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HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillNo one could argue with the honourable intent of the Bill: to improve service life. That is why there is widespread support for its main proposal, an enhanced role with new…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the importance of free breakfast clubs in getting rid of the stigma. One in 10 young people lives in a household classed as food…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsI fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. He is right both to highlight Northern Ireland and to make the wider point. He is a regular feature of Adjournment debates, and I feel…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsThank you very much for that clarification, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; he is 100% right. I take this moment also to pay tribute to the…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsGiven his experience from his mayoral role, my hon. Friend will be fully cognisant of some of the issues faced by our rural communities. Yes, it is flabbergasting to see not a…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There needs to be a universal roll-out. All pupils should benefit, but the positive impact on those who currently rely on free school…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsIt is wonderful to see some of the work happening within my hon. Friend’s constituency. That is another aspect of this debate, because normally his constituency would be…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend raises exactly the points I will come to later in my speech—he has spoken very correctly. There are not just financial or moral incentives for free breakfast clubs.…18 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentWe live in an increasingly dangerous and volatile world, with hundreds of thousands of people dying or being injured on our own continent in Ukraine, and wars and conflicts raging…11 Nov 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. As he has rightly mentioned, although the damage of the ban on LGBT personnel serving from 1967 to 2000 and their abhorrent…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I want to see Slough High Street thrive, but doors are closing, businesses are struggling and antisocial behaviour has been on the rise, especially after over a decade of…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransI rise today, in common with many other hon. Members, to express my immense gratitude and admiration for all our veterans of today and yesteryear. I also rise to speak from a…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastMembers from across the House condemned and mourned the deaths of more than 1,200 Israelis as a result of the 7 October attacks, and we all demand the immediate release of…28 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsGiven the various global challenges we face, I fully appreciate that strategic dialogue with China is in our national interest. In the light of the persecution and diabolical…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI welcome the announcement today of the UK’s increased support for funding for Ukraine as part of the extraordinary revenue acceleration loan scheme. The Secretary of State spoke…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Many people in my constituency are grateful that Slough will soon be home to a £25 million community diagnostic centre, which will help to reduce waiting lists, but many are…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Afghan Special Forces Relocation ReviewI welcome the statement by my hon. Friend the Minister, who was a staunch advocate for the Triples when in opposition. We should never have needed the review, because those…14 Oct 2024HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I fully concur with your tribute to the late Alex Salmond. In these particularly volatile times, I fully welcome the Government’s strategic…14 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastAs we mark the anniversary of the horrific Hamas attacks, the subsequent colossal death and destruction and the ensuing escalation in the region, we should say for anybody in any…07 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsI acknowledge the Foreign Secretary’s words on trying to right an historic wrong, and on how that will help to improve relations with the global south. I also note the words of…07 Oct 2024