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HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsCan I ask the Minister whether I have got this right? The Chancellor made a speech to try to reassure the markets that she was going to plug the enormous black hole in the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend the shadow Leader of the House and others for pressing the case for a Backbench Business debate on Ukraine. I also thank the Leader of the House for…13 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWill the Minister give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyMy right hon. Friend is making a very able speech explaining why the clean power 2030 action plan is so ruinous for consumers. What she has not mentioned is that trying to connect…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe Minister will let me explain why, in the Alice in Wonderland world of the Government’s net zero policies, it is right to import liquefied natural gas, which for some reason…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025I rise as Chair of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. I am pleased to report that this statutory instrument passed our scrutiny. We checked the legal drafting and…03 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictI am listening carefully to the right hon. Gentleman, and the whole premise of his case is that it is somehow in the public interest for people in that community to carry on…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025She always gets excited when I mention the European Union.03 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025I am most grateful to the hon. Lady. They say that in Parliament you should never ask a question to which you do not know the answer, but I am going to ask one. I notice that the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector InnovationCan the Minister describe what he is doing within his own Department so that his own officials actually reward, recognise and engage with innovation? The acquisitions system in…03 Nov 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryWhy does the Minister refuse to issue new licences for the exploitation of new gas fields and new oil fields in the North sea? That is what the industry would like, and that is…27 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementMay I first invite the Minister to clarify what he said in response to my question last week? I pointed out that, in his letter to the Select Committee Chairs, the Director of…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Official Secrets Act Case: Witness StatementsGiven that the deputy National Security Adviser is a civil servant and therefore accountable, who was holding him to account for the job that he was doing? May I just emphasise…16 Oct 2025HANSARD UkraineGiven that time is the most precious commodity in war, and that, as former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller said, Britain may already be at war with Russia, why have we allowed…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, the Prime Minister promised that certain papers would be published as soon as they could be, but he did not give a time.…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Security Update: Official Secrets Act CaseWe know the very basic facts, which is that the Director of Public Prosecutions asked for a statement from the Government to clarify that, at the time of the offence, China was a…13 Oct 2025HANSARD UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment ProcessMay I just point out that it was as plain as day, after the exchanges between the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition yesterday, that Lord…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn the previous question of how much operational independence we will really have, can my right hon. Friend comment on point 4 of annex 1 of the agreement, entitled “Mauritian…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI should clarify that what I quoted from article 4 of the treaty does not apply directly to Diego Garcia; it only applies to an area beyond Diego Garcia and for the development of…09 Sept 2025