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HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI welcome the defence review—it sets a direction and there is much in it—but I do not agree with paragraph 20 on page 68: “Defence should only run training and education itself…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMay I thank the Secretary of State for taking the first opportunity to make this important statement? I congratulate him on his work with the coalition of the willing. It will be…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Bosnia and HerzegovinaIn the 1960s, Germany took the very important step of showing programmes about what had happened in the second world war with the Holocaust; the exact opposite has been happening…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill my hon. Friend give way?11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will focus first on new clause 83, tabled by the Opposition. The hon. Member for Hamilton and Clyde Valley (Imogen Walker)—who I think I am just catching before she leaves the…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillDoes it worry my hon. Friend that, once again, the Government have revealed they are desperately hoping that companies such Centrica do become small businesses?11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI apologise if the Minister has moved on a bit; I was just waiting to hear what he said. The Minister may correct me, but I do not believe the provisions around menstrual…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI do, and I am trying to make a serious point here. This is a big Bill, and it is one of the Government’s flagship pieces of policy. I heard someone say earlier, from a sedentary…11 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI congratulate the Minister particularly on his last answer. Unfortunately, world events and crises tend not to go consecutively. We have all the issues in Ukraine; I understand…10 Mar 2025HANSARDIranian State ThreatsI welcome the Minister’s statement. The Israelis have done a huge amount to dismantle Iran’s influence in the middle east, so will the Minister ensure that we carry on giving…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageI know the Minister’s Yorkshire constituency very well. There are many great old buildings, but one problem will be getting their energy performance certificates to band C. It is…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageThank you for calling me, Sir Jeremy. The points I want to make will probably cover all the market towns with important heritage in my constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold. I…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI also congratulate the Prime Minister on the leadership he has shown this weekend—it is in the best traditions of British Prime Ministers dealing with the United States and…03 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI can barely believe that I have got to say this to the Foreign Secretary, but he will be unaware that in past moments the United States has just voted against the UN resolution…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesThe Minister speaks about being reliant on the petrochemical states and dictatorships that supplied the fuel needed for our energy system, and yet the vast majority of the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDReducing Healthcare InequalitiesI welcome the hon. Lady to her position. She may be unaware of the number of debates that I have led into women’s health and endometriosis and pelvic mesh, and there is an…11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that, with the Government showing their inability to crack a good deal when they go into negotiations, they may well give in on any potential…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for the clarity of her answers today. We are all aware that Iran played a major role through its antisemitic regime in funding Hamas and Hezbollah, with the…06 Feb 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsThe Minister rightly speaks about the importance of NATO, which is key to our defence strategy. However, I have real concerns about the negotiations taking place on the defence…06 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMany of my constituents in Wetherby and Easingwold use Leeds Bradford airport, and the same will be true of the constituents of the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the…28 Jan 2025