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HANSARDIran Conflict: CeasefireMay I associate myself with the Minister’s condemnation of Iran’s attacks on its neighbours? Does he agree that at least part of the problem in the fragility of the deal is its…09 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsAs a contributor to the Rycroft review—I just asked to go and see him—I very much welcome the reforms that have been announced. Just as we do not want companies to take the mickey…06 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI recently read an interesting letter from the Dutch Foreign Minister to the Speaker of their Parliament. In it, he said that his Government had carefully weighed the efficiency,…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Media DisinformationThe political murder of Jo Cox was deeply affecting for many of us—and, frankly, none of us should ever recover from it. She was not only brave and principled; she was also funny.…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterIf Members google “Caledonian Road”, which is in my constituency, they might think it is a river, but it is not. Over the past decade, Thames Water has delivered to Islington…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalThe right hon. Gentleman has told us how many seats are owned privately. Let us suppose that £2 million were to be divvied up among them, bearing in mind that it is possible to…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalIf anyone had asked me three years ago, “How does the Albert Hall work?” I would have said that it was publicly owned, and that it put on events and collected the ticket money,…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalI have heard the hon. Gentleman make some good points in the past, but he has not made one tonight. If you lend some money to a business that is about to go under, you are bailing…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalI will give way once more, but then I must make some progress.15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalIs my hon. Friend aware that the House of Lords has struggled with this? Part of the problem is that the long title of the Bill is so restrictive that very little can be added to…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalI do not know whether the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) is aware that I have given the Albert Hall’s representatives several dates to meet me, but they have…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement, and I share the Government’s condemnation of the illegal settlements that are systematically destroying any prospect of a Palestinian…09 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressWe are a very long way from one of the original aspects of this scandal, which was an allegation that the Prime Minister knew when appointing Peter Mandelson that he had failed…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI will move on, but before I do so, I will say something that I think any fair-minded person will know. Presumably the job of being Prime Minister means that there is so much on…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI am interested in the mitigations, which are the reason we have this great gap between what would seem to be a security threat and Peter Mandelson being appointed. I cannot find…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way—I hope this is helpful. In the written evidence that Collard gave to us, on point 6 in answer to the question, “When was…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressWell, that is very helpful; I thank the right hon. Gentleman very much. Let us move on. Is there a record of the decision? When Sir Oliver Robbins appeared before the Committee,…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI do not think the right hon. Gentleman is one of the people I am referring to, but I give way.03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThe right hon. Gentleman tempts me down a path that I was not going to go down, although I have gone down it for quite some length in the Committee hearings. It seems to me that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI want to make it clear that the document I referred to is not part of the original decision making; it is an aide-mémoire that Ian Collard made. If I cannot see the original…03 Jun 2026