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HANSARDRochdale Grooming Gang: Offender DeportationIs it true that the diplomats in the Foreign Office who deal with Pakistan are part of the obstacle to getting rid of this loathsome individual? Does the Minister agree that it is…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeOn that point, I acknowledge the huge amount of effort, attention and concentration that the Minister has put into the scheme. I am therefore slightly surprised that the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have a statement from a Work and Pensions Minister on the lack of routes through which right hon. and hon. Members can contact the Department on behalf of constituents who,…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Historical Forced AdoptionThe Prime Minister has done a good deed today, and he is deservedly getting the united response from the House that he requested. He mentioned the admirable idea of putting the…02 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationLast Wednesday, and again today, the Secretary of State expressed his shock at the number of senior clinicians who refused to take part in the Nottingham review. May I repeat a…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanAt last, we have agreement on a defence expenditure statistic. When the Secretary of State says that what the settlement means is that the proportion of GDP spent on defence by…30 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeBearing in mind an item that has appeared in the news reports today, does my hon. Friend agree that either the right hon. Gentleman or the hon. and gallant Gentleman to whom she…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsWith the impeccable timing of an Olympic medallist and world record beater, the inspirational Fatima Whitbread is in Parliament today in room U in Portcullis House till 4 pm,…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseOne reason that the present Prime Minister has lost the trust of the public is his refusal, time and again, to give straight answers to straight questions. My Front-Bench…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI am going to ask the rather obvious question. Given that the plan is to be put forward under the existing Prime Minister, does that mean that if the new Prime Minister wishes to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNeuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDASI detected that the Minister was moving towards her conclusion, so I thought I would intervene before she did. She has a fine record, before she became a Minister, of campaigning…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNeuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDASThe hon. Lady mentioned the all-important fact that early diagnosis, coupled with the prescribing of a quite common antibiotic —I believe amoxicillin is one of them—can make a…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNeuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDASI am sorry if I did not express myself clearly enough. It is not so much a question of the non-recognition of PANS and PANDAS, but whether it has been recognised that early…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNeuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDASAt the risk of labouring the same single point I want to make again and again, there really does seem to be no downside to telling all GPs that if there is any question at all…25 Jun 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperOn a similar theme, undoubtedly near the top of the Secretary of State’s to-do list today is to answer written question No. 11584, which is due for answer tomorrow. The question…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesWhen whistleblowers tried to alert society to what was happening, was any action taken against them, and if it was, does that indicate that there needs to be strengthened…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessOne of the strong arguments put forward for the legislation is that it will help families to find out the truth of what happened to their loved ones, yet by repealing the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessAnother spurious argument, which I am afraid we heard earlier in the debate, is that the legislation put our armed forces on the same level as terrorists. The truth is that…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessThis debate has been characterised by so many powerful speeches that I think it would be invidious to pick out any of them. I congratulate everyone who has contributed,…23 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeLike others before me, I pay tribute to the work of the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford). He is the driving force behind the all-party parliamentary group,…18 Jun 2026