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HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Widnes and Halewood (Derek Twigg), my colleague on the Intelligence and Security Committee. I agree with everything that he has…14 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsI agree with the Minister that there is a great deal to welcome in Philip Rycroft’s conclusions. She talked about corporate donations. May I ask her to confirm that she is…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI thank the hon. Lady for opening the debate. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. So far, only one Member has done so, which means that he has about…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, not least for his remarkable display of self-control. We now come to the Front-Bench speeches, beginning with the Liberal Democrat…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI thank the hon. Lady for opening the debate. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. So far, only one Member has done so, which means that he has about…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, not least for his remarkable display of self-control. We now come to the Front-Bench speeches, beginning with the Liberal Democrat…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI will call Michelle Welsh to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind all other Members present that they may make a speech only with prior permission…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyThe debate may now continue until 4.50 pm if necessary.23 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyOrder. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for introducing the debate. I remind other Back-Bench Members who want to contribute that they should continue to bob to show that they…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyWe have not been universally successful at keeping to four minutes. I ask everyone to now get closer to three minutes, because I need to begin Front-Bench contributions at 5.28 pm.23 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyI thank all Members who have spoken so far for their co-operation. We now move on to the Front-Bencher contributions, beginning with the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.23 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyOrder. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Lady, but she has five minutes to sum up the debate, and she is on six and a bit. Can she swiftly get to her last sentence?23 Jun 2026HANSARD Role of Big Tech in SocietyThe debate must finish at 5.50 pm, so the right hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) has a minute to wind up his debate.23 Jun 2026HANSARDPolling Stations: Blind and Visually Impaired VotersAll voters, including blind and visually impaired voters, should be able to vote independently and secretly. In its reports on elections in 2024 and 2025, the commission found…18 Jun 2026HANSARDPolling Stations: Blind and Visually Impaired VotersAs I have said, the commission will review what happened in the May 2026 polls and make any further recommendations it feels necessary as a result. The hon. Lady makes two…18 Jun 2026HANSARDPolling Stations: Blind and Visually Impaired VotersI will certainly make sure the commission hears what the hon. Gentleman has said. He will appreciate that judgments on these things are often for returning officers or for those…18 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) Bill (Allocation of Time)Will the Home Secretary give way?17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI think we agree about the threat we face and about its scale. We do not need to spend the four hours allocated for this debate sharing that agreement, as the hon. Member for…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI will come to exactly that point about the carve-outs. It is, I think, evident from a close reading of the Bill that the Government’s approach to the first of the new offences it…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) Bill (Allocation of Time)I am bound to say that the Home Secretary, for whom I have huge respect, is wrong to suggest that she cannot take interventions because of a lack of time—she has decided that…17 Jun 2026