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HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilitySome of this has also been a long time coming. In Telford, for example, there are just two driving test assessors for the whole of the borough, which serves most of Shropshire—a…16 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ13. In Britain, the biggest killer of men under 50 is suicide. We have some of the worst paternity leave in Europe, and boys are 50% less likely than girls to pursue higher…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow) on securing this debate. It is good to see…16 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is a delight to speak in this debate. I first wish to praise one of my predecessors, Lord Bruce Grocott. Since the 1999 compromise, he has tried his best to achieve the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman vote for the Bill before the House this evening? The Minister has been very clear that this is the first step of constitutional reform.15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf I follow the hon. Member’s argument correctly, is he saying that he would he be in favour of reversing the compromise of 1999 and going back to having more hereditary peers in…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose —15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will not. I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman will catch Madam Deputy Speaker’s eye in due course. I am proud to play my part in the democratic process, as somebody who was…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe compromise of allowing the remaining hereditary peers to be in the other place is 25 years old. How much longer does the right hon. Gentleman need to consider the options and…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Billrose —15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThere has not been a single reform of the House of Lords over the last 14 years. Is my right hon. Friend as surprised as I am that Conservative Members now want huge reform of the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIs it not the case that the only time there is House of Lords reform is under a Labour Government? In 1997 we had a mandate to reform the House of Lords. In 2024 we have a mandate…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am surprised that Conservative MPs are able to get second or third jobs when they do not do their first job very well at all. A second Chamber in the manner that I have…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf the right hon. Gentleman is patient, I will come on to the farce of the by-elections that have taken place for the hereditary peers. For me, Lord Grocott epitomises what is…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillTo damage the street cred of us both, I am very fond of the hon. Member, as he knows—we go back a long way—but does he agree with me that perfection should not be the enemy of the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARD Afghan Special Forces Relocation ReviewI thank the Minister for his work in this area over many years. My constituency and wider borough have played a key role in relocating a number of Afghans over many years. Can the…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityIs this not another example of this Labour Government having to clear up the Conservatives’ mess? They voted against suspending Owen Paterson from this House when wrongdoing was…14 Oct 2024