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HANSARD The Battle of BritainBefore he does, I mention that I am very grateful indeed to the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate to the Chamber. It is well known that the only Victoria Cross to be awarded…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am truly grateful. This is, I hope, a non-party political point. The White Paper in advance of the Bill mentioned rightly that there had been consultations on strengthening the…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?02 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyI am grateful to the Minister for the frankness of her statement. She says that the director of the company is under investigation for suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and…02 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI am sure that right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House share my disgust at the sight of the killer in the Kremlin having a red carpet rolled out for him that might…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastLike the Secretary of State, I have supported a two-state solution for very many years, but there is a slight contradiction when he says that immediate recognition would not be…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumPast waves of refugees who came to this country quite rightly had to identify themselves and come here legally. What percentage, does the Home Secretary think, of people who…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite his new role in riding to the rescue of the Treasury, is the Pensions Minister still available to fulfil in principle the undertaking he gave me before the recess to have…01 Sept 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesGiven the Minister’s helpful references of a sartorial nature to his opposite number, may I congratulate him on his carefully understated choice of necktie today? I shall…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe Foreign Secretary states that he believes in a two-state solution—as I have done since at least the 1973 Yom Kippur war—but that Hamas must not be a part of it. Does he agree…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryMay I say how important it is that both Front Benchers have emphasised the atrocities that were committed against prisoners of war? Just as we remember the Nuremberg trials, we…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making this debate possible. Can he explain to the House the attitude of the Ukrainian Government? Is it the case that most of the people…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe Minister says that an asylum seeker convicted of an offence will not be granted asylum. Does she have some special method of sending them back to a country to which we cannot…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Secretary of State talks of such a large reduction in the number of anticipated future primary school pupils, does she attribute any part of that to a wish by certain…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportIt was in 2015 that I first raised the case of my constituent, Lesley Hughes, who was infected with contaminated blood in 1970 and discovered the reason for four decades of ill…21 Jul 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformWhenever I listen to the excellent Times Radio and other commercial broadcasters, I am always favourably impressed by the fact that at the end of every positive advertisement for…16 Jul 2025HANSARD SudanWill the Minister explain to the House what, in practical terms, the Security Council could do, even if all its members were neutral on the question of backing one side over the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanWhat worries me more than the lifting of this super-injunction is the fact that we have closed down all the Afghan schemes at the very time that undocumented Afghans who felt it…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the hon. Lady give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThe only likelihood of ever finding out what happened to Captain Nairac’s body would be if somebody came forward to the truth and reconciliation body, which is part of the legacy…14 Jul 2025