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HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationAs the report sets out, the Government set forward their reasons for proceeding with the remedial order alongside a Bill, and the Secretary of State has shared those reasons…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for referring to our report to advance his argument. Would he be so kind as to read the next sentence?21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationLet me briefly recognise the point that my hon. Friend has just made. We cannot have immunity for one group and not another. The previous Government recognised that position—it…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationWill the hon. Member give way?21 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI recently met Youthline, a fantastic mental health charity for young people in my constituency, and Berkshire Women’s Aid to talk about the effects of social media on young…20 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyI have been sceptical about this new embassy, but I take the points made today by Members on the Intelligence and Security Committee, as well as the response from GCHQ and MI5. I…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSEND Funding ShortfallI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for visiting my constituency last year, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education for visiting last week, when she came to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of Fireworksrose —19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is being generous with his time. I have had constituents contact me about this issue. Many of them recognise the importance…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Science and Discovery CentresIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden) for securing this very important and…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateFor five years, against Russian aggression, Ukraine has been bravely defending not only its own border but the eastern flank of Europe. That means that security guarantees for…07 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsBracknell Forest council has submitted a bid to the Heat Networks Delivery Unit for a feasibility study on a district heat network that would stretch across our town centre. Does…06 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and RetentionWill my hon. and gallant Friend take this opportunity to welcome the 156 new recruits who started last week at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in my constituency? Those new…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceBetween 2015 and 2020, under the last multi-year settlement, the Conservative Government cut Bracknell Forest council’s funding by £500,000. I am delighted that this provisional…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialIt is fair to say that the recommendations of the Cass review were not welcomed by everyone—not least by all members of the LGBT+ community—but the Conservative party commissioned…17 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The point I was trying to raise in my question to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was that on any issue to do with the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationOur report recommended that this remedial order be made in no small part because of the incredible sensitivity around anything to do with the Northern Ireland troubles and the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationAs a member of the JCHR, I am concerned that the shadow Northern Ireland Secretary may have inadvertently misled the House when he suggested that our Committee did not discharge…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceI am pleased to say that I did. The hon. Member for Clacton is not in his place to hear my comments, but I hope he is listening anyway.16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformWhen I met local nature activists in Bracknell, they told me that swift bricks are used not just by swifts, but by house martins and sparrows. Sadly, they are not used by…16 Dec 2025