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HANSARD 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 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanFirst, I congratulate the Secretary of State on the very clear message that she has given today. Is it not a fact that, despite some of the excuses coming from Members behind me,…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 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillSince we are going to have a debate, I will listen to the Minister.20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillA deal of such implication, one would have thought, would have been hotly debated in this House, yet as has been pointed out, there has been no attempt to defend it by the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the right hon. Member give way?20 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 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week a conservation charity has indicated that the creep of wind farms in Scotland—17 million trees have been cut down to provide for them—is destroying the highlands, while…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe DUP welcomes the release of the hostages and the prospect of long-term peace in that area of the middle east. I know this will probably stick in the throat of many Labour…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesWhen we cut through the waffle of this statement and the Secretary of State’s answers this afternoon, one fact remains: soldiers who served in Northern Ireland who have already…14 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackFirst, I congratulate the Secretary of State on the forthrightness and clarity of the message she has sent from this House today. People in Northern Ireland appreciate the deep…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseThe Government have not had a great record in the courts recently. Kneecap’s case was thrown out because the paperwork was not correct, and now we have the spy case not proceeding…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Windsor Framework: Internal Market GuaranteeDoes the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that the Government, in their own words in the framework document, have accepted that without smooth trading there will be economic and…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Windsor Framework: Internal Market GuaranteeDoes the hon. and learned Gentleman not find it astounding not only that the laws on the border were made by the European Union, but that when it comes to those laws being…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Windsor Framework: Internal Market Guaranteerose —10 Sept 2025HANSARD Windsor Framework: Internal Market GuaranteeI thank the Minister for giving way. Having issued that invitation to my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell), Members in this Chamber will probably raise a…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeLet us look at the facts behind Israel’s strike. We have a bunch of terrorists who have been sitting in the safety of Qatar for years, organising and financing acts of terror,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyThe Minister is right to state that the business environment has not been good for the UK steel industry. The main cause for that adverse environment, of course, has been high…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseIt is a pity that the Government have had to be dragged screaming into granting this inquiry into Pakistani rape and grooming gangs, but the inquiry is welcome. However, given the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDUK Internal MarketI beg to move, That this House has considered barriers to trade in the UK internal market. I am pleased to have been granted this debate. I do not have much luck securing debates…22 Jul 2025