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HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI do have concerns about the undermining of democracy, not least in that some Members of the House who have always insisted on by-elections after defections now appear to be…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTackling Forced Labour PracticesAs the Energy Secretary insists that we move as quickly as possible to renewables, may I ask the Minister what steps he has in place to ensure that the materials—90% of them are…20 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenWe have censorship for films, which is not necessarily for violent or sexual content and sometimes for psychological content. Policing such things could be difficult. Following…20 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on whether it is appropriate for Members of this House to call into question the intentions of Members when asking…14 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceTo build on the comment from my right hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden), the Jewish community in my constituency have felt under siege for a decade now. It…14 Jan 2026HANSARD IranI very much associate myself with many of the things that the Foreign Secretary has said, but may I ask her to move beyond people’s hope for regime change? A recent NATO…13 Jan 2026HANSARD New Medium Helicopter ContractDisregarding the Minister’s comment that we have to wait for the investment plan, most people in this Chamber know that that is because the Treasury is letting him do it. Further…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateIn 1995, thousands of innocent men and boys were taken from a UN protectorate in Srebrenica and murdered. The main reason that that happened was because UN troops were unable to…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend share my concern about a matter that I raised in another Opposition day debate before the summer? Not only are solar farms taking over agricultural land, but…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that such a controversial piece of legislation is being wrapped up with other things that people would find it hard to disagree with, such as…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesDoes that not speak to a wider point? I am sure that my right hon. Friend agrees that the shocking statistics out this week on just how few young people are able to get Saturday…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. That is the view of a lot of people we speak to in and around rural constituencies: they say that the Government either do not…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural Communitiesrose —07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI think we need to get down to some basic facts today. For all this Government’s propositions, the reality is that people are feeling this on the ground. My constituency crosses…07 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal ElectionsThe Minister keeps talking about the principle, and why this is being done, but we should not move away from the fundamental question: who misled the Minister by saying that this…04 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy right hon. Friend worked in the hospice sector, and particularly the children’s hospice sector, long before he came to this place. Does he agree that the pressures on hospices,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThere has been too much obfuscation today between what the Office for Budget Responsibility did in leaking its report early and the fact that the Office for Budget Responsibility…01 Dec 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineSignals matter. Right now, Putin thinks he is getting his own way but, as a point of principle, would the Prime Minister sit around a table if the indicted war criminal Putin was…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanLet us cut to the chase: Jew hatred in this country has been on the rise for over a decade. It was given a safe space in the past, and that has grown. I have a significant Jewish…24 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI have two prisons in my constituency, at Wetherby and Wealstun. I also have two on the outside of it, at Askham Grange and Full Sutton. They will have heard the Secretary of…11 Nov 2025