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HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThank you, Dame Siobhain. I will come to my hon. Friend’s point very shortly. This petition provokes legitimate questions that the public want answered, regarding how data on…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataMy hon. Friend makes his case with some passion. I take note of it, and I thank him. As Chair of the Petitions Committee, it is always encouraging to see public participation in…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThe hour grows late. The people in the Public Gallery, who I must not mention, have sat patiently and listened. We know how many people signed the petition. That is an indication…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Banking HubsI know that this is an issue that the hon. Member cares about passionately. I am sure that like me, he has had issues with people, particularly elderly people, who fear that they…20 May 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingThe whole Petitions Committee, including me, is grateful to the hon. Lady, who is making a very good speech. Although we all care about this matter hugely, I have found from the…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Army ReserveI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way a second time; he is being more than generous. I should declare an interest: my son-in-law is a serving officer in the Royal Air…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Army ReserveThere are two points that could reinforce the right hon. Member’s argument. First, I served in the Territorial Army, and it taught me to read a map; the reserves can teach people…22 Apr 2026HANSARDJunior Doctors’ Foundation ProgrammeNo!22 Apr 2026HANSARDJunior Doctors’ Foundation ProgrammeIt is great to hear a qualified doctor talking about this matter. Health is devolved in Scotland—I must put that on the record—but in my constituency one finds that an awful lot…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?21 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I want to share a cautionary tale with everyone, and I will just set out the geography. I have the biggest…20 Apr 2026HANSARD North Atlantic Submarine ActivityI am delighted that the Minister has made this statement, because I have raised this issue a number of times in this place. My constituency looks directly at the High North, and…13 Apr 2026HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Member is making a powerful speech. Whatever side one takes in the argument that he presents to us, does he agree that in the hopefully unlikely event of Scottish…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentThe Treasury Bench would be particularly disappointed if I did not once again showcase what we have at Dounreay: a licensed site, a skilled workforce and a population who would…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceOne thing that we need to get right, and which we got wrong in the past, is this. When I was first elected in 2017, there were not Russian spy ships off the coast of my…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, but she will understand that it is my job as Chairman of the Petitions Committee to present a fair description of both sides of the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, which was, I believe, made with as much sincerity as the previous intervention.23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 751839 relating to the clinical trial into puberty blockers. It is always a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI note the sincerity with which the hon. Gentleman makes his remarks. There is the legal and ethical question of whether a child can ever truly consent to something like this.23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI trust that this evening’s debate has given a flavour of what life on the Petitions Committee is like—it brings its challenges and informative debate. I want to thank all those…23 Mar 2026