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HANSARD Puberty BlockersBaroness Cass certainly wanted to gather more evidence. The evidence we have shows the damage that puberty blockers can do. We know that the substantial science suggests that they…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThat experience clearly contradicts the Cass review’s findings, but it is for the hon. Lady to have that debate, no doubt, with Dr Cass. What is certain is that we have no…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersWill the Minister at least commit to looking again at the experience of Finland and Denmark, whose evidence has led them to now emphasise counselling rather than medical…23 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionI first raised the horrors of the Tavistock clinic in this House in 2019, having been provoked to do so by staff who said that they were often under pressure to refer for…22 Jun 2026HANSARD British Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeIt is a delight to hear a Nottinghamshire voice; as the hon. Gentleman knows, I was an adopted son of Nottinghamshire for a long time. He is making a case for the nobility of…22 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe Home Secretary will know that I am an admirer of hers, and we tend to agree about much. We certainly agree about the threat posed by Iran. She will be familiar with the report…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThis situation is worsened, of course, by the values we seek to defend being used against us. Fair-minded British people want to believe that every side deserves a hearing, so we…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe “2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community” states: “The global security environment is becoming more complex.” That complexity is being fed by the…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe hon. Gentleman is building to a crescendo, so I wanted to intervene before he sits down. The vigilance he calls for, which echoes what I said about us coming together to make…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to Iranian activity in Britain. In the report that our Committee produced on that, we said: “The Iranian Intelligence Services have shown…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. Many people say that he was the second best Conservative Security Minister, and I tend to agree with that. Might he continue…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI accept what Jonathan Hall said, but what he did not say was that a higher statutory bar was needed to achieve a prosecution. What worries some of us, including my right hon. and…17 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI am glad that the Minister has addressed that point, because it was raised by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) and I on…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI hesitate to interrupt the flow of my right hon. and learned Friend, but the key point is legitimacy, as he and I have discussed. A state can be conducting legitimate activity by…17 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillBefore my hon. Friend moves on to fines, the issue she has raised, and which I raised earlier, seems to be crucial. It is true that Jonathan Hall, as the Minister said on Second…17 Jun 2026HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceMy final point is that the Government have options to take and choices to make. Of course, pensions are funded from the welfare budget. There are those, perhaps including some…15 Jun 2026HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceThe hon. Member has undersold me: I am right honourable, as he ought to know, really. Leaving that to one side, he will know that £253 billion is spent on non-pensioner welfare…15 Jun 2026HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal Allowancerose—15 Jun 2026HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceI am extremely grateful for your indulgence and generosity, Dr Huq. I wish to speak because I have enjoyed correspondence with the Minister at the Treasury Bench on exactly this…15 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through Parliamentrose—08 Jun 2026