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HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for his work; I know that he has raised this issue on previous occasions. With regard to deceased estates, he will have heard what I said in my…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeWith regard to my hon. Friend’s first point, on the interim payments, there is an expedited process if the details are unchanged from the first interim application. If my hon.…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend; as ever, he makes a powerful case on behalf of his constituents. At the moment, offers have been made that are worth over £1.8 billion, but I…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend is entirely correct about transparency. IBCA continues to publish statistics, which are very important. I have today published the technical expert group’s minutes,…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend is entirely correct. We will have a consultation and introduce a transparency mechanism, but we will also look very seriously at the recommendations that Tyrone…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend has previously spoken to me movingly about the experience of the Blake family, and it is exactly families with such experiences who are at the forefront of all our…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeMy hon. Friend raises a really important issue, because charities have played an absolutely vital role in supporting and advocating for the victims of this scandal. Money was…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI am pleased to hear that my hon. Friend’s constituent has had his compensation payment. My hon. Friend speaks very powerfully on his constituent’s behalf. On his point about…30 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI am looking at the hon. Gentleman and remembering the debates we had. Let me tell him the difference between what I was doing then and what is happening now. First, I was…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseYes, I did. Let me emphasise that I support parliamentary scrutiny. I support and welcome the ongoing process with the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. I support…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseIn one moment. In the motion, the shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is seeking a wide range of documents. He was a Cabinet Office Minister himself, and he knows the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI will make some progress, and then I will give way to the shadow Home Secretary. The first statement was drafted between August and December 2023. During that time, Counter…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseOh dear, oh dear, oh dear! The right hon. Gentleman has just quoted page 4 of the DPP’s letter. Let me quote page 5 to him: “The information that we required related to the period…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseNo, it is not misleading. Will the right hon. Gentleman give me a moment? It was the position at the relevant time. What is even worse, however, is that the word “enemy” was not…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI took interventions from the shadow Home Secretary, and I must now make some progress. Before finalising his statement in December 2023, the deputy National Security Adviser…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI will do my best, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Alex Burghart). First, I want to reinforce, not just as a…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseOkay, I will let the shadow Home Secretary intervene on that point.28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseNot for a moment. On 1 September, the National Security Adviser convened a routine meeting to discuss the UK’s relationship with China in the context of this case and several…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI will give the hon. Gentleman one more chance before I conclude. I say to him that highly classified material is subject to legal professional privilege and includes advice to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseMy hon. Friend is 100% correct, and that is a huge priority for the Government; it is a very serious issue. As I said when I opened this debate, it is not just about the position…28 Oct 2025