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HANSARD War MemorialsThe hon. Gentleman pre-empts me, but for the avoidance of doubt, most certainly—I am a great fan of the commission. In total, the commission cares for large memorials down to…24 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart, as we debate the important topic of war memorials and the fallen whom they commemorate. I congratulate the hon.…24 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsAlthough I have already mentioned the National Memorial Arboretum, I would be failing in my duty as an Essex MP were I not to highlight Essex’s own version, which is known as the…24 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsWe have got 12 minutes left, sir.24 Jun 2025HANSARD Green-belt Development: Rayleigh and WickfordI am grateful for this opportunity to raise the important matter of the potential development of the green belt in my Rayleigh and Wickford constituency. In addition, I am sure…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Green-belt Development: Rayleigh and WickfordMy hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar is nodding his assent. We do accept there has to be some new house building in our county, but not on the scale that the…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Green-belt Development: Rayleigh and WickfordAm I right to say that the Minister described sustainability, particularly for green-belt developments, as a golden rule? I understand that the Planning Inspectorate is beginning…20 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. I too served on the Public Accounts Committee, so I know that while HS2 is by far the largest civil infrastructure programme in the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. We now know undoubtedly that T he Sunday Times was given access to the White Paper, because people could read most of it in The Sunday…17 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker.17 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderBut, Mr Speaker—17 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmed Animals: Cages and CratesThe hon. Lady declared one interest, and I will quickly declare two. First, I am a patron of the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, which has campaigned passionately on this…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policyrose—05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate in Government time on the three flagrant breaches of the ministerial code committed by the Defence Secretary on Monday? For the record, the Opposition…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, perhaps I could begin by referring briefly to the ten-minute rule Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillFor a party that sometimes likes to wrap itself in the flag, if I can put it like that, one would think that when it came to our armed forces, Reform would be more bothered.…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful argument. I hope that if time allows, he will also make a speech. The Government themselves acknowledge that the commissioner provides an…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillThey are not here!03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillWell, 131,000 people do not agree with what the Minister just said, clearly. If he is so confident in the Government’s case, can he say on the record that he would welcome their…03 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe most pernicious part of this deal is dynamic alignment, by which we become an automatic rule-taker from the European Union. Labour has been briefing journalists that we have…20 May 2025