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HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingTo put the fear of God into the Minister, I call Daniel Francis to wind up.16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingColleagues may be aware that our next speaker is recovering from an operation. I am content for the right hon. Member to deliver his speech from a sedentary position, if he would…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingI will take this opportunity to wish all hon. and right hon. Members, along with departmental staff, Doorkeepers, Clerks and Hansard Reporters, a very pleasant recess. Question…16 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that. The point I am driving at—bringing all that together about how this lack of confidence is slowly starting to build in society through…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranMy right hon. Friend is making an important and powerful point about recognising exactly what the Iranian regime is. Does she agree that Members of this House—and certainly some…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranIt has been a fascinating debate so far this afternoon. There is no doubt about the effects of a lot of what the hon. Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O'Hara)…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI just wanted to explore the role of our destroyer in the Gulf a little further. The Minister says that it is part of air defence operations. Is it integrated within a system, or…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranMay I add to what my right hon. Friend has said? I have constituents who are victims of the Iranian regime, and who have gone through torture. Victims of torture carry the scars,…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman. He makes some powerful points. He talked about people noticing what is going on. Will he explore that in his speech? I know that he…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe hon. Gentleman said that we should be keeping shipping protected. How does he see that happening? What does he think needs to be protected, and from what area?15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranIs the hon. Gentleman suggesting that European defence spending is growing only because of the President of the United States, even though several Presidents of the United States…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend has clearly outlined the Government’s justification for having this debate. I welcome the new Minister to his place, but during his opening speech, did my hon.…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI will give way to my colleague on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman, because that is a point that I was moving towards, given that today’s debate is about Iran, and the consequences of what is happening…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for clarifying that. I have been speaking to officers who command Ajax tanks. When an officer is interviewed, he has another officer stood…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranAbsolutely, and we all have a role to play in talking to the country and making people realise what is happening, but I do not think they want to believe it. Too many people,…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranNinety or 19? [ Laughter. ] A lot of people say we cannot be reliant on the petrochemical dictators, but we are utterly reliant on the Chinese, who are no more reliable than the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI do not mean to be speaking for you, but I know that this is something you are passionate about. You have been sanctioned because you have called out the human rights record of…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranIs my hon. Friend, in that one sentence, not summing up what the problem with today’s debate has been? The contributions that have been made, including from the Government Front…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranAgain, does my right hon. Friend recognise that mincing around with words, saying, “Oil and gas play an important part, and we pump millions of barrels every day” is simply not…15 Jul 2026