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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillPerhaps I can give the hon. Lady a moment to gauge where she is in her notes while I take her back momentarily to amendment 7. She spoke about the importance of steel to our…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy hon. Friend has been speaking about the steel strategy in the round. I wish to echo his remarks about the lower part of our defence sector, but there are also our small and…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. While I understand the intent behind the guidance, many of my constituents are concerned about its practical effect. It is one…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, the Health Secretary confirmed that all eligible black men would be invited to the Transform trial. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on prostate cancer, I…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I want to focus on two areas of national resilience. The first is hospital capacity. The covid inquiry highlighted…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI just want to amplify what this means for our service people, as I know there is a slight conflation of issues here. As our service people approach the end of their time in…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakThis was a vile act and a crime of the upmost severity, and I am pleased that it has been treated as such by our courts. The case is about the murder of a young man, and our…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI welcome the many amendments tabled to this Bill, the first of which is the Government’s amendment to include the Greater London Authority among bodies that must apply the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. One thing that came up very strongly in the APPG’s discussions with the Department—we had military families from all three…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe right hon. Member is making a powerful point, and it is something I hope that I can expand on as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the armed forces community.…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillRather than the shadow Minister extending his speech, I urge Members concerned with this area to perhaps listen to what I will explain, which is the work that we have been doing…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillOn that point, will the right hon. Gentleman give way?02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWill the right hon. Gentleman confirm that on Labour’s arrival in government, the National Audit Office stated that the previous Government and the hon. Member for South Suffolk…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThis weekend, just over two years after leaving the military, I received my recall notification. I managed to update the details within it. At the same time, I was presented with…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI hope to provide the detail on why new clause 5, tabled by the hon. Member for Huntingdon, is not appropriate in this Bill. The Home Office must take on this work and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the hon. and gallant Gentleman for giving way. He is making a powerful speech, the majority of which I agree with. Does he recognise, however, that the armed forces…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe right hon. Member makes a powerful point, and I agree with him entirely. That is why it is so important we make sure that the armed forces covenant works. The covenant will…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe nationalisation of the steel industry explicitly links our domestic and international policies. It demonstrates the need for us to go out and champion our steel sector by…21 May 2026