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HANSARDNuclear-certified Aircraft ProcurementThank you, Mr Speaker, for the rare opportunity against the run of play to follow my near neighbour, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) from Strangford. Mark Rutte, the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Armaments DirectorI have been banging on like a howitzer—well, maybe like a small-bore cannon—about the need to mobilise British industry as we ramp up for possible conflict in an increasingly…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Military Base ProtectionHumza Yousaf, the former First Minister of Scotland, has invited those in this place to check their moral compass over the proscription of Palestine Action, but I think we have…23 Jun 2025HANSARDIncontinenceIncontinence is no respecter of person, and no respecter of sex, and it is male incontinence that I rise to speak about. The wry old joke is that men do not know they have a…19 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyThe creation of another new authority will be met with an eye-rolling sigh in Scotland, because although it is called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictIsrael is a democracy, a pluralistic society and an ally. In contrast, the unhappy and ignoble regime in Tehran is a theocracy that wants to wipe Israel from the map, that foments…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Industrial StrategyI thank the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee for his hard work. It is really heartening that the report has received cross-party support on the Committee and across the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen it comes to bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis and the jobs at risk there, there is not an elephant in the room—there is a Chinese dragon. The company is in competition not…12 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsAt the risk of disappointing the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery), I rise not entirely to criticise the banks, which have done tremendous work on apps and the…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Afghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyI thank my right hon. and gallant Friend for giving way on that point. Is this not a case of the old adage that rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obeyance of fools?…05 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentMost military operations require an element of surprise, and the Government certainly achieved that by delivering the news of the return of tactical nuclear weapons through the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD UK-EU Summit: Policy PrioritiesI thank the right hon. Gentleman, whose tremendously adroit chairmanship of the Committee has allowed a lot of cross-party working, which has been really refreshing and very good.…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewUnder the yoke of the SNP, Scotland already has a presumption against short sentences, and now the new Scottish commission looking at sentencing and penal policy has been accused…22 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe hon. Lady is a doughty campaigner on the Business and Trade Committee. Unquestionably, mistakes were made. We know that and we have been through it before, but this Government…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyMay I give the House the news that ex-special forces soldiers, including the Minister for Veterans and People, have reached the top of Everest today? Congratulations to them. We…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe hon. Gentleman is right. These are not free trade agreements in the normal sense of the words: they are frittering around the edges, as he said himself. The difficulty for…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyAs a member of the Business and Trade Committee, it has been a privilege to traverse this land from Exeter to Belfast and from Glasgow to Cardiff to speak with people on the…21 May 2025HANSARDSupport for Veterans: Operation BannerOperation Banner defeated the IRA militarily and paved the way for the Good Friday agreement, so why are this Labour Government now pushing two-tier justice, to the obvious…19 May 2025HANSARDSupport for Veterans: Operation Banner13. What steps he is taking to support veterans of Operation Banner.19 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentDoes the Minister have any information about how much aid is being held in Hamas-controlled warehouses in Gaza? Is the key to this desperate situation our links to Tehran? At the…14 May 2025