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HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI, too, send my condolences to the family of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary member who has been lost. The RFA is unique in that it is largely civilian-crewed by members of the RMT…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThe thing that seems to bind us all together is the search for the truth. I just hope that, through this process, we might be able to agree about how we can achieve that. One of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyWhen we introduce new legislation and new procedures, it is important that we calculate the implications and where they could lead us. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, for leaving the Chamber for a period. I had to chair a meeting upstairs that had been planned for a number of months. My hon. Friend the Member…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am happy to take an intervention if the Minister so wishes.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is making an extremely considered speech. On that point, which was also made by my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan), we now have concerns being…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe Government did not accept the amendments on Report, but the reality is that they had to negotiate with the other House and introduce amendments that were in the spirit of the…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillYou’ve got a canal.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThose who are watching this debate might think that we are just debating tedious parliamentary processes, but as my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure Billindicated assent. King’s consent signified.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI must say that I do get a bit edgy when Front Benchers agree so much. In respect of Lords amendment 84, I want to be absolutely clear about what the Minister has said. As far as…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI just want to clarify one point. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the Government are resisting having contained within the annual review the question of whether harm…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI pay tribute to all the campaigners, but I want to pay special tribute to the Scouse MPs, who in the last few months put their foot down and said that they were having nothing…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI have only a couple of sentences, Madam Deputy Speaker. To remind the Minister, in last week’s Committee, my new clause—which is effectively new clause 26 today—represented the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI can only draw on the experience that my hon. Friend and I had when Serco was in charge, which was about profiteering and reducing costs, largely through a reduction in staff. He…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThat is why I tabled my new clause in Committee. I did not want to be a pain in the neck; I just wanted the Minister to acknowledge our understanding of the implications of the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI first of all express my sympathy for the Secretary of State: she knows from past experience that this is like watching a car crash in action, and it has been thrust upon her by…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThat is exactly in the tradition of community service as it was founded and developed over the years, but the experiments with privatisation have been a disaster. There is an…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThank you, Ms Ghani; it is nice to be a substitute. Like others in the Chamber, I am a member of the justice unions parliamentary group, and I will speak very briefly to new…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI declare an interest as an honorary life member of the Prison Officers Association. This is about the only time I have disagreed with it. I will not support that measure,…21 Oct 2025