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HANSARDChinese EmbassyAnswer the question!20 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyYes or no?20 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI am concluding my remarks. I am pleased to have been able to speak today as one of a handful of 650 MPs who stood by “the Forgotten Ltd” and by many of our constituents whose…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I added on that sentence because I felt it was very relevant that those who did manage to survive the pandemic are now not surviving, because of…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI do not believe the evidence proves that. We can look to other parts of the world where that was not the case. This policy had unwavering and enthusiastic support from across the…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI thank the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) for securing the debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. There is no doubt that the…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way. I am getting an increasing amount of correspondence from Tatton constituents concerned about careless drivers on…14 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsYou’re going soft!07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsWho would have thought that a Government led by a human rights lawyer would be leading the charge to remove one of our most basic human rights, trial by jury? The Government are…07 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and RetentionSeven former SAS officers say that troops feel abandoned by this Government’s legacy Bill. Given those comments, does the Minister believe that the Bill will incentivise the next…05 Jan 2026HANSARDHMP Leyhill: Offender AbscondmentsThe police have said that the prisoners who absconded from the open prison HMP Leyhill are dangerous and should not be approached by the public. How can any prisoner described in…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLow-income HouseholdsThe biggest issue for those on low incomes is losing their jobs. Does the Chancellor believe that there is any link at all between her increase in employer national insurance…09 Dec 2025HANSARD COP30What commitments were secured at COP30 from the countries responsible for the highest carbon emissions—China, the US and India—to reduce their emissions, given that their leaders,…25 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI remind hon. Members that, should they wish to speak in this debate, they need to bob. I know there are a lot of Members wishing to speak, but I believe there will be enough time…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House encourage the Health Secretary to break off from his leadership bid to come to the House for a few minutes to explain what progress is being made on…13 Nov 2025HANSARDHMRC Customer ServiceThe Chancellor has justified her lack of a licence for renting out her house as an “inadvertent error”, but HMRC is never prepared to accept that people make inadvertent errors.…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI rise to speak to the amendments that I have tabled. I am delighted to have another attempt to stop the Government doing something that defies justice as well as common sense and…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI shall remind the hon. Member what happened. The last Labour Government collapsed the economy, and the coalition was brought into power to get the books back on track.…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWill the Minister give way?29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the Minister for allowing me to speak now. Members on both sides of the House were concerned about attacks on emergency workers, and such offenders who are sentenced to 12…29 Oct 2025