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HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI pay tribute to the previous Security Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley North (Dan Jarvis), for his tireless work to get us to this position, debating a…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseI have been campaigning alongside healthcare professionals who are concerned about risks arising from the unsafe handling of hazardous medicinal products. The BBC broadcast…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way as he is beginning to make a very cogent case about the human rights abuses happening in Myanmar. I intervene because he raised the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanDoes my hon. Friend agree that the decision taken early in this Parliament to halve the overseas aid budget and put that into defence shows that this Labour Government are…10 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillIt has been a pleasure to serve on the Select Committee set up to scrutinise this important legislation, which, as Members will know, renews our mandate for a standing Army and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillSo that I can understand, could the hon. Gentleman explain slightly more carefully why he is proposing to remove the choice that the victim has? They can say which of the two…02 Jun 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI declare an interest as a member of the all-party parliamentary group on allied health professionals. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) on initially…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ11. One of the main concerns that North Durham residents raise with me is the vitality of local high streets, so I am delighted that in the last year, a series of new independent…22 Apr 2026HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU TreatyI congratulate the Government on this significant announcement. Does the Minister agree with me that the agreement provides additional safeguards to Gibraltar’s sovereignty, while…21 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)The right hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the different pressures that cause people to leave. Will he join me in welcoming the fact that in the year to September 2025, there…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)Given that the hon. Member is outlining cases where a previous Government—in 2001, if I am right, that was a Labour Government—derogated from ECHR articles without being required…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)indicated dissent .16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)I am happy to clarify that I had no intention of hinting that the hon. Gentleman was in any way politically allied with Russia. Clearly, he is an ally of Ukraine, as we are on the…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)I think that everyone who cares about defence shares the right hon. Gentleman’s anxiety about wanting to see the defence investment plan published. Would he accept that we are…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)Does my hon. and gallant Friend agree that the problem is not just the legacy that his Department inherited, but the wider legacy of debt that our Government inherited, which…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will accept that there is bipartisan support for extending cadet forces into the state sector, which was his first point. He mentioned cadet…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Access to Work SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I wholeheartedly commend the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for securing today’s debate,…15 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fourth sitting)Has the hon. Gentleman made any assessment of whether the capacity savings from serving officers not having to serve on the court—because under the amendment they would be…14 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Fourth sitting)I feel that the hon. Member is perhaps trying to fix something that is not broken. In the evidence we heard about the service justice system, was there anything that implied that…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Homes: Furnished TenanciesKarbon Homes, which is the dominant social landlord in North Durham, provides furnished tenancies to ensure that vulnerable low-income tenants can access essential furniture and…13 Apr 2026