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HANSARDLocal MuseumsI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. It is rare that we agree on anything, so she will be slightly disappointed now. There is a distinct difference between looking back at…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsI think I made the point very clearly to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft), but I will repeat it now. My concern is not about museums representing accurately what happened…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsIt is taxpayers’ money.05 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe name of the Labour Member of Parliament whose husband has been arrested is circulating widely via the media. I do not intend to name that Member of Parliament, but if the…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I am extraordinarily grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson), who has campaigned…04 Mar 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai7. What recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai.03 Mar 2026HANSARDJimmy LaiJimmy Lai now faces a jail term described by Ministers as an effective life sentence. It is clear that his life sentence directly reflects this Government’s weak policy on China,…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments about our service personnel in Bahrain and Akrotiri, which I had the pleasure of visiting in the summer. It is difficult to…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillWhy, if the Secretary of State is allowing 16-year-olds to vote, is he not allowing them to stand for Parliament? If somebody can vote for the lawmaker, they can be a lawmaker.…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits Levy: Gas SectorIt is clear that the Secretary of State is totally uninterested in the reality of what is happening in the industry because of the EPL. A thousand jobs a month are being lost as a…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits Levy: Gas Sector4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the energy profits levy on the oil and gas sector in Scotland.25 Feb 2026HANSARDDisabled Women: Maternity CareThank you very much, Mr Speaker. Seven months ago, the NHS 10-year plan promised a maternity taskforce. May I ask the Minister how many times it has met?24 Feb 2026HANSARDDisabled Women: Maternity CareThe fact that the taskforce has not even met, seven months later, tells us everything we need to know about how urgent and important the Government consider this issue. In Leeds,…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorHe wants your job! [ Laughter. ]24 Feb 2026HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Technology: Chinese Imports17. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security.10 Feb 2026HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Technology: Chinese ImportsGiven reports from Norway and Denmark that Chinese-manufactured electric buses contain remote kill switch technology, and that the recent UK-China engagement appears to have…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeLet me go back to the process that the Prime Minister followed. He received information from the vetting and security services that Peter Mandelson might have had an ongoing…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonGiven that—rightly, I think—the hon. Gentleman would not have appointed Peter Mandelson ambassador to the United States of America, does he think that the Prime Minister made the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI thank the hon. Member for the tone of his speech. I agree with him about the need to use moderate language and be representatives of our constituents, but in addition to that,…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Like him, I have held roundtables with hospitality businesses, which are saying the same thing as others: they want to see a cut in business…03 Feb 2026