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HANSARD British Film and High-end TelevisionI congratulate my hon. Friend on the ingenuity of her statement. I am tempted to ask her if she is offering a prize to the first person to identify all the film titles she…03 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanDoes the NHS 10-year plan include an assisted dying scheme? If the present private Member’s Bill runs out of time at the end of this parliamentary Session, and thus falls, will…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressI do indeed. Of course, in any event, the women realise that they will not get anything like full compensation, but they want the symbolic acceptance and acknowledgement of the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressYes. In a way, the Government have fallen between two stools. The report, as we have heard, anticipated that the Government would be reluctant to the right the wrong done to so…03 Jul 2025HANSARD DefenceOn the point about not enjoying community support, when we were having these debates in great detail, the highly divided communities would always stand up and say how this was…02 Jul 2025HANSARD DefenceWhenever my right hon. Friend and other members of the Conservative shadow defence team bring up the question of reopening this lawfare against our veterans, Government Ministers…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI must say that I never thought the day would arise when I as a non-lawyer would be advising a Government of lawyers that they need to be sure of the legal basis for what they are…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformDoes the Secretary of State agree that, while necessary at the time of covid, the removal of the requirement for face-to-face assessments was an opening of the door to potential…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI have come to this debate without any prior knowledge of what is proposed, so I am making this point as a result of what I have heard so far. Am I right in thinking that what the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Military Bases: SecurityAlmost by definition, RAF sites have to have very long perimeter fences, so it is understandable that they could be overcome at one point or another. Why were they apparently not…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again. As I said in my first intervention, I am new to this whole debate, but I thought I heard from the Minister that the idea was for…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI have some sympathy with my right hon. Friend’s argument, but surely the effect of this change will kick in only if, in the end, the Government’s appeal succeeds. Therefore, it…30 Jun 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsAfter a worrying start, President Trump has now strengthened NATO, both by extracting promises of more money and with the positive comments he made at the end of the summit. Has…26 Jun 2025HANSARD BBC World Service FundingThank you, Sir Jeremy, for calling me to speak, and it is a pleasure to endorse so much of what has been said today in such a unified way across party boundaries. The value of BBC…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear-certified Aircraft ProcurementMay I encourage the Government not to be at all bashful about the fact that the decision on whether one of these weapons will be used—heaven forbid—will be an American one? There…25 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that something that makes the erection and maintenance of war memorials so much more poignant is that they are often paid for by the local…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChina AuditIn his statement, the Foreign Secretary says that “our approach will always be guided by the UK’s long-term economic growth priorities”. As an example of that, he refers to our…24 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsDoes the Minister agree that there is a particular importance of memorials to people who have no known grave but the sea? I believe I am right in saying that the three great Royal…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat practical steps can the Government take to support women and girls in Afghanistan who, after a period of being encouraged to liberate themselves, are now cast back into…24 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Military Base ProtectionI must say that I am very surprised that the Home Secretary chose to put out a written statement, rather than making an oral statement, when we could have put to her some of these…23 Jun 2025