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HANSARDClonoe InquestMay I remind the Secretary of State that, at a hearing in 2017, the Defence Committee took evidence from four distinguished professors of law, including Philippe Sands, with whose…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeTwo of the four ugly totalitarian sisters have been included in the list so far, and I trust that China and North Korea will both be added to the enhanced tier in the fullness of…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State will be aware from the Second Reading debate in the Lords that a number of what I shall gently refer to as Eurosceptic peers have expressed concerns that…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Trail HuntingThe hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time. His thesis seems to be that, because the direct hunting of foxes was made illegal, trail hunting is being us as a cover…01 Apr 2025HANSARDBirmingham City CouncilMay I give the Minister some friendly advice and suggest that he does not try to write this off as a little local difficulty? I am half expecting to hear him use the phrase,…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Myanmar EarthquakeCan the Minister explain a bit more about the mechanism by which any aid donated in this country will reach people on the ground in Myanmar? Particularly given the airstrikes we…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Bosnia and HerzegovinaGiven the recent love-in between Washington and Moscow, it is hardly surprising that the killer in the Kremlin is encouraging all his sidekicks to stir up trouble in areas such as…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryI think it is true to say that the author of the Hughes report anticipated that the Government would want to take their time over these matters, but that is why Dr Hughes—and…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryThat is exactly right. The problem is that people are going back for partial remediation time and time again, and it is not achieving the desired outcome. When we move on to the…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryI must say, the hon. Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) has done us all a service by outlining in detail one case out of what are understood to be a minimum of…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will surely agree that when we send our armed forces into dangerous situations, they deserve to be protected against vexatious litigious claims that are…27 Mar 2025HANSARDShale Gas WellsI am sorry, but that answer had nothing to do with my question, which was to ask why the Government are ordering the permanent sealing of Britain’s only two shale gas wells. The…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI welcome the Chancellor’s emphasis on defence expenditure and her support for the nuclear deterrent, but does she agree that, by his actions in Ukraine, Putin has restarted the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDShale Gas WellsQ3. For what reason the Government has ordered that the UK’s two shale gas wells be permanently sealed.26 Mar 2025HANSARDMilitary Aid to UkraineIn this age, when the plot of “The Manchurian Candidate” appears more like a documentary on US politics than a work of fiction, have the Government received any indication that…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe shadow Leader of the House referred to his admirable father’s national service in the course of his tribute, and that took place during a cold war that was prevented from…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaHave the Government received any indication or formed any view about what the current Israeli Government would do if—admittedly against all expectation—Hamas were to release all…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a believer in parliamentary democracy, I fully support the Government’s right not to exploit shale gas deposits in the UK on environmental grounds. However, may we have an…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateDoes the Secretary of State agree that one of the worst and most intractable problems that the founders of the NHS had to deal with was the involvement of medical practitioners…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesI congratulate all three Front- Bench spokesmen on their excellent contributions. Does the Minister know whether the BBC will be broadcasting some of the films—not jingoistic, but…13 Mar 2025