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HANSARD Ernest BevinErnest Bevin was a Bristol barrow boy who became our Foreign Secretary. In between, he became not just a trade union leader, but the head of the largest union in the country. He…27 Apr 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 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceHappy Warwickshire day and St George’s day, Mr Speaker. Clearly resilience is multifaceted and goes beyond subsea cables, which the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel…23 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank you for granting my point of order and apologise for not giving you due notice of it. Given the events of recent days and some…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI want to allow others in. The Prime Minister clearly delegated responsibilities to his chief of staff. It may be that the Leader of Opposition missed the fact that the Prime…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey). On the point he made latterly about the economic situation we find ourselves in, I would say…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI thank the hon. Gentleman, my friend. I was simply addressing the point made by the Leader of the Opposition, who suggested that the operation at No. 10 was the worst in living…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI am not close to those operations. I have never been a Minister—that is the honest truth—and to answer the hon. Gentleman’s point, I do not wish to be one either. I am not close…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI will bring in the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) shortly to ease your patience, Mr Speaker. When the Prime Minister sacked Morgan McSweeney, it was…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentIn a moment—I am just beginning to make my speech. There is the point about some sort of conspiracy or cover-up at No. 10 on which I can disabuse the Leader of the Opposition. The…21 Apr 2026HANSARD North Atlantic Submarine ActivityI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his statement. GUGI has been at work since the 1960s, as I understand it; it has been doing extensive mapping for quite some time. In our…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI commend the Prime Minister—and also the leadership from the Foreign Secretary and the National Security Adviser, I am sure—for the work that is being done. I welcome the news…13 Apr 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI very much welcome Sir Philip Rycroft’s review. It is long overdue when we think about how much money has been flooding in from Russia and elsewhere. There are questions about…25 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The 1.5% is, of course, about security-related initiatives, and it is important that we get to those soon. As for the wider defence…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI came into this place only in 2017. I was deeply disappointed by what happened in 2014 and our failure to stand by Ukraine on the invasion of Crimea. I think Michael Fallon was…24 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI remind the hon. Member that he will have time to wind up at the end. Perhaps the Minister could start to conclude her remarks.19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. As he says, steel is national security and economic security. Can I just say, it is terrific at long last to hear a Government…19 Mar 2026HANSARDAir PollutionThe Minister will know that in Warwick and Leamington, we have suffered extreme chemical pollution in the atmosphere from Berry Polymers. More recently, we have had an application…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityVery briefly. I would not normally allow this.19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI remind Members that this is the summing up by the Member in charge, not an open debate.19 Mar 2026