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HANSARD UkraineI have always been sceptical about the impact of sanctions when real warfighting breaks out, and that scepticism has recently been increased by the knowledge that so much Russian…20 May 2024HANSARDTrident: Renewal CostAlthough the right hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) is a valued member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, I think the Secretary of State would agree that the…20 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportI warmly welcome the thrust of my hon. Friend’s argument. For the benefit of the record, I draw his attention and that of the House to paragraph 459 of the report, which states:…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMay I take the opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for his key role in the APPG? I put on the record the dignified and well-informed views of local WASPI co-ordinators in my part…16 May 2024HANSARD Relationships, Sex and Health Education: Statutory GuidanceIn answer to a question on 29 April, the Minister for Schools, my right hon. Friend Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds), strongly endorsed the importance of sections 406 and…16 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaDo the Government share my view that just as Soviet failure in Afghanistan led, to a considerable extent, towards the downfall of the Soviet empire, Putin’s failure in Ukraine…15 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictDoes the Minister agree that the mass rapes on 7 October were not a biproduct of the attack but an integral part of the plan to provoke Israel? If that is proven, does it not mean…14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictWill the Minister give way?14 May 2024HANSARD Prevention of Sexual Violence in ConflictBoth the hon. Lady and the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) have stressed the organised nature of what happened on 7 October, but no one has yet said…14 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionIn the spirit of consensus, may I point out to the House that when I responded to an intervention that the hon. Lady made last Wednesday, I made an error? I said that I was not…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI wonder whether my right hon. Friend’s Committee considered the difference between whether the allegation or accusation related to a member of staff or another employee of the…13 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingHere is one scenario posted on the internet by a despairing councillor: “We have a Parish Councillor who continually harasses the Clerk out of hours, at home and by email, about…09 May 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryMore than nine years ago, I shared with the House the story of Mrs Lesley Hughes, who finally discovered in 2014 that she had been infected with hepatitis C back in 1970 by an NHS…09 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingI rise to consider the potential merit of Government measures to tackle the bullying of local government officials. This short debate seeks to explore the Government’s plans…09 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingI shall seize on that potential opportunity to ask whether we could all come and see the Minister together. There are a lot of operators in this field, and to have him and…09 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingThis is the first I have heard about the hon. Lady’s initiative. It sounds absolutely admirable and I would be very interested in supporting her efforts. I particularly commend…09 May 2024HANSARD Business of the House (13 May)As one of the colleagues who signed my hon. Friend’s suggested amendment, I found alarming the suggestion that an MP could be suspended on the basis of an allegation. It does not…08 May 2024HANSARD Business of the House (13 May)While fully accepting your guidance, Mr Deputy Speaker, I must say in response to the intervention from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) that I said nothing…08 May 2024HANSARD DefenceIt is true that both sides of the House strongly back the nuclear deterrent at the moment, if my right hon. Friend is talking about the Labour Opposition. However, with recent…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI know that the Secretary of State’s personal commitment to Ukraine is second to none. Does he agree with me that if Putin is seen to fail in Ukraine, the threat to western…07 May 2024