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HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesWe can’t talk to the Labour party; they’re not here.26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesI confess that I had not originally planned to speak in this debate, but as not a single Labour or Lib Dem Back Bencher has put in to speak, I will make a few points in lieu of…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesYes. Perhaps it is a function of my age, but I can remember a time when the fastest way to get across London was to hop in a cab. It is certainly not that way now. We have about…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesWe have concentrated mainly on roads in this debate, but as the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) introduced the topic, does the Minister agree…26 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI am here this afternoon on behalf of several constituents, but particularly Mr Adam Fleming, who has been adversely affected by this issue and, understandably, feels very…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Armoured Cavalry Programme: Sheldon ReviewThe Ajax programme has been an absolute debacle, first initiated in 2010. Thirteen years and some £4 billion later, we still do not have a new armoured vehicle in frontline…15 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Clive Sheldon KC, of 11 King’s Bench Walk chambers, submitted his Lessons Learned report on the AJAX programme to the Ministry of Defence some four months ago. We are told…15 May 2023HANSARD UkraineWe have led western Europe in supplying kit to the Ukrainians—ably administered by MOD Defence Equipment and Support, it should be noted—but we have not yet sent jets, despite the…11 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWell said earlier, Mr Speaker. I have checked Hansard , and the Bill passed Second Reading in the Commons on 25 October 2022 with a Government majority of 56, and with not a…11 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo one voted against it, Bob. Not even you. On 18 January 2023, the Bill passed Third Reading with a Government majority of 59, and again not a single Tory MP voted against it.…11 May 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationIf I can make a non-partisan point for a moment, the whole House knows that our late friend and colleague Sir David Amess was murdered with a bladed weapon, so I would like to pay…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI fear that today we will respectfully have to agree to disagree. My right hon. Friend has described the brake on multiple occasions, including in BBC interviews, as a veto. Given…22 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI rise to support the important Bill of my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) to ban United Kingdom imports of trophy hunting trophies. I begin by declaring a…17 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. May I, too, say that it is great to see you back in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker?I will try to keep this brief for the Secretary of State. The Clive Sheldon KC review of…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s crystal-clear commitment that from 2025 we will spend 2.5% of our GDP on defence. I will be interested to know whether Labour will match that.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI warmly welcome the principle of the Bill, not least because the whole House knows that the people traffickers are immoral and utterly heartless, but the elephant in the room, as…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and for publishing both the White Paper and the legal text on the same day, which will materially assist the whole House. As a former…27 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe fast-jet training programme that the hon. Gentleman is referring to, which is known as the military flying training system, is broken and everyone involved in aviation knows…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineWe gave 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. Those are very capable tanks, but in and of themselves they will not change the whole course of the war. What they did do, however, was…20 Feb 2023HANSARDMilitary Procurement StandardsThe Ajax programme has been so controversial that the Secretary of State personally commissioned an independent review by Clive Sheldon KC into the flow of information surrounding…30 Jan 2023