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HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastI do not wish to delay the Minister, but there is a concurrent theme throughout, which is the sheer incompetence of the DVSA over a long period. Does the Minister think that it…26 Nov 2025HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastIt is always a welcome thing to be in the same room as you, Mrs Harris, let alone to be chaired by you. I congratulate the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) on securing…26 Nov 2025HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastWill the Minister give way?26 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI will not follow the hon. Member down that road, because I have limited time and there is something I want to reflect on, but the reality is that many people and veterans believe…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillI rise to support the Opposition Front Bench in their concerns about the present legislation. Three facts stand out. First, the Bill does not protect veterans from criminal cases,…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThe way in which the last intervention was made suggested that this is a numbers game based on the numbers who were out there in Northern Ireland. The fact is— [ Interruption. ]…18 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseI have great respect for the Minister. However, listening to what he has said today about the China espionage case, which follows the collapsed spy case, the Christine Lee case…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesMy right hon. Friend has mentioned Bill Slim, who many who know history will say was probably the greatest allied general of the war—it was brilliant what he achieved with next to…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesI want to return to the point about commemoration. Having served before, I remember that when I got elected back in 1992, we were not allowed to wear uniforms in public because of…11 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, I understand that the Deputy Prime Minister has made it clear that he was held back for operational reasons by the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI cannot give way again because the hon. Gentleman does not have a minute to give me—sorry about that. Otherwise, I would have loved to give way. That kind of shoplifting is a…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill my hon. Friend reflect on the fact that many of those sitting on the opposite Benches have clearly been dragooned into coming here to support the Government—as often happens…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI instinctively agree with my hon. Friend’s constituent, even though I have never met him, but I wish him well—I was worried that I should have remembered meeting him, but I…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI do not have a Conservative council to criticise, although I would criticise it if it had done that. It was a Labour council that introduced these charges, and they have had a…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsOne of the biggest problems with the Employment Rights Bill is the day-one rights that it introduces, which will remove the flexibility that allows employers to decide whether…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI am listening carefully to everything the Minister says, including about being productive. The key for him is that for the first time sickness benefit is now within universal…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe hon. Lady is making great pace through her speech, but I want to bring her back to one point. She has made the case for all the peripheral things that the Government have done…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIt is good that the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) finally remembered the money given to his area by the last Government, even though it has not been spent, which is…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe real problem in all this is that the Government imposed a national insurance increase on businesses. The second problem is what they have done for businesses that might have…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseAs the Secretary of State knows, I have brought a company over from Ukraine to show us what it can do with drones. Us getting hold of that technology from Ukraine helps us to…03 Nov 2025