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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationHe is on the Committee.21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationAnd learned!21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationSo where are they all?21 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyThere is a pattern of behaviour here: the failure to act meaningfully over Jimmy Lai, the mysterious collapse of the Chinese spy case and now this abject national humiliation.…20 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese Embassyindicated dissent .20 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyAppeasement.20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI refer the Minister to article 298 of the UNCLOS treaty, which means we have a complete opt-out on military bases, but may I take him back to costs? The Government Actuary’s…20 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: Cancellation“No taxation without representation.” Councillor Kevin Bentley, the dynamic Conservative leader of Essex county council, has been adamant that elections should go ahead. On 14…19 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: CancellationShall I read it again?19 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeDoes the hon. Member agree that the Ministry could tell us the bonuses of the head of Defence Equipment and Support, so the idea that it does not know who else got a bonus is…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for his generosity in giving way. As well as the delays to Boxer, there are now strong rumours about further delays to the upgrade of Challenger 2 to…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On Boxer specifically, just before Christmas I received an answer to a parliamentary question from the Department, saying that it now…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on very ably introducing this debate. I…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI have with me the actual minute of the Committee’s 2022 visit, which confirms exactly what my hon. Friend said. Ajax’s genesis goes back several decades, under Governments of…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeThe hon. Member may know that the previous National Armaments Director, Andy Start, was paid a performance bonus in 2023-24 of £165,000, and another one in 2024-25 of £160,000,…14 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIs the hon. Gentleman seriously saying—his attitude is unbelievably patronising—that the more than 1 million people across the UK who signed the petition are basically all…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionAs my hon. Friend knows, seven of the top 10 constituencies in terms of numbers of people who have signed the petition are in Essex, and they include my own constituency. That is…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionAt least we buy our own glasses.12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI beg your pardon? Withdraw!12 Jan 2026