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HANSARDLocal Bus Servicesrose—08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionI thank my hon. Friend—he has been my friend for all the time I have known him—for his intervention. He is absolutely right, and he has outlined, in those two or three sentences,…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionI thank all hon. Members for their contributions, including those who have now left. The hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), as always, very clearly highlighted the issue of the…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank the Minister very much for the statement; there is much positivity in it. Anyone who has to declare a health issue on their driving licence will know that it becomes much…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionWill the Minister give way?08 Jan 2026HANSARD Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis PreparednessI very much welcome the Select Committee’s report. The very nature of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in being a member of NATO, means that it has…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionJust one thing to confirm, Minister, and I think it is something that each and every one of us who has spoken has raised: we have all highlighted the issue that the aid the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses: Magnitsky SanctionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He is right to bring this issue forward. Some 229 people have designated by the United Kingdom, and 3,000 Russians have been…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Meat Exports to the EUI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. To add to the complexity of the matter—there is always more complexity —on 1 January, new rules for veterinary medicines…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingI thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply to all our questions. In my contribution, I mentioned that Queen’s University Belfast and the Belfast health and social care trust…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsI thank the shadow Secretary of State for bringing this issue forward. Just to give an example for when he is looking at options, in Northern Ireland we had cause to use Diplock…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingI thank my hon. Friend. That story makes today’s debate that bit more impactful for me and for us all. My friend is a veteran. He served in the forces with great courage. He has…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?07 Jan 2026HANSARD Meat Exports to the EUI do not want to put the Minister in an awkward position—it is not the way I do things—but I asked a fairly complex question, in support of the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Bromsgrove: Local GovernmentI spoke to the hon. Gentleman beforehand to get his thoughts on what he was trying to achieve. Does he agree that local government must be efficient, accessible and accountable,…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural Fuel Duty ReliefThank you very much, Ms Furniss, for again inviting me to speak early. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship. I also thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Ian…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. We are all encouraged by him and what he has said, and encouraged by his and this Government’s leadership. That gives us heart,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingWe are both soft-hearted, as many other Members in this Chamber probably are. This man was so strong. When his wee daughter died, life became very focused on that; it will be…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Chris Evans) for setting the scene so incredibly well, and the hon. Member for…07 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Town of CultureThank you for calling me so early, Ms Furniss. I was about to sit down, but I now have the unexpected pleasure of following the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger). It is…07 Jan 2026