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HANSARDStandards in GovernmentWhy did the hon. Member for Makerfield (Josh Simons) resign as a Cabinet Office Minister at the weekend?05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceMay I thank the Minister for his statement, and express a certain amount of sympathy? Like him, I ran evacuations under fire, and it is pretty chaotic. He and his officials will…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, which I read and listened to very closely. Is it fair to summarise the Secretary of State’s statement by saying that he is not…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsWhat about China?05 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceI note that the House rose three hours early yesterday, yet we each get three minutes to speak about the defence estimate. Radically, I want to talk about the estimate itself;…04 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I know that I am risking the wrath of the rest of the Committee, but, as I understand the Minister’s explanation, moving the functions from a corporation sole to a body corporate…04 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026Does the Minister think that that will expand or detract from the commissioner’s personal responsibilities and accountabilities?04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDoes the hon. Lady remember who led on the international response on Ukraine?04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI am grateful to my constituency neighbour for giving way on that point. Would she like to give us a couple of examples where overseas development aid has prevented crises in the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I agreed with parts of it. I agreed with him when he said that the regime was an abhorrent one, that British civilians, British…02 Mar 2026HANSARDGrassroots Sport2. What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.26 Feb 2026HANSARD Gibraltar TreatyI thank the Minister for his statement. Will he reassure the House that the team who have negotiated the draft treaty that he has brought before us today have had nothing to do…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAt 3 o’clock on Saturday, Windsor & Eton football club will play the Ashford Town (Middlesex) team in the north of my constituency. My hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Jack…26 Feb 2026HANSARDDeprived CommunitiesSt Nicholas church in Shepperton in my constituency made an application under the listed places of worship scheme to get £16,000 of VAT back on essential repairs that it has made.…26 Feb 2026HANSARDGrassroots SportI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. In Spelthorne, we love our sport. I was playing walking cricket last week with the cricket club. I have been in the ring at the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)While we are talking about resources and the application of the Bill, I raise with the Minister that, on page 102 of the impact assessment, it states that the going rate for a…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am a little confused—which is easily done, I hasten to add. The new clause says: “The management body may be held accountable for failures by the body to comply with duties…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for giving way, if only to repeat what my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove has just said. The Minister and the Government Whip were both…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)Does the shadow Minister agree that if Labour Members vote against new clause 5, it would be a classic case of “Do as I say, not as I do”? If they are happy to go on the record as…24 Feb 2026