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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsSome of that redistributive impact is the result of taxes being taken off people who are on modest incomes for welfare increases. This is a figure that the Chancellor has quoted…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMay I, on behalf of the whole nation, thank the Chancellor for advance sight of her statement over the last few weeks? I do not know what she hoped to gain by that—she may have…26 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30Does the Secretary of State not see the irony of 53,000 people—about 400 from each of the participating countries—flying to Brazil and landing on airfields cut out of the tropical…25 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineMany of the Ukrainian refugees in my constituency have welcomed the continuity between the last Government and the current Government in respect of their support for Ukraine.…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanConfidence in the police is very important, and the Jewish community have every justification for not being confident in the police—whether it is some of the policing we have seen…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyAnyone listening to this statement should be fearful for the future of energy production in this country. On the one hand, we have a Government who are totally committed to net…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and SudanLet me first draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Foreign Secretary is right: peace is fragile in Gaza. The Israeli…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?18 Nov 2025HANSARD ExxonMobil: MossmorranThe Minister says that he and the Government have no bias against the people of Scotland, but they certainly have not done very well out of this Government—1,000 jobs being lost a…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Secretary of State’s promises to the House mean that the Bill would enable some of those people and their supporters to be included on the…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThe shadow Secretary of State pointed out that the Secretary of State assured us that there will be no input from the Irish Government set out in the Bill. Yet, first, the Irish…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI welcome the honest and realistic assessment the Secretary of State has made today in relation to the broken asylum system and the division that immigration is causing across the…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe fact of the matter is this is not just about manipulating the speech of a President the BBC clearly detests. There were other allegations made about promoting Hamas…11 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I was referring to “you” as members of the public rather than members of this Committee. Some of these provisions are unenforceable, but the important thing is this: is the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Does the hon. Gentleman accept that given the experience in Northern Ireland of goods that have to go through the process that he has just described, many suppliers simply decide…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewWhile most of the comments today have been critical, regions across the United Kingdom need a strong hub airport, and Heathrow provides that. I seek assurances from the Secretary…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. First, I welcome the derogation, as do dentists right across Northern Ireland. My own dentist raised the issue with…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOf course there are many who take a totally different point of view and whose wishes are not reflected in this Bill. The amendments that have been tabled to seek to remedy that…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will in a minute, but let me finish this point. Yet here we have a Bill that does not give any long-term security to one of the pristine marine environments. Indeed, we are…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point about the marine environment in the area, but does he accept that we do not even need a change of heart by Mauritius? We do not need…20 Oct 2025