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HANSARDAfghanistanI commend the Secretary of State’s statement. I will not dwell on the past, because I am sure that the Defence Committee and other Select Committees will have a look at that. I…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI want to make one thing very clear: the vexatious pursuit of veterans is the key here. Some never finally made it into court, but they were pursued; some died before they got to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionDoes my right hon. Friend marvel at the remarkable restraint shown by British soldiers, no matter where these officers or personnel were from across the UK, in dealing with this…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI was going to come to that point. My right hon. Friend guessed what was on my mind—not that it was that deep for him to get to it. That was the whole reason why, in the end, even…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI agree with my hon. Friend: that is what is really hanging over us. If nothing is done and the existing Act is repealed, we are left with the single problem we started with: how…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI was attacking equivalence. The reality is that if we get rid of the legacy Act right now, we will go back to a one-sided process where veterans will be pursued but nobody in the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI am grateful for your tolerance, Mr Mundell. I start by saying to the hon. Member for South Ribble (Mr Foster), and one or two others on the Government Benches, that to accuse…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Corporate Businesses and Franchisees: Regulatory EnvironmentWill my right hon. Friend give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI do have concerns about the last of the three organisations covered by the order, in relation to the application of the criminal law. There might be another way of doing it, but…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Corporate Businesses and Franchisees: Regulatory EnvironmentI need not detain my right hon. Friend for long, but I very much supported the unions’ position on this, as I thought this was wrong at the time. Without straying into the issues…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Corporate Businesses and Franchisees: Regulatory EnvironmentYes—without interest. I agree with my right hon. Friend. I also agree about something else, which is that people do not realise that the really big global multinationals, for…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Corporate Businesses and Franchisees: Regulatory EnvironmentYou wouldn’t get a car for 500 quid though, John!02 Jul 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 outlawed foreign Government ownership of UK media organisations, setting a limit…02 Jul 2025HANSARD National Security StrategyBefore the most recent election, the Intelligence and Security Committee produced a very comprehensive report on China, making it very clear that it considers China to be one of…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChina AuditFirst of all, before we go to the political knockabout, let me say that I have spoken critically on this issue no matter who was in government; let us settle that before we go on.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. While the Foreign Secretary is sitting here, I thought it relevant to record that we have just heard that the American Government have…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have not spoken so far in these debates, but I have listened and attended on pretty much all occasions. I am moved to speak today because I am concerned. This is the point that…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf the hon. Lady will forgive me, I understand that many others want to speak, so I am going make a bit of progress if she does not mind. The other important point, when we think…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI simply do not agree with the hon. Lady on that reading. The professional bodies are completely divided, and most have come out in opposition to the nature of this legislation.…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillDon’t get excited—it’s not that great! Motorcyclists have to be tested even more than car drivers. There are balancing tests and they have to know everything like that. This is…18 Jun 2025