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HANSARDCabinet OfficeI will keep it brief, as requested. I thank all Members from across the Chamber for making time to contribute to this debate, which underlines the importance and urgency of the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, which could not be more timely given the crucial NATO summit next week in Ankara. I was hoping that we would be…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have not been to Canada in recent decades, but I am hearing that its approach should be of real interest to us, including how it is…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI thank the hon. Member, who I would also call a friend, not just for his kind words, but for his valuable contributions to the Committee over the past 18 months or so. Yes, it is…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceHaving spoken to ambassadors from various nations, such as the Scandinavian and Baltic states, as well as to the high commissioner of Canada, I understand that so many of these…25 Jun 2026HANSARDSudanThis is a most bloody conflict, and the Foreign Secretary was right to say that rape is being used as a weapon of war. What steps is the Minister taking with international…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the attack on the Prime Minister’s home and car, what measures are being taken to protect recently resigned or other senior leaders of Government?25 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt was great to see so many Lionesses honoured in the recent King’s birthday honours, including Jess Carter, who hails from Warwick and started her career at Warwick juniors. As…18 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe world has clearly entered a new era of geopolitical volatility, with technology and strategic competition for resources driving an increasingly contested and competing world.…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). I concur with the points he made on Jimmy Lai and Jagtar Singh Johal…16 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to raise with you my concern about comments attributed to the right hon. Member for North West Essex (Mrs Badenoch), who I…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI accept the point about the plethora of businesses in the food supply sector, but my amendment simply seeks commonality with what the European Union has pushed for. Why can it…16 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsA good way of reducing bills is to reduce consumption. In Germany, about 12 years ago, subsidised mortgages were introduced to help reduce the cost of installing triple glazing in…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesLast year was monumental in terms of the number of events suffered in the UK and internationally; think about the economic damage to Jaguar Land Rover and Marks & Spencer, and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseAny cases that are clearly a real risk to national security should alarm everyone around this House. I think back to some of the questions that I put to then Prime Minister…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementThose of us interested in subsea cables will have been delighted to hear the news announced over the weekend about the AUKUS arrangement, which the Government spoke about, and the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy first concern is about the number of WhatsApp and other channels that have been used for very informal but important communications between officials and Ministers—a practice…19 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed). I agree with the point he made about representing all our constituents, whether they vote for…13 May 2026HANSARD Ernest BevinThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Bevin was a really significant figure and one of the most underestimated by history in terms of what he achieved for this country. He once…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Ernest BevinMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we should commemorate that day. At the time of that amalgamation, the membership stood at 300,000 workers, but in just 15 years, Bevin…27 Apr 2026