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HANSARDArmed Forces BillHaving addressed our amendments towards the opening of the debate, I will now speak to the new clauses. New clause 3 would create a veterans’ commissioner for England. My hon.…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I think she may have been here just a few months ago when we had a debate about the history of the Gurkhas in British service. I…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment and RetentionMay I begin by saying that we Conservative Members stand four-square with the Government on their response to Romania? It is a NATO ally, and it deserves our support. While…01 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment and RetentionThe Secretary of State said he did not recognise “my” description. It is not mine. It is in a statement of 22 April from the three special forces regimental associations. Those…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressDo Labour MPs not realise that it is because of high-handed behaviour like this that they suffered such a drubbing on 7 May? The Minister has said that the documents will be…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressFurther to that point of order, the Minister’s excuse for not guaranteeing that the documents will be available by 18 June is that he would need to secure parliamentary time. This…19 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentAs is traditional, I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, in that—as he said himself—the judgment in the Dillon case is a complex one. We on the…14 May 2026HANSARD Supreme Court Dillon JudgmentIf it believes they have co-operated—that is the nuance.14 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Prime Minister will know that in the recent Supreme Court Dillon judgment the Court ruled that the Conservatives’ Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressOn that point, will the Prime Minister give way?13 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, but is it not true that the post of UK ambassador to Washington would be held by someone who would therefore have access to…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMay I take this opportunity to congratulate my right hon. Friend and Lord Nash on a hard-fought but important campaign? We now have a commitment in principle from the Government…27 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingCome on.20 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingIf, as we have been assured, there was no law that prevented the permanent under-secretary from telling the Prime Minister the outcome of Mandelson’s developed vetting, then…20 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a very reasonable reply from the Minister. I thank him for his offer to look into this. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 25, in clause 37, page 56, line 35, at end insert— “(4) The Secretary of State must create a plan for ensuring and monitoring the efficiency of the RFCA in…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the Department have at least a working estimate of how many people it thinks will opt in to that liability, bearing in mind that they cannot be recalled otherwise? What is…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)Briefly, I want to make just one point about visiting forces. As the Minister knows, in recent years certain high-profile cases have included people from visiting forces based in…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member for South Ribble has raised a good point. When people leave the regulars now—I am probably rusty on this—is there a standard operating procedure where they are…16 Apr 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)It is very clear that the hon. Member for North Durham basically implied that we are aligned with the Russians. That is a despicable thing to say.16 Apr 2026