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HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressIt is a genuine privilege to follow the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones). Knowledgeable and passionate Ministers are a huge asset to any Government, and she is a…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressWe need to be very clear about this: the arguments the Minister is making are right, but as the hon. Lady points out, they are not a response to the arguments we are making. The…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI am extremely grateful; the hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. I want to develop the point from a slightly different angle. What we are really interested in are the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI want to ask the Secretary of State about the breadth of the Bill. Clause 1 makes it clear that a “steel undertaking” includes those businesses that have the “manufacture or…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe Secretary of State is being generous. I take him at his word as I do not think that he intends to use this legislation otherwise than appropriately. However, there is an…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWill the Secretary of State give way?21 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the Government’s approach to redacting or withholding documents within scope of…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetI have to say, I share a good deal of the Secretary of State’s frustration, not least because I was one of those who argued at the time that if the speed of the railway was…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and I thank the Minister for what he has said. As you and the House know, the Intelligence and Security Committee has…19 May 2026HANSARD Youth JusticeCan I ask the Secretary of State about two things? The first is education, which he has mentioned. It is, of course, important to look at education for young people in a custodial…18 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Many of us across this House worked hard to pass the Online Safety Act 2023, not because we thought it would be the last word on online safety, but because we believed it was…29 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateForgive me, Madam Deputy Speaker. It was about whether the Minister would confirm that it will be the ISC that determines redactions on the basis of international relations and…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI thank the Minister for his kind words about the hard work of the Intelligence and Security Committee. He will recognise and want to reflect with the House that we cannot work…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWith your indulgence, Mr Speaker, I want to raise three points with the Leader of the House about the operation of the Humble Address agreed by the House on 4 February. I make…23 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThe Prime Minister has been very clear about his view of the urgency of his response since he learned of this vetting information, so I want to ask him about the events of last…20 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In January last year, I raised with the Prime Minister the issue of inadequate and inaccessible compensation for those injured by covid vaccinations. The Prime Minister…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillMy hon. Friend is making the point that consultation on and discussion of the Bill may be fruitful if we are to properly understand its effects. One difference the Bill will make…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillThe Lord Chancellor has quite properly recognised the Government’s debt of gratitude to Sir Brian Leveson, but will he accept that the Government have been somewhat selective in…10 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsAs I hope the Minister would accept, the last trial of those accused of alleged espionage on behalf of China foundered—to put it at its mildest—because of a lack of shared…04 Mar 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI can give the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) three minutes to speak.24 Feb 2026