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HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationWhat a poisoned chalice this Secretary of State is leaving for the incoming Prime Minister. I have a very specific question to put to him. A report published in The Times —online…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Gibraltar: UK-EU TreatyMay I warmly endorse what the Minister said about the Falkland Islands, and ask a question or two about security aspects? Given that both we and Spain are in NATO, the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Energy System Operator: Blackout RiskI have some sympathy with the Minister’s situation, because this is a highly technical issue, and presumably he will have been briefed to deal with this urgent question by the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDAsylum HotelsI thank the Home Secretary for what she said about Ann, whom I first met more than 50 years ago. She was as formidable as an undergraduate as she became in later life as a mature…13 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI would like to think that if this Minister were Secretary of State, we would not be in a situation where 23,000 people were signing an online petition protesting against the…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDeath of Ann WiddecombeMay I apologise to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the House that the fact that I have to chair a meeting in a few minutes’ time prevents me from staying, as I would wish to do, to…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI congratulate the Home Secretary on not resiling at all from the tough stance that she is trying to take. Has she received any indication that after 20 July, a Labour Home…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that part of the problem is that practitioners of the legal system seem to believe that there are such things as absolute human rights, whereas…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillTo put the hon. Gentleman right, it is customary when a Member names another Member, particularly in a critical way, to give way to them freely, not to have to be forced into it.…13 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillGet it right!13 Jul 2026HANSARD NATO SummitHaving criticised successive coalition, Conservative and Labour Governments for inadequate defence spending, may I yet again remind the Foreign Secretary that during the 1980s we…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportDoes the review plan to look into the question of what happens when something goes wrong in the arrangements for a disabled person receiving PIP or universal credit? This time…09 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessHaving spoken on this very subject the week before last, I thought that I would, for once, sit and listen to what others have to say. Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessWill the Minister give way?08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessI congratulate the Minister on acceding to office, but he needs to appreciate that the cost of all Departments goes up in absolute financial numerical terms year on year, but the…08 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersI am a little puzzled by this excuse that offenders can always be recalled if they breach the terms. Presumably, a breach means that there has been a fresh victim of a crime, so…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersI have a fairly simple question. Does the Minister have a clear idea of what categories he regards as constituting dangerous offenders, and if he does, what percentage of the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersBy coincidence, last night, BBC Three rebroadcast the three-part series about the online predator Alexander McCartney, who was caught when a victim reported him. It turned out…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy salary is “up to” £1 billion a year, but sadly that does not make me a billionaire. [ Laughter. ] Does the Secretary of State accept that when checking how much money a country…06 Jul 2026