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HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI thank the Minister for giving way. Would not “full due process” have required the vetting to be completed before announcing the appointment, as was advised by the then Cabinet…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Out of 190 questions for written answer that I have put down in this Session, which is coming to its close, all but one have been answered. The…28 Apr 2026HANSARDDunmurry Police Station AttackGiven what the Secretary of State said about the nature of the Lurgan bomb, it sounds as if these weapons are unsophisticated and presumably not detonated remotely. This must mean…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe Government are keen to emphasise their transparency in the course of dealing with the Humble Address requests and demands, so here is an opportunity to put that to the test.…27 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement StrategyToo often consumers buy products that, when they get to examine them, turn out to have been manufactured in places like China. What safeguards do the Government have in their new…22 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Foreign Secretary accept that, as a matter of objective fact, this House was misled about the circumstances of Mandelson’s security vetting, even if that misleading was…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance, in what I believe is truly a genuine point of order, as to how Parliament and the public should understand the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMay I welcome the couple of positive references that the Chancellor made a little while ago to civil nuclear power? Given that we have in this country Rolls-Royce, a world-leading…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI am really surprised that the hon. Gentleman is swallowing this guff about this being a borderline case. It was quite clear that security vetting put this case in the red box,…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingWho first suggested to the Prime Minister that Mandelson should be appointed as our ambassador to the United States, or was it just his own idea? Did it never cross his mind that…20 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingI have every sympathy with patriotic Defence Ministers who are being sent out to try to put a brave face on the fact that they are being undermined by their own Chancellor of the…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Knife CrimeWhere psychopaths are concerned, deterrence is unlikely to work, but I was interested to hear an expert from the Internet Watch Foundation, who was interviewed on Times Radio this…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the behest of Labour-dominated Southampton city council, two thirds of my constituents are to be torn away from the New Forest and placed under the control of an…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationWhen the hon. Lady achieved her present promotion, I wrote to her to explain why the independents, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Greens on New Forest district council had…26 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMr Speaker, may I endorse your tribute to the late David Winnick? I had occasion to observe him in action in this House for the first 20 years of my time here, and I can certainly…26 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Savings & InvestmentsI thank the Minister for making this statement today, and welcome the appointment of Sir Jim Harra, who did indeed have an excellent record at the head of HMRC, as interim chief…26 Mar 2026HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionOne thing we have not yet heard is the Secretary of State’s assessment of the motivation of the BMA committee members who are so militantly rejecting a deal that he evidently…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareMay I congratulate the hon. Lady on an excellent statement about what sounds to be a fascinating and detailed report? I was particularly impressed with the amount of time she…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTransport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI apologise for not being able to contribute substantively to this debate, owing to a commitment to lead another debate in Westminster Hall shortly. Bus passes are hugely valued…26 Mar 2026