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HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksOrder. The next ground rule is that we do not read interventions. I hope that is clear. An intervention is an intervention. It is not a pre-prepared speech to read into the record…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI have sat through the entire debate, which is now getting on for three hours, and I have read the Bill, but nobody this afternoon—not one Member of this House, including…19 May 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsFurther to the Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson), and on the basis that justice delayed is justice denied, will she seek to use her good…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIf we are moving into an era of electric cars—thousands of them, mostly made in China, of course—and if we are moving into an era of artificial intelligence developed in the…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityWill the hon. Lady give way?19 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I thank the Leader of the House for his unfailing courtesy at the Dispatch Box, and for the meticulous manner in which he refers Members’ concerns to the appropriate…14 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI would not wish that on him. Given the Labour party’s manifesto commitments, some of us had rather hoped we might find in the King’s Speech a Bill to ban the proceeds of trophy…14 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI will be in a minority of one. If we are to address the 10% commission issue, and we must, we have to understand that it is part of the business model. Park home owners have the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesAt the start of the debate, when Mr Speaker was in the Chair, he reminded the House that this was not a trial of the Prime Minister, but a debate about whether or not an issue…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy right hon. Friend reminds me that he said, incorrectly, that the vote on the call for Johnson to resign was not taken until after the Privileges Committee had released its…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI will make three brief points. The first is on fit and proper persons. As my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) indicated, the legislation is on the…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy right hon. Friend knows that I have been gravely concerned about this issue. I, too, commend her on a very hard-fought fight, but I remain concerned that we had a vehicle…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt seems to me as though the Government are just kicking the can down the road. We have an opportunity in the legislation before us, and particularly in Lord Nash’s…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI do understand what the hon. Lady is saying. Those cases are very few and far between, and there can always be exceptions, where they are medically necessary. I do not believe…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have a very personal interest in this: I have five grandchildren, ranging in age from 15 to nine, and there are another five Ukrainian children in roughly the same age group…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillLet me try again with the question that I put to the Minister. We have the opportunity today to carry a motion tabled in the other House that would introduce the ban. The can is…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMany Members of the House, possibly including you, Mr Speaker, will have received communications from retired civil servants who are facing personal and financial distress as a…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAOrder. I think six Members are standing. I will call the Front Benchers at 10.30 am. I will not impose a time limit at this stage, but around six minutes a head should ensure that…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Carer’s Allowance OverpaymentsI will call Anna Dixon to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CareDoes the Secretary of State understand that the remarks that he made on Sky television prior to the recess about the maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother…14 Apr 2026