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HANSARD Business of the HouseI declare my interest as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary media group and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on freedom of speech. Last month I found myself in…06 Mar 2025HANSARDCyber-securityByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is required as a Chinese company to have an in-house Chinese Communist party committee. We all know that attacks from China on our…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There is real concern in Basildon and Billericay about the closure of the South Green surgery. I have raised the matter in Parliament a…05 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsMarriage between first cousins carries significant health issues for their children, many of which are not knowable until post-birth. When practised generation after generation,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsGovernment and Opposition Members have asked the Minister several times whether the Chinese ambassador has been summoned to be held to account for these actions. This House…04 Mar 2025HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyTo what extent is the Chancellor concerned about multiple potential breaches by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs of its charter since it issued Spotlight 63, which impacts rental…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe planning proposals for Laindon Road and Mountnessing Road in Billericay and for Noak Bridge were previously rejected because of the green belt aspect but are now being…03 Mar 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point about how the Government are giving this away, but we only know that because of what Mauritius is saying to the public. We…26 Feb 2025HANSARDPalestinians in Gaza: US PolicyI have just been out in the middle east with the Conservative Friends of Israel—I put that on the record before I ask my question. Given Emily Damari’s personal testimony to the…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountIt was interesting to hear the Minister say how humble we on the Conservative Benches should be. Clearly, the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero is so humble…25 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of InterestDoes the Solicitor General agree with the recent Policy Exchange research paper “Conflicts of Interest and the Law Officers’ Convention” authored by Dr Conor Casey, a senior…06 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of Interest6. What steps she is taking to manage conflicts of interest in the Attorney General’s Office.06 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. It is also a delight to be with the Minister who is losing her DL plates today—[Hon. Members: “Oh!”] I thought that…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Minister consider incredibly high rates of first-cousin marriage in certain communities, which are up to a hundred times that found in the general population, an…05 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI appreciate that the hon. Lady is talking about a preferential voting system, rather than a proportional voting system. Does she understand that there is quite a big difference…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyI welcome the Minister coming to the House to answer the urgent question, because the argument she is putting forward seems slightly confused. First, women’s health hubs seem to…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsThe Minister makes a broader important point about the mandate that individual MPs feel when they are elected to this place. Does she agree that that individual mandate—our names…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, I re-established the all-party parliamentary group on freedom of speech. I am sure Members on the Government Front Bench will welcome that, given their recent slight…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsWill the hon. Member give way?30 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesThe hon. Member makes an excellent point, and I think the nub of his speech is that post offices are not just a banking facility or just a post office; they are a real community…30 Jan 2025