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HANSARDThames WaterI echo the tributes to Jo Cox, whom I worked with when she was at Oxfam. We miss her greatly. My constituents in Putney, Roehampton, Southfields and Wandsworth Town have been let…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Lifelong Learning: “University of the Air” White PaperI am grateful to my hon. Friend for celebrating such a great Labour achievement, led by a great Labour woman, Baroness Jennie Lee. Will he join me in congratulating the Open…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI join all hon. Members and the Secretary of State in paying tribute to the Royal Marines, as we are proud to host the Royal Marine reserves in my constituency. I welcome the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Water CompaniesMy constituents write to me constantly about the failings of Thames Water—bills going up, but pollution staying the same—and I am glad the Minister is taking a grip of the matter…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenSocial media companies have been conducting a social experiment on our children for too long and parents have been left trying to bear the burden. I thank the Minister very much…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the right hon. and learned Member. I have honestly enjoyed these interventions and I appreciate the spirit of dialogue in the House today. We are tackling a very difficult…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsThe Supreme Court found wholly in the Government’s favour. Does the Secretary of State agree that the Government now have a responsibility to put in place legislation that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy Implications2. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Supreme Court judgment in the Dillon case [2026] UKSC 15.03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the right hon. Member for that pushback, but, having spoken to those who carry out the vetting process, I know that understanding that anything you say may be disclosed to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Foreign affairs money is being spent on this, when it could have been spent on…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI start, as I must, with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for raising the testimony of Lisa Phillips and naming…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the hon. Member for that intervention—it is helpful to understand what happens inside the process. It has to be between the person and the vetting officer, and they must…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI give way for the last time.03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThis Humble Address has been worked on by Ministers and civil servants very diligently, independently and scrupulously, but that has led to some huge costs, which I am going to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the right hon. Member for his comment about the ISC. I will continue to take advice from that vetting process: it needs to be even more hermetically sealed. We need to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressMy right hon. Friend has made the point very well. There are minority groups. There are people who do not know whether what they are worried about in respect of their past will be…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressMy hon. Friend raises another good point. The rules around redactions were mentioned earlier, and we should ensure that they are consistent between inquiries. We can learn many…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI absolutely agree. My hon. Friend talked about the inquiry during her speech, and I thought exactly that: should there not be one so that, with all this money being spent, we can…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI will come to that point later in my argument. I hope that my speech today will be something we can learn from, to learn the lessons from this Humble Address and try to make…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesNo, I only have two minutes; I am afraid I will not be able to give way. The message from stakeholders has been unequivocal. The UK is fundamentally unprepared for the scale of…02 Jun 2026