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HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that fecklessness is not a trait exhibited only by poorer people in our country?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI am assuming that the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth is opposing the policy before us today. So you actually do not want to take the measure that we are going to take—03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThat is indeed the statistic that I was reaching for in my notes, and I thank my hon. Friend. Even now, Opposition Members would undo progress. They would reintroduce the limit;…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesCould the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister explain what steps this Government have taken to make sure that the voices of the victims and survivors of sexual abuse and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanLike the Prime Minister, I am a musician and a strong advocate for the creative arts sector. Could he set out to the House a little more about why he took so many creative arts…02 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank the hon. and even-more-loyal-than-I Member for his intervention. We spar across the House—28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe sovereignty of the Chagossians is a sensitive and delicate issue which we are attempting to deal with, as my hon. Friend the Minister set out. We have established a contact…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that the good work of this Labour Government to get the NHS back on its feet, with waiting lists down—they are down by 2,400 in my…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBefore I turn to the subject of the Opposition day debate, I must comment on the answer that the shadow Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel), gave to…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank the even more loyal hon. and gallant Member for his history lesson, but it does not change the fundamentals: 85% of the negotiations took place under the Conservatives. In…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) for her assiduous campaigning and for bringing…27 Jan 2026HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireI note what my hon. Friend says about his integrated care board. I have very positive meetings with my ICB, but a similar situation is affecting the town of Rugby, which I…26 Jan 2026HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireThat my hon. Friend talks about.26 Jan 2026HANSARD 5G Connectivity: Telford and West MidlandsMy hon. Friend is making a compelling speech. I should declare that in a previous role, I advised a mobile phone company on communications. There have been occasions in the past…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI condemn the violent oppression of the Iranian people. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the work of the BBC World Service and BBC Persian, not only in getting free…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we should send a message of reassurance to our children and young people, who will undoubtedly be feeling concerned and scared about the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDNew TownsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray), in particular for her moving comments about community. While obviously community…15 Jan 2026HANSARD UkraineI have spoken consistently about the need to protect the international rules-based system. Not only is that system under direct and indirect threat throughout the world, but in…14 Jan 2026HANSARD IranWill the Foreign Secretary join me in firmly rejecting the instincts of some, including hon. Members in this House, who blame the current situation on the United States, the UK,…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic and High NorthI too was at the meeting of the APPG for Greenland, in a room nearby where we heard from Greenland’s Minister for business, mineral resources, energy, justice and gender equality.…13 Jan 2026