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HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportFollowing on from the Minister’s point, I noticed today that the same Labour police and crime commissioner has put up an advert for a senior public relations officer on £45,000 to…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportAt a time of great pressure on police budgets, my Cheshire police force is having to make redundancies. Was my right hon. Friend as concerned as I was that the Minister felt that…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill my right hon. Friend give way before concluding?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI apologise for the fact that I cannot stay until the end of this debate, because I have a debate in Westminster Hall, but I need to ask the Minister a question. She talks about…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingI agree with the hon. Member. I will come on to my surgeries that are indeed in Victorian buildings—spread across four—and need to be brought together and modernised. That is in…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportIs my hon. Friend concerned about not only that but increasing industrial-scale dumping in rural areas and the additional pressures on neighbourhood policing—whether from the…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for giving way; it is most generous of her. My chief constable has raised a point about Labour’s new Sentencing Act 2026, where criminals will not be…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingThe hon. Lady raises a very relevant point, and I agree wholeheartedly. People in lots of areas in my constituency cannot get to a GP and are bereft of a GP surgery. Until now, we…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered GP funding in rural areas. I am pleased to have the opportunity to talk about this important topic. Statistics show that, as of 2024,…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingIt is always good to have my hon. Friend—and I do call him my hon. Friend—intervene on me. He makes very good points. It is also important that a local GP chooses, and can see…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingThe hon. Member raises another good question, and we can ask the Minister to look into that. The logical conclusion of not having GPs from rural areas take part in this review is…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingI will indeed, although I am keeping an eye on the time.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural GPs: FundingI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising that point. She is absolutely right that the number of new homes that are going to be built in rural areas, putting…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant Reportindicated dissent.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeGiven the importance of standards in public life, why is it that the adviser who suggested that Peter Mandelson be made ambassador to the United States had to resign, but the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWhen we talk about the appointment of Mandelson, what we are really talking about is the judgment of the Prime Minister. Mandelson is now a key part of the Starmer Government…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am going to raise a very sensitive issue. My hon. Friend raised a point about vulnerable women being abused, about powerful men taking advantage, and about a friend who was…04 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanDoes the Prime Minister accept that in his rush to hoover up economic crumbs from President Xi because of his appalling handling of our economy, he is having to increase strategic…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI rise to object to the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill carry-over and Select Committee motions. Why is there any need to carry over the Bill? To paraphrase Monty…02 Feb 2026