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HANSARDEbola OutbreaksThank you, Mr Speaker, for your wonderful words about Jo Cox and for the brilliant debate we had last Thursday as the main business of the House. Following acknowledgment by the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxIt is a pleasure to speak opposite the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Alison McGovern), with whom I have worked extensively over many years on international development, thereby…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxThe House will have heard the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. The hon. Member for Brent East spoke about her work doing battle on the radio show of the excellent Iain Dale, the…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxHear, hear!11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxYes, I agree with the hon. Gentleman. International development is the other side of the defence coin. The two work together, and the role of soft power is enormously important in…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxWith the leave of the House, let me say that this has been an interesting, important and at times very moving debate commemorating the life, causes and work of our great…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentThank you very much, Sir Roger, for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell)—I agree with every…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceThank you very much, Sir Roger, for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell)—I agree with every…09 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThank you very much for calling me, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson), in part of whose constituency I fought an election more…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through Parliamentrose—08 Jun 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am worried that the hon. Gentleman, who is my friend, was not listening to what I said. I said that the first rule of benefit reform is not to take cash off very poor people,…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this King’s Speech debate at such an early point. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harrow…13 May 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a national accident prevention strategy. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. Today,…28 Apr 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyI think I agree with what the hon. Gentleman says, except that I would not wish to make an exceptional case for the countryside. This issue affects all part of our country. As he…28 Apr 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyAs the hon. Member will see as I develop my speech, I very much agree with him. In Birmingham, we have the seventh highest number of accidental deaths in England. Each year, more…28 Apr 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyThe hon. Gentleman makes an extremely good point, and he adds that particular tragedy to the tragedies that I have already mentioned. Of course he is right that, with modern…28 Apr 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyI thank the Minister and the shadow Minister for their speeches, which I think have very fully answered the comments that I tried to make in opening the debate. I also thank…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the Minister’s answer to Question 1 on illicit finances, we still do not have publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in the overseas territories, nearly…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingFurther to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden), is it not pretty poor form that the Prime Minister shovels the blame for this…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI think the Prime Minister should acknowledge—I am sure that he does—that over the past 30 years our armed forces have been hollowed out by Governments of all parties as they have…13 Apr 2026