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HANSARDNuclear-certified Aircraft ProcurementI join Conservative Front Benchers in welcoming the answer to the urgent question, although maybe it should have been a statement. May I ask about autonomy and national…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Armaments DirectorWhen I gave my maiden speech just under a year ago, I took the opportunity to express my frustration that the Government had announced a spending review that would essentially buy…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Armaments DirectorMy hon. Friend mentioned the equipment plan; does he share the Defence Committee’s frustration that the last time anyone was able to scrutinise that spending was in 2022? Is he…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement in which he says that he has been crystal clear with the regime in Tehran. I hope he has been a lot clearer with them than he has…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, a fellow member of the Select Committee on Defence, for giving way, and I am proud to put my name to new clause 43 in his name. I also pay…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is not just about thefts from vans? This is about people’s whole livelihood and ability to work. Businesses can be struck down. Does he agree…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEducational Outcomes for BoysRecent research by the Centre for Social Justice showed that at key stage 1, key stage 2, GCSEs, A-levels and T-levels, boys are underperforming girls. We simply cannot allow half…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEducational Outcomes for Boys2. Whether she plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to develop a strategy to improve educational outcomes for boys.18 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Finally.17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)The Minister said that just because the Bill enables the regulator to consider parachute payments, that does not mean that it will. The Minister is in the unique position of being…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship Sir Jeremy. I remind the Committee of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Unlike the hon. Member for…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The Minister said that the regulator’s purview is the financial sustainability of clubs, but that that was not in any way related to the number of games that teams play in a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the ways in which the Secretary of State has reduced the waiting list is by turbocharging the use of the private sector since January, meaning that half a million people…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the fact that the new clause is not asking for the ban to be lifted. It is very much in the spirit of what he is saying. It says that…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I welcome the hon. Member’s support for the new clause. Does he agree that things have significantly changed since the 1970s? The majority of fan trouble is now fuelled by…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I am listening with interest to the hon. Member’s comments, but does he think that link to home is diluted for American football or baseball when those leagues play a match in…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Could the hon. Gentleman give us some sense of his assessment of how much money the new clause would take out of football?17 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND Support: Children without an EHCPIn the last 11 months I have visited nearly all the schools in my constituency, and wherever I have gone I have asked whether people understand why the number of children with…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND Support: Children without an EHCP8. What steps she is taking to support children with special educational needs and disabilities who do not have an education, health and care plan.16 Jun 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I do not know whether the Minister has ever conducted a judicial review, but we could not get one done for £9,000.12 Jun 2025