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HANSARD Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryThe Minister has referred to the grooming gangs inquiry carried out by our friend, the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe), and early-day motion 380 makes a number of…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseThe landmark 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence by the United States takes place in the week commencing 29 June. I have applied for an Adjournment debate, but…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDSteel TariffsThat is exactly what I did on behalf of my constituent Paul Kenchington: I wrote to the Secretary of State about the specialist steel that he uses, and I have not had a reply. Why…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseNext week, can the Leader of the House produce a Government statement in response to the Hallett review on covid-19 vaccines? Lady Hallett recommended major reform of the vaccine…14 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIt is a pleasure to participate in this very important debate. I am going to add a perspective from someone who has never been in the Whips Office, but who has witnessed the dark…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesNo, I will not give way; I think we need to make progress. The effect of using the word “whatsoever”, I think, was that the Prime Minister probably inadvertently misled himself. I…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I have been involved with the park homes issue for the best part of 30 years; I have 2,000 people in my constituency…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersWhen the Minister kindly came to the APPG on park homes, he heard from Nat Slade, the environmental health officer for Arun district council, about the issues he faces and the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Secretary of State tell us what the Government are doing to address the problem of number plate fraud? Number plates are being falsely registered to wrong addresses by the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationEighty-four per cent of the people in Christchurch voted against being forced into a unitary merger with Bournemouth and Poole, and they are still living with the consequences of…26 Mar 2026HANSARDDriving Test Waiting TimesIs not the fundamental problem that the DVSA is a state-controlled monolith without any competition? Would it not be a good idea to privatise the DVSA and enable young people to…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionDoes the Minister share my concern about the revelations relating to the connection between Mandelson and the Chinese motor manufacturer BYD, which now says that the United…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend makes a point that is typically made in court. When the defendant is found to be lying, one addresses the jury and says, “He has lied about that, members of the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIf the Prime Minister was here, I am sure that he would be able to answer that question. What has always amazed me—and a lot of others, I am sure—is how Mandelson has risen again…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThese revelations keep coming, yet answers come there none. I hope that in due course we can pursue these points further with the Prime Minister when he next appears in the House.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), who participates a lot more frequently than I do in Opposition day debates. On the basis…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI do not know how much credibility the hon. Gentleman has given to people whom he knows to be serial liars in his professional life. That is the issue. If the Prime Minister was…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI was going to conclude by saying that I go along with those people who have called for a public inquiry, because it would be able to require the production of the documents. We…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am sorry; I understated the proposition, and my right hon. Friend is quite right to correct me. If we had a public inquiry, we could extend its terms of references to…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWhat you were hearing, Madam Deputy Speaker, was incredulity being expressed by my hon. Friends at the revelation that so discredited a man had such an influence over the choice…04 Feb 2026