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HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan BanI first of all thank the Chair of the Committee for the report. Sport is always a method of bringing people together, but on this occasion it failed miserably as a result of the…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Independent Faith Schools: VATFirst of all, I thank the Backbench Business Committee for giving me the opportunity to speak on this issue, and I thank all Members for their contributions. I thank the hon.…26 Feb 2026HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekOf course. I do not think I need to do the introduction again; I will leave it at that. I want to tell a story—the hon. Member for Bath already knows it—about one of my…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate; she is right to praise St David’s day, and everyone is here for that purpose. While we can be Welsh, Northern Irish, Scottish or…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Independent Faith Schools: VATRespectfully, it is not about how the schools can do things; it is about the parents who make that sacrifice so that their children can get to those schools. I suggest—the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDChurch Attendance: Christmas 2025I thank the hon. Lady for her response. Trends seem to indicate that among the young people of Generation Z, attendance at churches is growing, which is good news. We all know…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Gibraltar TreatyI thank the Minister for his statement and for his strong words. I am reminded of a wee saying that my mother used to use when I was young: once bitten, twice shy. With that in…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Electronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsI thank the Minister for his answers. As always, these problems have resulted because of a realisation that the small print does not really work. Many of my constituents take…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I want to say a big thank you to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for setting the scene incredibly…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Bayeux Tapestry ExhibitionI congratulate the hon. Lady. The only subject that I excelled in at school was history, but I am sure that the hon. Lady exceeded me by far. She has a love of history, as do I…25 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for setting the scene. Two minutes—my goodness! How can I get…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineI commend everyone who has spoken. Four years ago, the Russians entered Bucha. They murdered and raped. They packed 200 civilians—men, women and children—into a basement, and then…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Bayeux Tapestry ExhibitionIt wasn’t far away!25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysEverybody has referred to role models. Young boys look towards a man for a better role model, but we should recognise that a mother can also be a role model in the way she shapes…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UK-German RelationsIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg—it is the third time today. I thank the hon. Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) for setting the scene…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank the Minister for his answers. If he were a goalkeeper, he would be exhausted at this stage. Maybe he has kept the ball out of the net—we will see how that goes. The…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineI thank the Minister for his response, and for his words of encouragement for us MPs, and for those outside who are watching. Earlier, I referred to Bucha, where the war crimes…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diesel Vehicles: Defeat DevicesI commend the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq) for bringing us this debate. She is right to say that this does not just happen in England; it happens across all…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Energy Developers LevyI commend the hon. Lady for bringing this debate forward. I spoke to her beforehand; she is certainly making a name for herself in this place for being assiduous and hard working.…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorFirst, I commend the right hon. Member and his party for bringing forward the motion, and for the way that he interviewed on TV this morning. Certainly, he speaks not just for…24 Feb 2026