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HANSARDSecurity UpdateA key part of democracy is the ability to scrutinise the Executive. As the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee said, No. 10’s response to our China report was to…11 Sept 2023HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyWhat liaising does the Minister do with the Home Office? I have an Afghan special forces interpreter who came here having done valiant work during Operation Pitting. His mother,…11 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI have two schools that are affected: St Bede’s in my own constituency; and St Leonard’s in the City of Durham constituency, to which a lot of pupils travel from my constituency…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsNo, you haven’t—not in Durham.04 Sept 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023I add my comments to those of the Home Secretary on our security services and thank them for the work that they do. The Intelligence and Security Committee report last year on…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Veterans UpdateI warmly welcome the report and pay tribute to the campaigners. Recommendation 16 refers to pensions, and the issue has already been raised as to whether survivors will be…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Horizon IT Scandal: Compensation(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if she will make a statement on the interim report of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry relating…18 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Horizon IT Scandal: CompensationMay I start by declaring an interest, as a member of the Horizon compensation advisory board? I thank the Minister for his remarks and for the positive and constructive approach…18 Jul 2023HANSARDDefence Command Paper RefreshMay I first thank the Secretary of State for his service? We have known each other for 20-plus years, and he has always been a strong advocate for defence. He said in his…18 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing the debate. I declare an…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureI was shocked that the inquiry was suspended again last week because the Post Office had failed to disclose documentation to it. Does that not show that the secrecy, incompetence…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureLawyers are lawyers. The hon. Lady said she was a lawyer, and I mean no disrespect, but let us be honest, if the lawyers are going to get a good living out of it, they will take…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureI would like to put on the record my thanks to the Minister and his predecessor, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), for the way in which they have approached the…13 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusI do. The right hon. Gentleman and I went to the Foreign Office last year, and we know well the lack of interest there in the NATO PA, which is a marked contrast with every other…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusDoes the right hon. Member agree that it was very important, post cold war, that the Assembly was able to bring in associate members from former eastern European countries, and…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusThank you, Mr Sharma; what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) on securing the debate.…06 Jul 2023HANSARD National Security BillIn a democracy, the ability of Parliament or others to scrutinise the activities of our security services is not a “nice to have” but a vital part of the confidence that our…26 Jun 2023HANSARD National Security BillThat is fine, but the ISC has been raising this issue for the past two years. It takes two to tango. Unfortunately, the only reason we have this Lords amendment is a sense of…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNATONATO was created to protect democracy and safeguard the values that underpin it. A year ago, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution, under the presidency of…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Private Pension Schemes: RegulationI am pleased to have secured the debate. The heading refers to “private pension schemes”, but I want to refer to a particular scheme, the Nissan pension plan, although I accept…21 Jun 2023