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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillPerhaps I can invite my hon. Friend to be helpful to the Minister. He clearly holds him in some regard, and he is right that he has got himself into something of a mess. By far…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman allow an intervention?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, the king of Stoke! Which Labour Back Bencher receives a regular report from the Whips on the proceedings of this House? That is what the King has. The King…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe point has been repeatedly made from the Government Benches that this is a matter of principle and that hereditary power is unacceptable. Now, the hon. Member is right that the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillJust to get Cromwell right: it was Cromwell, rather like Boris Johnson, who ended the Long Parliament by walking into this Chamber, so the parallel is probably closer than the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am not surprised that my hon. Friend is making the speech that he is, because he understands that, essentially, our system is an organic one. Constitutions are not written from…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillJust to refresh my memory, which Government instituted the arrangement whereby a certain number of hereditaries stayed and the kind of election that the hon. Gentleman describes…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI want to inject some energy. Let me tell the hon. Gentleman why I am energetic about this matter. It is preposterous to abolish the hereditary peers in the House of Lords, on the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. I am inclined to agree with him about the appointment of life peers who do not sit. I do not know the view of Members on the…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s case, in essence, is that the only form of legitimacy in the exercise of power is democratic legitimacy, but that does not square with the exercise of power…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Mr Speaker, I know you will agree that flags and banners, in bringing national pride, nourish individuals’ sense of worth and nurture our shared sense of belonging. Will the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025I know that the purpose of these regulations is to clarify and provide for the definition of revenue in accordance with the original legislation. I simply say to the Minister that…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will know that long ago—indeed, before we were born—tens of thousands of young men were sent to a far off place to witness the first…22 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Internal MarketI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. Is not the real problem, as identified by the FSB and articulated by the right hon. Gentleman, that there is an…22 Jul 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentWill my hon. Friend give way?22 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Internal MarketMy hon. Friend, with typical generosity, says that we are all trying to get this right. I established that that is largely true, with the possible exception of the EU itself.…22 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare Spendingrose—15 Jul 2025