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HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThat is all clear and understood. The point that I was making, along with other Members, was that it would be a gesture of graceful good will to make life peers of those who are…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI say to the hon. Gentleman, whom I nearly called my hon. Friend because he is a friend, that I am more than likely to vote for this Bill on Second Reading. I possibly should have…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsAs the Secretary of State knows, one of the unsung and often undervalued benefits of city deals is that they underpin the argument for the rebuilding of a new, post-conflict…09 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI agree entirely with what my hon. Friend has said. Will he add to the indictment of the Secretary of State the fact that she failed signally to realise that she is the Secretary…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsLet me reiterate to the Minister the asks that the Opposition have. In an ideal world we would prefer this policy not to go ahead, but the mathematics of this place indicate that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsWill the Minister give way on that point?08 Oct 2024HANSARD Bus FranchisingI welcome the Minister’s statement. He and the House know that local government finance is under pressure, and that the delivery of services in rural areas is much more costly…09 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportI commend the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition for their candour, and the tone that they adopted—it was pitch perfect. May I press the Prime Minister on a point…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelations with IrelandThe Anglo-Irish agreement is absolutely vital, and the meeting between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach is to be welcomed. Prime Ministers’ diaries become very full; will the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNearly 10 children a month die from brain tumours, and I know that the public health Minister takes this issue seriously. He was familiar with the work of the Brain Tumour…23 Jul 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy hon. Friend is being generous with her time. It is not—22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI am not entirely sure what has amused my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Mr Bacon), but there we are. Some people are easily amused. Let me just make this point. That…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWe will have no heckling from the SNP, thank you very much. It is where the throne sits. It is where the power of this place emanates from. Parliament and the Crown are…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI am going to give way to a Tory.22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillToday in this Chamber, we have been united on the welcome return of my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay), and the House has been united on security…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillLet me say to my hon. Friend that there is no reason for use of the park to be disrupted. I am afraid that he slightly undermined his argument, because he referred to the memorial…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy right hon. Friend raises a valid point. That is absolutely at the kernel of the plans on which this vision rests. It is, of course, a planning matter, and I am not the Minister…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWill my hon. Friend allow to make this important point, knowing the seriousness with which he takes the Buxton memorial? I do not want to stray too far into the planning issues,…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillThe planning inspector did the work that statute places upon them, to allow them to make a clear recommendation back to Government on how this application should be determined.…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy hon. Friend is right, and I will thank him properly on Third Reading, but may I just put on record at Committee stage my thanks to him for the work that he did chairing the…22 May 2024