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HANSARDBBC LeadershipWe should be rigorous in holding the BBC to account, especially when it makes mistakes, but does my right hon. Friend agree that some of those who jump on any infraction with glee…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Drug-related DeathsI commend my hon. Friend for bringing this important debate to the House. Does she agree that organisations such as Change Grow Live, which I have visited in Rugby, are doing…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI warmly welcome the further support for creative arts subject teaching, the new national centre and the £25 million for new instruments and much more. Right hon. and hon. Members…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this very important debate. He has mentioned Srebrenica and the Bosnian conflict twice. Does he agree that in years gone by,…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I previously served as a councillor in the New Bilton ward on Rugby borough council, and I campaigned partly on a petition…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the central reasons for public disillusionment and outrage is that there are no successful prosecutions, or very few, in cases of egregious…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasOne crucial factor in achieving the current ceasefire was the unprecedented declaration at the end of July by all 22 members of the Arab League, calling on Hamas to release the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWhile I do not doubt for a second the right hon. Lady’s impassioned belief in the need to keep dangerous offenders off our streets, does she agree that it was actually the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the Kurdistan region in Iraq, and as I led a delegation there. The 2005 federal Iraqi constitution…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI will do my best, Madam Deputy Speaker. Conservative Members are being nothing short of opportunistic and are playing political games with our national security. It is, of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI do not have any other information on that point, but I do believe that Conservative Members ought to look in the mirror and acknowledge the decisions taken by the previous…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is absolutely, deeply regrettable that the Conservative party, when in government, did not reform legislation sufficiently well.…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeGiven that the Conservatives, during their 14 years of chaotic power, sought to develop an even closer relationship with China, can I urge the Government to continue Labour’s…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWhile it is obviously necessary to improve the lives and dignity of older people, does the Leader of the House agree that in order to build a fairer Britain there needs to be some…23 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI reassure my right hon. Friend that many of us on the Government Benches want us to get on and build, baby, build. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] Thank you. While much of the…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportI declare an interest as a member of the Co-operative party. My hon. Friend is speaking about renewable energy. Does he agree that one benefit of the co-operative movement and…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities, Councillors Ish Mistry and Senthil Karadiar, Rugby First, Rugby borough…16 Oct 2025HANSARD UkraineDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that more must be done to inform not just the British public, but countries that are equivocal in their support for Ukraine, that Russia’s illegal…15 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) on securing this…16 Sept 2025