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HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceI strongly welcome my right hon. Friend’s leadership at this time. One of the defining characteristics of the UK’s response to the crisis when Russia started its full-scale…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceThe hon. Gentleman mentions that, given what has happened in the past few days in the middle east, the country needs to spend more on defence, but does he agree with me that the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban3. Whether her Department's consultation on children’s use of social media will include the implementation of a potential social media ban.04 Feb 2026HANSARDSocial Media BanEvery day that children are exposed to harmful and addictive content is another day of preventable harm. Yesterday, the Spanish PM, Pedro Sánchez, announced that Spain will ban…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTolled Crossings and Regional ConnectivityMy hon. Friend makes the important point that regional connectivity, including tolled crossings—especially between her constituency of South East Cornwall and mine in Plymouth —is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ13. I strongly welcome the Government’s decision to consult on introducing a social media ban for under-16s. That is something that the Tories did not do in office and did not…21 Jan 2026HANSARD IranReform Members should note that the Iranian regime, which they have decided to be against, very much supports their Russian friends with the Shahed drone. I welcome the news that…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUncrewed Defence Systems4. What steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of the development and adoption of uncrewed defence systems.15 Dec 2025HANSARDUncrewed Defence SystemsBritain’s future security depends on developing, testing and, crucially, adopting uncrewed systems quickly and safely, but the regulation is immensely complex. It spans many…15 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessI want to place on the record my immense thanks to staff at Derriford hospital in Plymouth, who are working tirelessly to keep people safe during the busiest winter yet. I am sure…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleTo scrap the Ajax programme completely would be a very bold move, considering that the UK has sunk over £6 billion into it and it is nine years late. The vehicle is still making…08 Dec 2025HANSARDRehabilitation: Unspent ConvictionsIn my first surgery as an MP in Plymouth, I met a constituent who had received an unspent conviction for a one-off crime committed 34 years ago when they were a child. Since then…11 Nov 2025HANSARDRehabilitation: Unspent Convictions12. What steps his Department is taking to help improve rehabilitation outcomes for people with unspent convictions.11 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingWe have heard a lot of nonsense from the Conservatives; we have had a nursery rhyme and the claim from the hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Sarah Bool) that the first…04 Nov 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementPersonally, I am very clear that China remains an active, persistent and everyday threat to our country and has done so for many years. In the light of this, what steps is the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI thank my hon. Friend for his passionate argument for the hospitality sector in our coastal communities. Plymouth has some of the best pubs in England, and I am convinced that…03 Sept 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionTo clarify, I said there are 500 veterans in Plymouth Moor View who signed the petition, so I am not sure that I can answer the hon. Member because I did not meet with them…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his service on those Bill Committees. I do not agree with what he said, but that is the nature of this debate, and I am willing to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionNot quite yet. The bigger context is that the world is extremely insecure at the moment. We all hope and pray that this country never has to go to war again. Personally, I think…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI have just taken an intervention, so I will not. Context is king. We have had peace for a generation. Hon. Members have passionately laid out the wrongs, ills and evils of the…14 Jul 2025