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HANSARDLord MandelsonIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Matt Bishop). I will return in a moment to a point that he was just making. I have the great privilege of being the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonConscious of that, Mr Speaker, let me say that I agree with my hon. Friend, and then conclude with two asks of the Government. First, will they confirm when a Bill will be…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI think, Mr Speaker, that we usually prefer for matters relating to those sorts of things not to be dealt with on the Floor of the House.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThank you, Mr Speaker. My hospital pass has just gone through the shredder. Let me say to the hon. Gentleman, in all candour: yes. The likelihood of Mr Windsor ever putting a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. Friend is right, but if this motion is passed unamended this afternoon, all those papers will be available either to this place or to the ISC, and then we will know.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonDoes the hon. and learned Gentleman agree that there may be some considerable merit in both the European Commission and the European Parliament looking over their paperwork to see…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My point relates to the point of order from the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas), which he did not quite finish. The hon.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This relates to the point the Minister made about the Metropolitan police asking that certain documents not be released, in case they prejudice a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThe Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee is right in that respect. I will just quote from a letter from the Cabinet Secretary to the Public Administration and Constitutional…04 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is right to say that the other place must modernise its disciplinary procedures, but that kicks the Mandelson can down the road. This is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesAnd the Hinduja passport, yes. Where I disagree with the Minister is in conflating the updating of the disciplinary procedures of the other place and the bringing forward of…02 Feb 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWhen I and other colleagues intervened on the Minister, we seemed to get a rather la-la land answer about the Government’s response to what the President of the United States has…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThroughout the passage of this Bill, the Minister has prayed in aid the support of the United States of America and the wider Five Eyes community. This morning the President of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenThe Secretary of State has demonstrated her commitment and interest in this issue at the Dispatch Box this afternoon, and we thank her for that. However, with the greatest…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—never has a point of order been greeted with such joy from the Chair—you have rightly pointed out, as has Mr Speaker, the Lords…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityThe Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister, NATO, the Danes and others have been commended for responding to this situation through the usual channels and the usual means. That…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s interim dental measures will of course be welcomed by residents in North Dorset, but they know, as I do, that we in this place have been discussing the inadequacy…13 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI hate to interrupt the Minister, but the Chancellor in effect told the House and the country when this policy was first introduced that people need not really worry a huge…12 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is making a serious point. Given the huge discrepancy in the robustness of the figures from the Treasury and wider Government, the challenges they have faced from…12 Jan 2026HANSARD New Medium Helicopter ContractLeonardo is an important company for Somerset, Dorset and the wider south-west. The Minister will know that corporate decisions are competitive, and his Department plays a key…12 Jan 2026