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HANSARDSEND: High-quality School PlacesThat example, and the example mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith), illustrates Labour Government spin perfectly. That £3 billion is…19 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureThose who run pubs in my constituency are really worried about the Budget and its impact on their business rates bills. Last week the Business Secretary said that there was no way…19 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsI agree with my hon. Friend. I suspect that I am running out of time. [ Interruption. ] I have one minute. Of course, the fundamental point is that this is a slippery slope, which…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson). I listened to her speech very closely, and it was largely invalidated by the admission of the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsI am delighted that the hon. Member called me her hon. Friend; I accept such an accolade. I agree with trial by jury, as stated in the motion—it has validity in where it is in…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI listened to the Foreign Secretary really closely, and I have to say that, without real action, even the strongest condemnation she may issue is not strong enough. Calling the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Over the coming weeks, millions of people from across the country will be visiting their local church. Churches are custodians of our history and they do enormous good, but in…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I bring to the House an issue of grave concern. At Prime Minister’s questions this afternoon, the Leader of the Opposition asked the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate my right hon. Friend—sorry, my hon. Friend—the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) on his…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very valid point that we have to take into consideration. The Minister will not be able to give anyone the reassurance they deserve, which is why…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDLet me address that point. The problem that the hon. Gentleman poses will not be solved by digital ID—I fundamentally disagree with him about that—because HMRC already has the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI will not take any more interventions. If Estonia were invaded, the Estonians might have to pick up sticks and move all their records over. That is why digital ID works for them,…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI am going to make some progress, if that is okay. I and others have made the point that digital ID would fundamentally reframe the relationship between the individual and the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDWill the hon. Member give way on that point?08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI thank the shadow Minister for giving way; she is being ever so generous. It is not us scaremongering, or 3 million people being conspiracists; the fact is that the Prime…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Angiolini InquiryI associate myself with the remarks of everybody who has paid tribute to Sarah Everard and her family. I remember where I was when I heard the news; I know that it shook many of…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformThe idea that we have to scrap jury trials to save jury trials is simply farcical. A legal framework 800 years old is being upended, and not to reduce backlogs or save money; this…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND Pupils: Suspensions and ExclusionsThe Minister will be aware of the horrific case of Harvey Willgoose, who was stabbed to death by a fellow pupil who had previously brought an axe into school. Parents are rightly…01 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Curriculum ReformLast month’s curriculum review demonstrated that the Government are fixated on watering down the curriculum, whether that is scrapping the English baccalaureate or changing…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Barker, and to speak in this very important debate. I thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie…01 Dec 2025