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HANSARDUK Military Base ProtectionMr Deputy Speaker, you will remember that Willie Whitelaw famously offered his resignation after an intruder made his way into Buckingham Palace. Has the Minister considered his…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I must continue—the hon. Lady has intervened multiple times. The promoter of the Bill, the hon. Member for Spen Valley, has done well with some of the safeguards around…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak for the first time on this Bill; I did not vote on Second Reading in November. In her opening speech this morning, the…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am afraid that as the father of a 17-year-old daughter, I can identify with that question a bit too directly—although I should add that she does not suffer with anorexia. Of…20 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that people wishing for further clarification of the phrase “grossly disproportionate force” might be advised to consider the guidance on the matter…19 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Third sitting)As the Minister will be aware, where the Court of Appeal overturns a criminal conviction for a serious offence such as this, it will generally be because there was a serious flaw…19 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Third sitting)I am struggling to understand either the legal or the ethical distinction that says that someone who is acquitted at trial should be in a fundamentally different position from…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsPeople in my constituency are worried. They are worried by the constant stream of applications for new battery energy storage systems in and around the villages across the…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEU RelationsI do not know how much longer the love-in will last. [Hon. Members: “Aw.”] I will start off nicely. The Minister has been commendably clear that the youth mobility scheme must be…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsMy right hon. Friend is completely right. Part of the problem is that the planning applications that come in are often very vague about exactly what lithium ion-type chemical and…05 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewRecommendation 26 sensibly calls for the expansion of in-school cadet forces. Will the Defence Secretary work with the Department for Education to reverse its penny-pinching cuts,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThe hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly reasonable point. There are clearly barriers that it would be in both sides’ mutual interest to remove. That should not be difficult to do,…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThat is an important question for the Minister to answer. This should not come as news. The Leader of the Opposition was quite clear on Tuesday that of course we support the…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitIt is a pleasure to speak on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition, Mr Vickers. The more that we learn about the reset, the clearer it becomes that far from being the win-win…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitNo, I think the hon. Lady misses the point completely. When we are being taken to an international court by an institution such as the European Union, it is a perfectly sensible…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI very much admire the Minister’s confidence. The Government have already guaranteed that energy prices will be £300 lower by 2029. Given his confidence that this deal will…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitMy right hon. Friend is clearly right, and the national interest cannot be served by a dynamic alignment that effectively requires us to automatically take on other people’s…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAccording to the House of Commons Library, in 2018, out of more than 5,000 requests under the Dublin III regulation, just over 200 were granted. That is not the silver bullet—and…22 May 2025HANSARDVeterans: Legal ProtectionsI strongly support the petition brought forward by my right hon. Friend the Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis). As of this morning, it has more than 90,000 signatures,…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitParagraph 27 of the common understanding published yesterday requires the “immediate application” of European Union rules relating to food, sanitary and phytosanitary safety. Can…20 May 2025