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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The Secretary of State will be aware of the provision in the national planning policy framework that if a proposed development is within 800 metres of a train station, it is a…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBackbench BusinessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBackbench BusinessWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThis is not my specialist subject, so I ask the Minister to bear with me. Thames Covers in Shepperton in my Spelthorne constituency, which is a boat fitter, has been told that the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. What exactly are the Brits going to contribute to the multinational maritime mission in terms of hardware? Has Ukraine offered up…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenWhy is the Minister answering an urgent question rather than bringing forward a Government statement?08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. A few moments ago, I asked the Minister why he came to the Floor of the House to answer an urgent question rather than bringing forward…08 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Waterways: Thames ValleyOne of the sources of contamination that the Minister did not mention is human waste being discharged over the side from slum boats on EA land. The EA claims that its statutory…04 Jun 2026HANSARDReplacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 20236. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.03 Jun 2026HANSARDReplacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023In the Secretary of State’s wide consultation, did he consult General Sir Nick Parker, who suggested that there should be no further criminal investigations, inquests, inquiries…03 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am grateful to my fellow member of the Defence Committee for giving way. If he supports new clause 5, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty), will…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillHave the Minister and the Veterans Minister now seen the defence investment plan?02 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseI thank the Minister for his statement. The media are going to have a frenzy over the tittle-tattle of all this stuff during the next three days, but to my mind the whole…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe pubs in Spelthorne are under the cosh. The Minister, in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew), said that a review of pubs and how they…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI heard something this morning that I could scarcely believe. I heard that neither the Armed Forces Minister nor the Veterans Minister—notably, the two military veterans on the…20 May 2026HANSARD Youth JusticeI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. Is he concerned that by reducing the relative punishment for youth offending relative to adult offending, he may inadvertently be…18 May 2026