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HANSARD Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of mandatory body armour for prison officers. May I begin by thanking all the Members who have taken the trouble…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourWhen I realised that this debate was going to be held on the last day before the Easter recess, I was rather perturbed and thought that perhaps not very many people would turn up.…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourYes, indeed. No debate in this Chamber or the main Chamber would be worth while without a typically relevant contribution from the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). The…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourOn what the Minister said at the beginning, I would be the first to acknowledge that it may take time and be a gradual process before all prison officers are equipped with body…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourThat was not really what I asked the Minister. I was asking whether he accepts the principle that all prison officers are vulnerable to attack in any prison and that, in…26 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI think the Government are very wise to try to close the potential loophole that somebody might make a giant donation between today and the conclusion of the legislative process,…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Defencerose—24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceIt is very kind of my hon. Friend to give way on the point of making his peroration. He mentioned the tension between the MOD and its Ministers, and the Treasury. We could…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceWill the Minister give way?24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceCan I share a little secret with the House? For slightly longer than the duration of the second world war, I was a shadow Defence Minister, but in 2010, I found myself back on the…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI am concerned about one problem that may arise. We have now got to a stage where the Government have given permission for the Americans to strike back against, for example,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMay I remind Defence Ministers yet again that they should be comparing increases in defence expenditure not with the post-cold war years, but with what we used to spend on defence…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackThe people who carry out such attacks are mainly seeking to terrorise the target community, but the people who plan such attacks often have another end in mind, which is to set…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI believe many children were treated with puberty blockers, among other drugs, before the Gender Identity Development Service programme was closed down. Does the hon. Member know…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent presentation. Rather curiously, up until 2023, ExxonMobil pensioners got automatically indexed uplifts to their pensions, but for some…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary IncreasesIf the Minister would follow the recommendation of at least giving the trustees the full power to make the decision over discretionary awards and taking it away from the company,…19 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the PastI would like to start by referring to the intervention of the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna), who is sadly no longer in her place. She talked about…19 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the PastI would like to make a little progress first, then I certainly will. I chaired the Defence Committee when we produced a report that recommended the combination of a statute of…19 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the PastI am not an expert on the more recent developments, but I think I remember correctly that the previous Government were appealing that particular court decision, and this…19 Mar 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Children and Young PeopleI hope this is a helpful suggestion to the Secretary of State. There have been some objections to a social media ban for young people based on the fact that it would create a…18 Mar 2026