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HANSARDHuman Rights: Supply ChainsIt is always a blessing to have you chairing a meeting, Mr Dowd. It is particularly a blessing today, as we would not have this debate were you not here, so thank you. I have been…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDHuman Rights: Supply ChainsCould we get a commitment today that the Government will look carefully at what countries that are well in advance of us, such as the United States and some European countries,…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillIt is always a great honour to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah), who talks common sense most of the time she gets up, which may…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillThe hon. Lady was very prescient then, and it has got worse since. There was lots of talk under the previous Administration about Downing Street cars being searched for IOTs. We…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI am not quite certain that I understand the Minister’s reasons for why he cannot accept my amendment, tweak it or work with it in the other place. The reality is that with this…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI just want to point out a clear example of why this is necessary. In 2022, the Home Office asked police forces to collect ethnicity and other data to have a display of evidence.…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI want to make a small point following the strong and powerful point made by the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) about the gang-related stuff. The petition that the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi). He will recall that I voted for him to hold his position, and I will come for payback later on. It is also…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Having served in Northern Ireland, I have spoken to many veterans I was there with and others who were there before, and there is a…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe right hon. Gentleman knows that I have huge regard for him. We go back quite a long way, and I hope that what I am going to say now will be helpful to him and his Defence…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThis business with what is going on over Northern Ireland is not alone, because it builds on a perception and on the gratuitous pursuit of soldiers involved in Afghanistan and…20 May 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I will, but briefly, because I do not get any extra time.27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)In the limited time I have, I say to the Secretary of State that this Bill was bad, and it is now a mess. He comes in front of the House to ask for a carry-over when he knows that…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)It is astonishing. My right hon. Friend is exactly right. I served early on in Northern Ireland, and I lost a very good friend—I apologise for repeating his name—in Robert Nairac.…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)We will not altogether agree about this issue. We can debate what actually happened, but we will never know, because the Government refused to pursue this matter through the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDIran: Human RightsLindsay and Craig Foreman are incarcerated in Iran in brutal circumstances, and are being tortured in many ways. They are not my constituents, but their family approached me. May…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentDid my right hon. Friend not find it astonishing that in the testimony today the ex-leader of the Foreign Office said that he was made to understand that before they had completed…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentEverybody has said pretty much everything, but I am going to say some of it again, as is my wont in this Chamber. First, I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Leader of the…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentIn Olly Robbins’ letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee today, he countermands what the right hon. Gentleman has said from the Dispatch Box. He says: “I believe the Cabinet…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingCan I return to the nub of what this is about? The Prime Minister knew, as we all knew, of the representations about who should be the ambassador—in this case, a man who had been…20 Apr 2026