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HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. For those of us on all sides who were here during the debate on the Iraq war, I want to thank Ming for the legal advice that he…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe Prime Minister mentioned his conversations with President Sisi, so may I take this opportunity to thank him for his conversations and interventions with President Sisi and his…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillTo respond to the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin), in 1997—I do not know if my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was with us then—we were concerned that…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Urgent Care Centres: HillingdonI will try to attend the meeting on Friday, but the Minister must appreciate that there is an element of scepticism about the future, in particular about what is happening with…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI should explain to my hon. Friend that I will have to leave the debate to attend a meeting about the violence meted out in a demonstration outside an asylum hotel in my…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am chair of the Public and Commercial Services trade union group in Parliament. As Members will know, PCS members from the House’s security…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 8 July, I wrote to the Home Secretary regarding the implementation of the proscription order against Palestine Action. I wrote to her…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI just want to be clear on the Government’s legal position. On 11 June last year, the Government reported that they saw “no serious risk of genocide” in Gaza. All this time on,…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMany people will find it incredible that Cunliffe was not even allowed to look at public ownership. I also say mildly to the Secretary of State that the £100 billion he cites has…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI will do my best, Sir Roger. I want to address new clause 8, tabled in my name. It is a procedural clause and I do not think it is particularly contentious. Before I address the…09 Jul 2025HANSARDServices for Adults with Learning Difficulties: HillingdonI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate. He will know that the garden centre also provides an essential service to my constituents. I have visited the place for…04 Jul 2025HANSARDServices for Adults with Learning Difficulties: HillingdonI fully appreciate the point that the Minister makes, but will she take advice from colleagues in other Departments on the following specific point? My hon. Friend the Member for…04 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressI have an awful lot of affection for the hon. Member. Is there any difference between this speech and the one that was made in Westminster Hall? As it does not look as though…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressIt is certainly not an argument that the Resolution Foundation would have put forward when the Minister was director of it.03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressI want to put on the record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Salford (Rebecca Long Bailey) for this campaign. Reference has been made to the manifesto in 2019. She and I…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Phone TheftI just want to throw something else at the debate around the insurance issue. Many say, “You should be covered by insurance.” My phone was stolen last November. It was classic: I…03 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewThe substation is located in my constituency and I was there on the day the incident happened. It was a massive fire and 200 of my constituents were evacuated from their homes…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismWhat if I oppose it tomorrow? What if I suggest it is wrong?02 Jul 2025