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HANSARDBusiness and TradeThe quota increase and product code removals are positive steps, so I have just three questions. First, categories 14 and 27 cover specialist steels required by aerospace,…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. The failure of Capita to meet the 30 June deadline is deeply disappointing, but, sadly, not surprising. Behind it…06 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Just over five months ago, I stood here and asked the Secretary of State to strengthen the Representation of the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI welcome your advice and guidance, Chair. I will move on to talk about those Members who receive payments for posting on social media. Members of the UK Parliament should not…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Western, and I really congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing this important and very timely…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Regeneration in ReddishI am delighted, as I always am, that Stockport is getting rightful attention in this place. Does the hon. Member agree that it is genuinely disappointing that although the…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Regeneration in ReddishWill the hon. Member give way on that point?01 Jul 2026HANSARD Regeneration in Reddishindicated assent.01 Jul 2026HANSARD Regeneration in ReddishI strongly agree with the Minister’s point about local leaders being best placed to make decisions. However, does she agree that when £3 of every £4 of Stockport council’s revenue…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Antisemitism: University CampusesI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that incident. He will not be surprised to hear that I strongly agree that it is wholly unacceptable and entirely abhorrent. It is a…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Antisemitism: University CampusesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir John. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) on securing this debate and setting us up…30 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeBorn ready, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier this year, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that “we are not at war, but we are certainly not at peace either.” Just over the two…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactI am here because my constituent Helen, from Romiley, came to see me at my advice surgery on Saturday. I was waiting to raise this point until the Minister was close to ending her…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsThis week marked 10 years since the EU referendum vote, and the world has changed since then, with an unreliable Trump in the White House and Putin bombing schools in Ukraine.…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will soon have our seventh Prime Minister in 10 years. My commiserations go to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, who I see has bowed out of the race gracefully—I am…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseSome of my youngest constituents have been in touch with me to say that they are really worried about being split up from their friends in their class. They go to Woodley primary…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Trade MeasureI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Steel matters. It matters for our national security, our defence and our critical infrastructure, and it sustains…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillI really welcome the Minister’s statement today and the introduction of this draft legislation, and I look forward to writing to constituents who have been in touch with me to…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the alternative vote is a preferential voting system, not a proportional system?24 Jun 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) on securing this vital debate. Like many…24 Jun 2026