that…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on securing this important debate, on her…28 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Children’s ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western, for what I think is the third time in three days—I feel very blessed. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Defence Industry: Environmental, Social and Governance RequirementsI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. I want to correct what I hope was a slip of the tongue when he mentioned parties “of both colours”; he means “of all…28 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Children’s ServicesMy hon. Friend is making a wonderful point. It reminds me of a conversation I had recently with my council about a group of 10 to 15 parents with autistic children who definitely…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Defence Industry: Environmental, Social and Governance RequirementsI thank the hon. Member for humouring me with a second opportunity to intervene. He raised the important point that many defence manufacturers, especially in the South West,…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersWithout wishing to labour the point, and accepting that the data may in fact show that we are getting the level of penetration that we would expect, there is undoubtedly an…28 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Sixth sitting)As always when following my hon. Friend, I find myself with little to add. All of the very good points have been made, but it is probably worth reinforcing why we think amendments…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Sixth sitting)I wish to speak briefly to new clause 26, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. In simple terms, the new clause would ensure that Great British…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Sixth sitting)Repeatedly.27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Vast swathes of Bridport, Beaminster, Maiden Newton, Yetminster and Thornford—whole parts of West Dorset—are under water. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service is doing an amazing…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Sixth sitting)I wish to speak briefly to amendment 206, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage. The amendment goes to the heart of what we Liberal Democrats…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)It is excellent reading—something for the train on the way home. It lays out why the passenger charter is so key to delivering a better experience for rail users. The Committee…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Sir Alec, for the clarification, and I thank the hon. Member for his question. I understand the premise of the point: whichever number we put in, there is a risk that…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)I speak in support of my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage’s passenger charter. I recommend that any Member who was otherwise engaged to go and listen to his…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)During my conversations with the sector, one of the challenges that came up about returning, for example, the buffet trolley or other services to trains is that services have…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Third sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I am always slightly concerned about speaking after my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage, who has a…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Third sitting)At one point, going through all the amendments that had been tabled to the Bill, I concluded that accepting them all would mean that the only people who would pay for a full-price…22 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)I will speak to new clause 20, which makes the simple ask that Great British Railways does all it can not to contribute to the climate crisis. I hope it is uncontroversial,…22 Jan 2026