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HANSARDCriminal Court ReformAny of us who has supported a constituent in a rape trial will take no lectures from the Conservatives about how they managed our courts. There is clearly a challenge here. The…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful point about going further on our relationship with Europe. Does he recognise that the OBR says that Brexit, as negotiated by the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe shadow Secretary of State wants to talk about fairness. One of the practical consequences of retaining the two-child cap was that in order to be exempted from it, 3,000 women…01 Dec 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineI think we all understand that this is a breaking situation. In such an uncertain world, we know that allyship is integral to our security. The post-war generation created the NHS…25 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30I was not at COP, unlike some of my colleagues, but I am so glad that others were there and saw, in particular, the enduring leadership of the Secretary of State on this issue. I…25 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayIt is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Dr Sandher) and to be in the Chamber with my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), who…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayI agree with the Home Secretary that our immigration system needs reform and that people are concerned about it. I think we should also be very clear in this House that we…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and SudanI thank the Foreign Secretary for her strong and principled leadership about conflict resolution. Can she update us on the international stabilisation force? She will be aware of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyThe Home Secretary is arguing that what will heal this divided nation is to get somebody who we have agreed is a refugee, with a well-founded fear of persecution, to feel a…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI welcome the work that the Minister is doing on reforming how the police can engage with our local communities, because all of us want to see a closer relationship in that…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI think we can all hear the Secretary of State’s frustration that we are in this position. She is absolutely right that there must be a period of introspection at the BBC about…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsMy apologies, but I will not. The Court also recognises the jurisdiction of nations. I reassure my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) that if he has problems with…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for securing this important debate. George Orwell…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI welcome the aid that the Minister has outlined for this horrific crisis. He is right that we must be precise about what military involvement, if any, the UK may have via arms…05 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. British businesses face a toxic storm of crushing tariffs from America and mountains of paperwork from Europe. I welcome the Prime Minister’s recognition that we need to do…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025I know that the Minister, like me, will want to reassure the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex, who has previously expressed grave concern that somehow working with our…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025Will the Minister give way?03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasIt is now 19 days since 10 October, and there are still hostage families who cannot grieve for a loved one, and still people starving in Gaza because there is not enough aid, and…29 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryI am reassured that it is this Minister who is looking at the issue and fighting for those jobs in Aberdeen. I am acutely aware that the previous Government did not take full…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank Grace and my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier). I want to make a speech on…27 Oct 2025