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HANSARDDebate on the AddressThat is interesting, because I spent most of the election campaign in the west midlands, where we absolutely smashed it. We secured full control of councils such as…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI have given way to the hon. Gentleman already. Although people may have enjoyed my dialogue, others wish to speak. The key thing about the utter failure of this programme of…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI will share the love by giving way to the right hon. Lady.13 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI thank the hon. Gentleman, but let me remind him what the Prime Minister said during Prime Minister’s questions just last week: “No pressure existed whatsoever”. “Whatsoever” is…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that the proliferation of these houses in multiple occupation is leading to whole streets being transformed and communities being torn apart,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe motion to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee revolves around two words. Pressure is the first. The other, which is vital, is process. Of course, the Prime…28 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateWith regard to the release of these Mandelson documents, there is genuine concern about what may be redacted and what may not. Given the ongoing dispute as to the pressure brought…27 Apr 2026HANSARD UK Biobank DataThis scandal is essentially a China data theft of UK Biobank’s data, which is generously donated by some half a million British citizens. Let us remember that the UK taxpayer…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension SchemesI have constituents in Boston and Skegness who have suffered because of the ridiculous and appalling failures of Capita under these two contracts, and they are not the only…22 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateIs the Chancellor aware that the price of gas in the US is 10% lower than at the start of the war, while here in the UK it is 30% higher? That proves that if we produce what we…21 Apr 2026HANSARD British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeIs that it, Secretary of State? It has taken five months for the Secretary of State to come up with an energy price scheme which he has admitted here in the House today only…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsThe Modernisation Committee has indeed put forward some excellent proposals with regard to accessibility and our procedures. It also refers to the recently published 125-page…16 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingDoes the Minister accept and agree with the mood of the majority of the British people, and I think the mood of this House, which is to accelerate defence spending to 3% of GDP in…15 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastAll our constituents are worried about the price of energy, including the price of gas. But is the Prime Minister aware that the price of gas in the US has fallen by 20% since the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDOil and Gasrose—24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasEarlier today, the Secretary of State refused to answer my question about why the price of gas in the United States is between a third and a quarter of the price of gas here in…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasDoes the right hon. Lady agree that the simple thing to do to bring down bills is to scrap net stupid zero, so that we can scrap all the carbon taxes and all the green levies, and…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasMadness!24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThe hon. Lady criticises us for trying to extract oil and gas, so does she also criticise Norway’s successful and excellent programme of drilling 49 new wells last year? We…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThis is a critical question. Who is more dangerous to the British economy—the Secretary of State for Energy or the Chancellor of the Exchequer?24 Mar 2026