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HANSARDNeuroscience and Digital ChildhoodsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for her report from our Select Committee, which I particularly enjoy working on. I find it very…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Access to Work SchemeIn the light of the previous intervention, I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that the case just mentioned is not unique. Many such cases are happening in my…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) on obtaining this debate and on the delightful…25 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced £2 billion of funding for UK sovereign artificial intelligence and quantum capabilities. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee…18 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionIn my investigations into Palantir, it has been brought to my attention that 20 years ago Peter Mandelson was lobbying the Government very hard to take on board a strategic…11 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital ID: Public ConsultationMay I thank the Chief Secretary for his inclusion of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the work so far and for his removal of the mandatory nature of digital ID?…10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this really important debate to the Chamber. Does she agree that the railway is a key part of the infrastructure and communications she is…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Technology SovereigntyI thank the hon. Lady and Chair of my Select Committee for giving way. Does she agree that a definition of sovereign tech is something that a foreign power could not switch off,…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI agree with many of the comments that Members have made, and it is nice to see such communality on idea that we need proportional representation, that we need to get rid of dirty…02 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI welcome the removal of the abhorrent Iranian regime, having seen its beginnings 47 years ago, when my father was a serving officer in the British embassy. We knew the Americans…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillNot long ago, as part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, some of us went down to the commando training centre at Lympstone to see the Royal Marines’ passing-out parade. One…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillDoes my hon. Friend not agree that if the single transferable vote system is good enough for selecting Select Committee Chairs and the alternative vote system is good enough for…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillDoes the hon. Member agree that our joint hon. Friend from the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman), was woefully let down by Meta when he attempted…02 Mar 2026HANSARD UkraineOn the subject of Ukrainians living in the valleys, I was visiting some Ukrainians who are on the Homes for Ukraine scheme in Dawlish in my constituency, and I met a senior…25 Feb 2026HANSARDTransportRoadworks in my constituency are causing traffic hell, and residents have had enough. With the two-year closure of the A382 for much-needed work, utilities companies are taking…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Roadworks in my constituency are causing traffic hell, and residents have had enough. With the two-year closure of the A382 for much-needed work, utilities companies are…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Storm Chandra FloodingI deeply thank the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) for highlighting the dreadful things that have happened in Somerset, and I join…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Storm Chandra FloodingI thank my hon. Friend for securing this essential debate. Her speaking of 2014 reminds me of the previous great storm, which took out the railway lines in Dawlish. This January,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsThe Select Committee said that DSIT was in the loop when it came to buying things, so I challenge the Minister’s statement that it was purely the Secretary of State who made the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsI would entirely. That is another reason why it is vital that local authorities, as the flood responsible authorities, are actually involved in certifying SuDS as they are built…05 Feb 2026