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HANSARDSocial Media DisinformationIn 2017 there was appalling ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, and Facebook was used to recruit civilian death squads. Atrocities continue to this day. The UK holds the pen on Myanmar…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDefence Investment PlanI recognise that the Minister has a difficult job to do in answering today, but has he not noticed that even though Labour has three times more MPs, there are nearly twice as many…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for human rights in Myanmar. I have not spoken under your chairmanship before, Mr Twigg—it is an honour to do so.…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsThe hon. Gentleman has pre-empted what I was going to say, but I absolutely agree that we have to go further. In terms of the current situation, in nine days’ time, Aung San Suu…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsThe hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and I have campaigned for many years on freedom of religion and belief, and I agree that what is happening to Christians in Myanmar is…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsI will respond to that as soon as I have taken the final intervention that I am going to take.10 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesIs not the root problem a profound failure of regulation over the last 25 years, for which Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems all bear responsibility? We have regulated…08 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of the Community Infrastructure Levy on private homeowners. Thank you, Mr Turner, for presiding over this debate on an…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersI thank the hon. Member; he always makes very thoughtful contributions. He makes two very important points. The first is that we do need developers to contribute towards…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersThe hon. Member is absolutely right, and he is foreshadowing what I will propose as one of the solutions to this issue: that homeowners should be excluded from the potential ambit…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, who has much more experience of the housing sector than I do. He will know that countries like France—not very far away—that have…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersThat is quite an unusual thing to be told by the Chair, Mr Turner. I thank you for chairing this important debate and I thank all hon. Members present for some excellent…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersI absolutely accept that. Again, in that spirit of being non-tribal, the hon. Gentleman will know the number of times that his party and other parties have talked about the 14…29 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingGiven that national debt is around 95% of GDP and debt interest costs are nearly 4% of GDP, does the Chancellor agree that it would be irresponsible to fund any cost of living…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CareThe Secretary of State and I are equally frustrated that more progress has not been made despite numerous inquiries dating right the way back to the Morecambe Bay inquiry in 2014,…14 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastIn a crisis, Governments have permission to do things that are not possible in normal times, but I am worried that what the Prime Minister is going to bring forward will not meet…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateCould I gently ask the Chancellor to be less partisan at a time of crisis? If she brings before the House difficult measures that are right for the country, she will have the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the things that makes our economy less resilient is high levels of debt. The Chancellor and I have both followed fiscal rules that allowed us to claim that debt was…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateWhen I was doing the Chancellor’s job, the Treasury rule of thumb was that a 20% increase in energy prices meant 1% more on inflation and 0.5% less on growth. The truth is that it…09 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastGiven what the Chancellor has just said about gas prices going up by nearly 50% in the past week, her Budget promise to reduce household energy bills by £150 will ring hollow for…03 Mar 2026