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HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on surviving the reshuffle. This Minister adds to the general merriment of the nation, so we will miss him when he’s gone— [ Laughter. ] We’re…09 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI will make a bit of progress. I know the Minister will say that the monarchy is popular—which it is—and that it does not have political power, but it has infinitely more…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillFrankly, I do not agree with that principle. As I said in an intervention on the Minister, this will leave the monarchy wholly exposed as the only person who holds his office by…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOf course, nothing in our constitution is perfect. We would not be starting here—we accept that. We are just saying that this is a group of dedicated public servants who have done…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOur policy is very sensible: gradual evolution and reform. That is what the Conservative party is all about. This is an historic day, and it is a rather sad one. After the Crown,…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do not declare an interest. In a sense, that is already the case, as the Lords have suspended hereditary peer by-elections by amending the Standing Orders of their Chamber.…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWell, here we are again. The House of Commons and the House of Lords love debating reform of the Lords—we have been doing it for over 120 years. But we have made a bit of…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIf the hereditary principle is so wrong, where does that leave the principle of an hereditary monarchy, which has infinitely more influence than any hereditary peer?04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillNo. The hon. Gentleman is a very good chap, but he has had a lot of turns. We all know that the real reason behind all of this is that the Government want to make space for more…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWell, the Whip is looking at me. He wants me to sit down. My hon. Friend has made the point brilliantly, and I shall now sit down.04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThis is all good, amusing, knockabout stuff—nothing wrong with that—but will the Minister say a few words of comfort to the small family businesses that are closing all over the…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWill the Minister give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that one of the worst aspects of the actions of the Israeli authorities is the continual stripping away of the dignity of the Palestinian people…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil RefineryObviously, my first concern is my constituents who work in the refinery in the neighbouring constituency, that of my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin…22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI rise to talk about Lord Anderson’s report on Prevent and the death of our wonderful fallen colleague and my dear friend, Sir David Amess, which was published last week. It is…22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI will end with the words of Katie Amess herself—22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentHe was.22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentHear, hear.22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIn the words of Katie Amess herself, “Despite Lord Anderson’s review, the vast majority of our questions about Prevent’s failures remain unanswered. We still do not know why basic…22 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThis is a real national crisis, and there is such an outcry and such outrage in the country that there is a real danger that people will take the law into their own hands, which…21 Jul 2025