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HANSARDPrisoner Releases in Error14. What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.30 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorIt is a disgrace that hundreds of prisoners have been released in error under this Government, but more concerning are the thousands it will have been an error to release early.…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for introducing the debate. His Majesty’s most loyal Opposition will support the regulations.…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. The first duty of His Majesty’s Government, and indeed the Prime Minister’s first duty, is the defence of the realm. The Prime Minister is not responsible for the worsening…24 Jun 2026HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesMy hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) rightly highlights the scourge of antisemitism on our campuses. Against that backdrop, is it not extraordinary that the…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Lifelong Learning: “University of the Air” White PaperIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) for securing this debate, and for sharing with us his…16 Jun 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Proposed Changes6. When she plans to implement her proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain.08 Jun 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Proposed ChangesIn January 2025, I urged the Government to act on indefinite leave to remain, to prevent the fiscal calamity of locking in the Boriswave. I thank the Ministers for their movement…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. It is an honour to respond on behalf of His Britannic Majesty’s most loyal Opposition, particularly as we welcome…04 Jun 2026HANSARDHome-to-School TransportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) for securing this important debate, and hon.…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEducation…Why can academics and visiting speakers complain under this proposal, but not students? It is called the Office for Students, or is the Minister planning to rename it “the office…27 Apr 2026HANSARDHigher Education: Freedom of SpeechMy hon. Friend the Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) is absolutely right. Whether it is Zionist views, gender critical perspectives, climate scepticism, or challenging…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillWill the Minister give way?23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackThese despicable attacks have been claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya, a group assessed by analysts to be an Iranian proxy linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI served on the Bill Committee, and the subsequent process of scrutiny of this Bill has been entirely as expected. I was disappointed, though not surprised, by a failure to engage…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI absolutely recognise that. We should make sure that these products are available to adult smokers—children should never start. However, I am afraid that the heavy-handed nature…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI am not suggesting that at all, sir. I am suggesting that the generational smoking ban that applies to smoking adults—I have never met a smoking adult who did not know that…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillThe hon. Member is right that the Bill, if it does apply, should apply to the whole United Kingdom, of which Northern Ireland is an integral part. Under the Windsor framework—the…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI thank the Minister for her implied compliment to the Leader of the Opposition, who voted against this Bill on Second Reading when the previous Prime Minister brought it forward.…23 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DayIt’s a pleasure to serve ’neath your chair’ship today, And I hope you’ll forgive if today—just today— I do not speak In the usual way. For today—yes, today!—is World Book Day,…05 Mar 2026