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HANSARD Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis PreparednessI thank the hon. Gentleman, and I will keep my comments brief. I absolutely agree that the legal side of this urgently needs to be addressed, and I understand from the Government…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis PreparednessIt is a pleasure to present the first report of this Parliament of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis PreparednessThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, and it is absolutely true. We did not specifically look at the situation in Ireland. We will be doing further work on this in the…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis PreparednessI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his service on the Committee over so many years, which was hugely valued, and his point is absolutely fair. I have not seen the specific…08 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingI remind Members that if they wish to be called in the debate, they should bob.07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingThank you. Your point of order is noted.07 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI thank my hon. Friend for sharing his lived experience. I can relate that to when I have spoken to organisations through the Business and Trade Committee and through my role on…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillGiven the right hon. Gentleman’s extensive experience, it is very interesting to hear what he says. If he had his time again—this is not to criticise the previous Government, but…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI start by welcoming the Bill, which is a serious step forward in protecting the United Kingdom from the great number of cyber-attacks that we face each day. As we have just heard…06 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI want to pick up on my hon. Friend’s point about the paucity of the aid getting in and to highlight the utter ridiculousness of how Israel is frustrating not just the quantity of…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThere is clearly no question about the illegitimacy of Maduro’s presidency, but there are questions about President Trump driving a coach and horses through the global rules-based…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Electoral ResilienceAs Chair of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement following the case of Nathan Gill. There is nothing worse than the…16 Dec 2025HANSARD US National Security Strategy(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the United States national security strategy and its implications for the United…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK-US economic prosperity deal was very welcome for the automotive sector, but there are some challenges for that sector. The current quota of 100,000 units and the quarterly…11 Dec 2025HANSARD US National Security StrategyThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Last weekend, the US Administration published its national security strategy, and it is the clearest articulation yet of…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Oil Refining SectorOrder.11 Dec 2025HANSARD Oil Refining SectorOrder. I see that seven Members are looking to speak. Let us start with six-minute speeches and see how we progress.11 Dec 2025HANSARD Oil Refining SectorOrder. I remind Members that when they say “you” they are speaking to me.11 Dec 2025HANSARD Oil Refining SectorThe right hon. Member is absolutely right that it is a courtesy, but my understanding—I think he will understand this, too—is that it is not an obligation. On this occasion it was…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Oil Refining SectorOrder. The Question is—11 Dec 2025