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HANSARDCommunity CohesionThe attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast last month shocked people throughout the country. The man accused of this horrific attack is thought to have crossed into…08 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of Prisonersclaimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to. Main Question accordingly put.07 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI would like to start by thanking the Paymaster General for bringing forward these important regulations and also to say thank you to the former Minister for Public Health, the…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI could not agree more. It is particularly important that infected and affected victims and their families, who for many, many years were not listened to, heard or believed, and…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Nobody in this House should be in any doubt about the anxiety and hardship being felt by retired public servants and the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing this debate. This is a vital discussion…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI thank the hon. Member for making the point that I was about to move on to. Some of the jobs that I have mentioned are better remunerated, so it is incredibly difficult to know…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionFundamentally, I think it comes down to the employment relationship. Obviously, as Members of Parliament, we are elected to represent constituents. It is then a question of…01 Jul 2026HANSARDKnife Crime: Custodial Sentences12. What assessment he has made of trends in the number of people receiving immediate custodial sentences for knife crime offences.30 Jun 2026HANSARDKnife Crime: Custodial SentencesI thank the Minister for that answer, but the latest figures show that the average custodial sentence for an adult knife or offensive weapon offence is just over eight months.…30 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsThe Minister has submitted in answers to written questions that there will be no substantive vote in this House on UK association to Erasmus+, even though the Government plan to…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI think everybody will have heard that the Minister has again refused to give any indication as to what he thinks would be an acceptable bill. The Government used the cover of the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceWill the hon. Member give way?22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. We are here to debate e-petition 752646, which calls for a public inquiry into what the petitioners term “pro-Israel…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceThe hon. Gentleman did not have the courtesy to give way to me, but I will give way to him.22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceThe difference is that every day of every week of every year there are concerted attacks from Russia and China on our democratic system, on communities around the country and…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceI could not agree more strongly. Let me be entirely unambiguous from the outset: His Majesty’s Opposition firmly reject the premise of the petition and any suggestion that…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceThe hon. Gentleman gets to the heart of the issue, as he so often does. Protest stops being peaceful protest when it involves using weapons to harm and intimidate those who hold a…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceI have given way a number of times; I need to make a little progress. The petition invites vague suspicion of covert, improper activity by unnamed organisations and we must call…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceI give way briefly.22 Jun 2026