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HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Over the weekend, Sir John Sawers became the latest former intelligence chief to express disbelief at the collapse of this…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesDoes the right hon. Gentleman share my concern about the possibility that the Prime Minister will discuss this issue with President Trump later in the week? The Prime Minister has…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthJunction 10 of the M5 on the edge of my constituency is a key piece of transport infrastructure that can unlock growth, thousands of new jobs—it is adjacent to GCHQ, and so can…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary FestivalIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer, and I thank the hon. Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland) for securing this important debate.…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary FestivalThank you, Mr Stringer. Then I shall skip over my anecdote about the excellent Pullin’s Bakery fruit cake served on Great Western Railway services—I hope colleagues in the north…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationLancashire, perhaps—yes, to Manchester. Those are real issues that will have an impact on young people’s participation in cricket and so many people’s enjoyment of cricket. We…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of free to air broadcasting on cricket participation. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I don’t…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationThe hon. Gentleman makes some really good points that have been rehearsed by cricket commentators over the last few years. I believe we have to bear that point in mind, and I may…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationI thank all hon. Members for turning up for the debate. I have 12 minutes left, so I will take hon. Members through a rundown of my debut for the Uphill Castle cricket club…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationYes, I will congratulate Somerset. As a Gloucestershire fan, I can tell the room that I was a member at Somerset as a student. It was an excellent deal, and we used to travel from…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsNobody would support the violent actions of some of the people in Palestine Action, of course, but the number of arrests is placing huge pressure on our police. The demographic of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDFuture of Terrestrial TelevisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on securing this…04 Sept 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. It is also a pleasure that someone else who is not from the Black Country, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon),…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI welcome this industry-led approach—that is the right thing to do—but we also need to bear in mind the artists who need remuneration at the end of it. They are not doing it for…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayAnd one of the best matches in the country, I am told. As a non-league groundhopper myself, I look forward to attending it at some point in the future. These are the kinds of…22 Jul 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsI congratulate Ministers again on embracing the principles of the sunshine Bill campaign, run by me and many others to ensure that solar panels are included on the roofs of all…15 Jul 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills23. What steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills.15 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. The Minister presented these orders as a tidying-up job, but the Liberal Democrats believe they need to be viewed in…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]I am afraid that I have to make some progress. The losses are not just financial; they lead to mental health crises, family breakdown and even suicide. Public Health England…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]Women’s football is outside the scope of the Bill, but I believe that the golden share concept would cover that sort of decision. I agree that what has happened to the Blackburn…08 Jul 2025