Contributions
2,005 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEngagementsThe shadow Business Secretary should check his facts—500,000 more people are in work than a year ago under us. He is in no position to lecture anyone about U-turns, by the way;…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman talks about business. We know what his plan for business is. This is the man who opposed the minimum wage and said that it was “simply something that…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI will take no lectures from the hon. Member on business. My father was run out of business under the Thatcher Government—I know what it is like to grow up under a Tory…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the shadow Business Secretary to the Dispatch Box and join him in his condolences—I remember Lord Flight well from when I arrived in this House. It is always a pleasure…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Prime Minister, who is visiting China and Japan. Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day. For the first time, a Holocaust…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet us face it, the shadow Business Secretary is not going to get this gig again, is he? I have set out our position very clearly. This was the week when the Leader of the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe Government will work with my hon. Friend. The situation she describes is unacceptable and people are right to be furious. The Environment Agency is taking action to prevent…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI think I once campaigned with the hon. Gentleman when he was a member of the Labour party. It has been said of him that, when he left, he enhanced the IQ of the Labour party and…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe are focused on fixing the SEN system so that every child, wherever they live, has the support they need to thrive. We will continue our national conversation on reforms. We are…28 Jan 2026HANSARDHMP Wandsworth Independent InvestigationI wish to provide an update on the independent investigation into the escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth on 6 September 2023. On 8 January 2024, the House was informed…15 Jan 2026HANSARDJudicial Conduct Investigations Office: Annual Report 2024–25With the concurrence of the Lady Chief Justice, I will today publish the 18th annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office. The JCIO supports the Lady Chief Justice…15 Jan 2026HANSARDVictim Support: FundingWe have up to May 2028. It is important that we get the money in and that that money particularly goes to the frontline. When I meet organisations on the ground such as Rape…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactI know the right hon. Gentleman has more front than Blackpool pier, but let us be clear: we are accepting a permission stage that was recommended by Brian Leveson. What we need…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactI say to the right hon. Gentleman that it was a serious independent panel and I do not think he can reject Sir Brian Leveson out of hand in that way. I remind him that David…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactI am grateful to my hon. Friend. First, we need investment and more sitting days. We did not get that under the last Government—we are getting that now. Secondly, we need reform.…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactThe right hon. Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis) on the Conservative Back Benches has just said that summary justice is no justice—either they believe in our…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactI completely reject what the hon. Gentleman said. It is an absolute essential foundation of our democracy that all of us in this House and in government respect the independence…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Whenever a Government propose legislation, there must be an impact assessment—both an economic impact assessment and an equality impact…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactEveryone has a right to a fair trial, and the essence of a fair trial is a timely trial. Only 3% of all criminal cases are heard by a judge and jury under the current regime. Jury…16 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials Proposal: ImpactMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. A third of all sex victims in the backlog have now been waiting a year or more, and she knows that in many of those cases, there are also…16 Dec 2025