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HANSARD Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east EnglandIt is as pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland) on securing…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east EnglandAs we all know, the tagline for the Royal Marine commandos was “99.9% need not apply”. When it comes to parliamentary spoken contributions, the hon. Member is in top 0.1%, so he…25 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsI am sure that the Minister is aware that the UK is one of only three countries in Europe that does not offer a lower rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism. For example, France,…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, but does he not now regret his vote to leave, seeing as it created all of these problems for his constituents?24 Jun 2025HANSARD National Security StrategyIf you will allow me, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will read a small quote from page 10: “We will continue to abide by the important principle—shared by NATO and its key partners—that the…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsWhat is the going rate for meeting with a shadow Minister?24 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyThere is much to like in the statement. I particularly like the reduction in energy costs of between 20% and 25%, but I would like to push the Secretary of State a little on that;…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIs it UK Government policy to pursue regime change in Iran—yes or no?23 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillIn the Government’s defence, I do not think that this is a difference in policy; it is a difference in timing, but the timing seems to be very elastic. We seek a definitive time…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI can actually give the hon. Lady a very specific time: it is 21 months to the day since this Act received Royal Assent. If the Minister would be so gracious, we might have from…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 43 in my name and in the name of the Chair of the Select Committee on Home Affairs the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Transport Infrastructure: Cramlington and KillingworthLet me take the debate from the north-east to the south-east and Kent. The story that the hon. Lady is telling is very similar to that of the A21 Kippings Cross junction in my…17 Jun 2025HANSARDBiopsy Waiting Times12. What steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for biopsy results.17 Jun 2025HANSARDBiopsy Waiting TimesMy constituent Julian noticed that he had a mole on his chest that was growing and bleeding. Members of his family had died from skin cancer, so he was very concerned and went to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseIf we put aside the internecine warfare of the Labour party, the hon. Gentleman is making an interesting point about a retreat from the world. Retreating from the world as the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI want to clarify some of the Minister’s earlier remarks in response to questions from my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) and in his previous answer. The…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseOn geopolitics, will the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI think we can all agree that we would like a decision to be made in this case that does not encourage the Chinese Government to think that we are a soft touch. Let us try another…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI completely agree that not enough social homes are being built. Does the hon. Lady think we should have a target for social homes in the Bill?09 Jun 2025