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HANSARDMiddle EastAs usual, I agree with much of what the Foreign Secretary has to say, but I have to ask him this: how many times must a terrorist-funding, fanatical regime threaten to wipe…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDo Ministers agree with the Trussell Trust’s recent estimate that the weekly cost of basic essentials is £120 for a single person and £205 for a couple?23 Jun 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountYesterday, as the Minister probably knows, food bank groups associated with the Trussell Trust lobbied—very effectively —Members on both sides of the House. My local group, the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI hope something else we can all agree on is our admiration for the former Labour MP Ann Cryer, who exposed what was going on back in 2003, which was only five years into a…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictUntil the people of Iran rise up and overthrow the dreadful mullahs’ regime, it is obviously true what the Foreign Secretary says when he says that no military action can put an…16 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarIt is encouraging that the Gibraltarians are receiving more consideration than the exiled Chagossians did. When the Foreign Secretary says that a sovereignty clause was inserted,…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Spending Review: Health and Social CareThe Minister will be well aware of Sir Andrew Dilnot’s ambitious plan to put a cap of £86,000 on the cost of the social care that any family would ever have to pay. It was never…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Industrial StrategyIt seems quite radical to suggest, as the report does, devolving responsibility for post-16 technical education and training to local leaders and transferring responsibility for…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am sure that we wish the Government well in what they are trying to do. I gather that the International Air Transport Association highlighted only last week that, at the moment,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentAssuming that the large nuclear power station at Sizewell C and the small modular reactors both prove to be successful, as we trust they will be, what is the Government’s thinking…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillEmeritus Professor Sarah Nield, the chairman of the New Forest Association, writes: “The current planning and environmental frameworks have played a crucial role in protecting the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Afghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyIn the spirit of that remark, I do not wish to ambush the Minister when he speaks with a quote from the Defence Secretary when he was the shadow Defence Secretary, so may I put it…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Afghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyI know that the Minister sincerely cares about all of this, and I am sure that he really wants to do his best, however the key point being made by my hon. and right hon. and…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI know that the Minister is drawing his parameters rather tightly today, but can he give us at least a hint of what impact the Treasury’s consideration anticipates for the defence…04 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterDoes the Secretary of State think that the situation might improve if Thames Water executives were obliged to sign up to performance-related pay?03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillIt has often been said that the courts rejected the legacy Act, at least in part. I am not aware of which part specifically they rejected, but I would like to remind the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary was asked a question about Lord Hermer of Chagos, as he perhaps ought to be known. Why did she not answer it, and will she do so now?02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State referred earlier to placing certain statutory duties on county councils. When she considers that, will she consider including in those duties the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewIt is tempting to remind the Secretary of State about the 4.5% to 5% of GDP that was spent on defence by Conservative Governments throughout the cold war years of the 1980s, but…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentAs it was this issue that brought me into politics many decades ago, it is an absolute pleasure to hear the full-throated commitment of both the Government and the Liberal…02 Jun 2025