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HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI wholly agree with my hon. Friend, who has made a number of powerful interventions throughout this debate. This whole sorry saga repeatedly brings up arrogant, greedy men—mostly…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorMy hon. Friend is not the only person to refer to structural sexism in this debate. In particular, my hon. Friend the Member for Frome and East Somerset (Anna Sabine) made an…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI am grateful to my hon. Friend for reminding us all of that insightful comment. We on the Liberal Democrat Benches have been fizzing with ideas. We have a real opportunity to…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention; she made a number of very good points this afternoon reminding us of previous scandals and the importance of ensuring that we…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorNobody should be above the law, and nobody should be above scrutiny. When good people get together, there is a willingness to embrace creativity and the nerdery of parliamentary…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorMy hon. Friend is entirely right that a public inquiry is the best way to bring to light a number of the issues that we are talking about today. It is increasingly clear that…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI very much agree with my hon. Friend. We have seen some press reports about civil servants who were doing their job and absolutely rightly questioning some of the expenses that…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI will stick more within the tramlines of the debate that we have all enjoyed today, though I think devolution is a very good thing of which there should be more. Parliament is…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorMy hon. Friend is entirely right to make that point. The tone of some of the briefings about Ministers and Secretaries of State is notably different when it is a woman who holds…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI thank the Chief Secretary for advance sight of his statement. We must remember that we are having this debate today because of the courage of the women and girls who spoke out…09 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceThe whole House shares my horror and disgust at the politically motivated imprisonment, conviction and sentencing of Jimmy Lai. Last week, following his trip to Beijing, the Prime…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Services: In-person AccessThe community of Woodley in my Hazel Grove constituency has been plagued by shoplifting on the precinct. We have had far too much antisocial behaviour and recently we have had…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Services: In-person Access14. What steps she is taking to help ensure in-person access to police services.09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Animals: WelfareOne of the topics that constituents get in touch with me about a lot, particularly over the autumn, is the impact that fireworks can have on domestic animals—both the number and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDChild Abduction and Custody Act 19857. What discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the adequacy of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985.05 Feb 2026HANSARDChild Abduction and Custody Act 1985I am grateful to the Solicitor General for the work she and others are doing on this topic. I have had previous conversations with Justice Ministers who have outlined plans about…05 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am always delighted to get agreement from across the political spectrum, and I very much agree with the right hon. Gentleman: an independent, judge-led inquiry would be the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWe are having this debate today solely because of the women and girls who found the courage to come forward and speak about the abuse they had endured over years at the hands of…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI agree with the hon. Lady’s characterisation of some of the individuals we are talking about today. We will be supporting the Leader of the Opposition’s motion to request the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI completely agree with my hon. Friend. I am not sure what extent of friendship with a known, convicted sex trafficker is appropriate for somebody who is to be put in our most…04 Feb 2026