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HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I declare an interest as the Member of Parliament for Bolton West, which is the home of MBDA’s Logistics North production…27 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesI agree with my hon. Friend; I will come on to that issue in the context of the recent Germany-UK defence agreement, which was signed in Trinity House only last month. Over the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesThe hon. Member makes an important point about the importance of the defence sector across all four nations of the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State also spoke at the…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank the right hon. Member for giving way. I did want to indulge him, but as he has now mentioned the OBR three times during the course of his speech, I wonder whether he would…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEU Security and Defence Co-operationI very much welcome the recent announcement of the UK-Germany bilateral defence agreement, which was signed at record-breaking pace by the new Government at Trinity House last…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI would like to place on the record my support for the Bill, which the Government are right to describe as the biggest public health intervention in a generation. As someone who…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the right hon. Member for his contribution. I will take assurance from the Minister on that when he winds up. I place on record my enthusiasm for the separate ban on…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I would like to share the experience of Northern Rail services of one of my constituents who commutes to work from Lostock to Manchester. On 30 October, the 1639 service…21 Nov 2024HANSARDWater Pollution16. What steps his Department is taking to help prevent water pollution by utility companies.14 Nov 2024HANSARDWater PollutionI wholeheartedly welcome the Water (Special Measures) Bill as a package of reforms to end the systemic dumping of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas by water companies, while…14 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsWe heard representations from the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) about upholding international law. Does the Minister agree that it is important that the UK fulfils its…13 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that there is a clear distinction between having a monarch, who is a constitutional sovereign and who does not withhold Royal Assent through…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the hon. Member for giving way. Does he accept that this is the first immediate measure of modernisation of the other House and that there are a number of other…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the right hon. Member for his contribution, but he will note that I did not mention activity or participation in the other House. I mentioned democracy and democratic…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWe will come on to life peers shortly. This is an important change that was in our manifesto. As you will recognise, Madam Chair, it is important because we need equality of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe right hon. Member mentioned the 2012 Bill. Will he enlighten us as to how his party voted on that?12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI admire the right hon. Member’s penchant for House of Lords reform, but I will come to these points later, if I may. The consequences of not acting are no less than existential…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the hon. Member for his contribution. Hereditary peers are there by dint of birth, not by dint of their service or contribution to public life. He talks about decades of…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillUnless I am mistaken, the previous debate on this Bill was the first time that the right hon. Member mentioned House of Lords reform in this place. The hon. Member for Brentwood…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Chair. I would like to speak in support of the Bill, which I believe is long overdue. I thank the Minister for her…12 Nov 2024