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HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if I can seek your guidance. In this Opposition day debate, many of us have spent four and a half hours in this Chamber seeking…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. My hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Sarah Bool) and I mentioned a number of businesses that are not growing—and I know…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI thank the hon. Gentleman for outlining those defence figures, but when his party came into office in 1997, defence spending was 3% of GDP and when it left it was 2.5%. I…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI declare an interest: I am a trustee of the armed forces parliamentary scheme. I encourage all Members of the House to undertake their placement on that scheme, if they can. The…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI thank the hon. Gentleman for saying that—not many people do! I remind him that his colleagues on the Liberal Democrat Benches also marched through the Lobby and made the savings…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWaiting times for cataract operations in my constituency are rising hugely because the local ICB and its AI system have stopped offering services through all the advertised…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement. We in this House need to be careful about our response to what is a sad loss of life of a young man who was going to a vibrant university…02 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseThe Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister is well known for being courteous and passionate at the Dispatch Box, and I am a fan. [Hon. Members: “Hear, Hear.”] This is where I get…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseIt was on the news!01 Jun 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. How do I gain your advice on a point of order that is inadvertently misleading about what the Leader of the Opposition said? The Leader of the…29 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. It is a pleasure to see so many Members in this debate. It is always ominous to have my Deputy Chief Whip, my hon.…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have to admit that I am confused, which is not unusual. I seek your guidance. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said that…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateLast week, I asked the Prime Minister if he would publish his decision note on the box note given to him on 11 November from Simon Case. The Prime Minister said he could not…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentMy right hon. Friend will remember that I asked the Prime Minister yesterday about the box note of 11 November 2024, in which Simon Case recommended that vetting be gone through…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThere must be a reshuffle coming, because no one would seriously make a speech like this at such serious times. The hon. Gentleman says that the Prime Minister was a stickler for…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentWill the hon. Member give way?21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingIn the box note to the Prime Minister dated 11 November 2024, the former Cabinet Secretary, Simon Case, advised the Prime Minister that before announcing a political appointee, he…20 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank both hon. Members. Who would have thought that I could get some agreement from the Liberal Democrats and the Green party? I entirely welcome it: they are absolutely…16 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise to speak against new clause 33, which we contend is overly restrictive. While the hon. Member frames the new clause as a shield for democracy, in reality it is a recipe for…16 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Ninth sitting)New clause 36 would require the Electoral Commission to prepare and Parliament to approve statutory guidance to returning officers on the enforcement of the Ballot Secrecy Act…16 Apr 2026