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HANSARDEngagementsMay I say to the Deputy Prime Minister that he is looking very prime ministerial today? He certainly has my vote if he decides to run for Labour leader on Friday. [ Interruption.…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillAs the Home Secretary will know, this is the fifth or sixth national security-related Bill in the past few years—the most Bills on national security issues that we have seen in…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI am grateful to the Home Secretary for giving way again; she has been generous. Does she believe that the Bill sufficiently covers the areas of non-state actors and non-kinetic…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe shadow Minister is making an excellent contribution, as always, and I completely agree with her. I support the Bill, but I think it is thin. I also support the former Attorney…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillThe right hon. Gentleman references Cuba in the context of this legislation. The United States has elections—whether they elect the right president or not, is a matter for the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDRailways BillI am grateful to the Minister. Before he moves on, the issue of open access agreements is very important, because there is an inherent conflict in the arrangements in the Bill. I…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanOn defence procurement more widely, may I turn the Minister’s attention to the land mobility programme, and in particular the light mobility vehicle contract? He will know that…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastAs I mentioned to the Minister for the Middle East last week, not all of the Shi’a community in Lebanon support Hezbollah or Iran, and the majority do not support violence; they…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am grateful for that. I want to make two brief points on tariffs, which the Minister mentioned. First, the Shropshire chamber of commerce has said: “There is growing concern…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThis country is in danger of losing a generation of young people to the bad and malign influences of big tech. Big tech can be a force for good, but are this Government not…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is interesting that the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) once again outflanks Labour on socialism, but there we are. As a fellow west midlands MP, I am sure…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Billrose —08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillFor clarity—perhaps I was not clear— a constituent of mine runs the company but the company itself is actually in another constituency, and it employs people throughout the west…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Cuba: Humanitarian SituationI congratulate the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) on bringing forward this urgent question. I certainly agree with him that the humanitarian situation in…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not know whether the Leader of the House is a boater, but if he is, I invite him to the Shropshire Union canal and, in particular, to visit the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureIt would be easy to see this conflict in purely geopolitical terms, but if I may be slightly philosophical for a moment, I would suggest that this is very much a battle between…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI join the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry)—she is just returning to her place—in seeking to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, because I want to ask about the process of the appointment, rather than the process of the release of the papers, which I…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI have a constituent—I am not going to name him today—who has been illegally arrested in international waters, and I agree with the Minister that there should be early, indeed…21 May 2026HANSARD Humble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorMay I just say for the record that I have not made any formal application to be a trade and investment envoy? I previously was a trade and investment envoy under Prime Minister…21 May 2026