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HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsHour.16 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionIn his remarks, the Chief Secretary mentions policy and process weaknesses in our political system, and he is right to do so, but surely the real failure is that of the Prime…11 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. Steps to improve transparency around public procurement are, of course, welcome. The granting of the federated data platform…11 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital ID: Public ConsultationI am grateful to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. Let us be clear about why we are here. Following collapsing public support, strong…10 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair this evening, Sir Desmond. While the Liberal Democrats welcome the overarching free trade agreement and are in favour of opening up trade…09 Mar 2026HANSARDStandards in GovernmentThe creation of the Government post of special representative for trade and investment, and the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor to that post, raises deeply alarming…05 Mar 2026HANSARDStandards in GovernmentGovernment Ministers, including the Prime Minister, have repeatedly told the House that Lord Mandelson should lose his peerage, yet weeks on, no concrete steps forward can be…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseTorkington Park, in my Hazel Grove constituency, is a beautiful place to spend time, but many of my constituents have been contacting me recently with concerns about raw sewage in…05 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI thank the Minister for giving me advance sight of the statement, even if at this stage he is rather limited in what he can say. He is entirely right to say that we must continue…04 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingMy hon. Friend is starting to make a compelling point. In my local area, Stepping Hill hospital has a reported repairs backlog of £138 million. That means, in practice, that only…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillOur liberal democracy has become acutely vulnerable. Trust in our politics is being pulled apart at the seams. We face a flood of foreign money, and powerful men who hate our…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI do. I fear it would try the patience of the House if I were to get into that level of detail about my favourite voting systems with my hon. Friend—we only have a further three…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillMy hon. Friend is entirely right that one of the big ways foreign individuals can influence our democracy is through money. The other way is through influence, using money from…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for allowing me a bit of space to expand on this point further. Companies should have to prove profit in the UK, not…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI strongly agree with my hon. Friend. I applaud the work she has done during her time here to move the case forward for a fairer, more representative voting system. The Bill is a…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThe hon. Gentleman rightly mentioned the work of Democracy Volunteers, which is a long established and well—02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe children of Banks Lane junior school recently visited the parliamentary education establishment, and kindly invited me along. They were fizzing with enthusiasm and excitement…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Post Office Green PaperI do not think it will have surprised any of us to hear the Minister talk about the response from our communities, who say how much they value services in a physical post office.…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorWe have had an extremely powerful debate. I will address a number of the points raised, but I want to start by talking about how the revelations of recent weeks and months have…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention, and to her constituent who has contacted her about that important point. My view, and the view of the Liberal Democrats, is…24 Feb 2026