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HANSARDEngagementsThe Greenland issue is obviously very important and I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising it. The future of Greenland is for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark, and for…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsNATO is the single most important and effective military alliance that the world has ever seen. In the 18 months for which we have been in power, I have done everything in my…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am very pleased about the measures we were able to announce this week. They come on top of the 5 million extra appointments we have delivered in the first year of this Labour…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. We are taking serious action to deliver the homes that the country needs, and to provide homeowners with greater rights,…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition says that she wants to hear about Ukraine. She has six questions, and she is not even asking a second question about what we did yesterday. She has…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI begin by saying that I hope all colleagues had a happy Christmas. It probably feels quite a long time ago now, but not for Reform, of course, because today is the day that they…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for that question; I know that he is working on this scheme. As he knows, land investigation works are currently taking place to help establish the final…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. As she knows, the rates went down during covid, and that is now coming to an end. We have therefore put in interim relief as we move…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know how deeply the right hon. Gentleman feels about these issues. As he knows, the Bill will put in place new measures designed specifically to protect veterans. Those…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me be very clear about what was agreed yesterday. Military plans were drawn up some months ago, and I have updated the House in relation to that. Yesterday’s was a political…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I think I speak for the whole House in saying that I am deeply sorry to hear about that tragic case, and all our thoughts are with the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe Belfast/Good Friday agreement is one of the greatest achievements of the last Labour Government. As the hon. Lady well knows, it enshrined Northern Ireland’s place in the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition talks about the shadow Attorney General. Of course, I accept that lawyers have to represent all sorts of crime. Of course, I accept that principle.…07 Jan 2026HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Cloud Technologies ReportI have received the Intelligence and Security Committee’s closed report on cloud technologies. I thank the Committee for the comprehensive report and their diligent work…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsHappy Christmas! I saw that the hon. Member was asking the public to suggest questions for today. I actually put in a bid—I filled it in—but I assume that he missed my question. I…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising this really important issue. It is important that we take actions that match the words we have expressed in response to these horrific…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsI will just set out what we have achieved this week. We are setting out our violence against women and girls strategy tomorrow, which will offer specialist support for abuse…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me be clear about the strikes: they are dangerous and utterly irresponsible. My message to resident doctors is: don’t abandon patients—work with us to improve conditions and…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs the right hon. Member will appreciate, there are rules and procedures in place in relation to hunger strikes, and we are following those rules and procedures.17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsYes is the simple answer to that question, and our decisions are already holding polluters to account—new severe fines, banning bonuses, and a record 83 criminal investigations…17 Dec 2025