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HANSARD Representation of the People BillI am sure that Members across the House will have cases and instances that they are concerned about. This legislation intends to restore integrity to the system precisely because…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillAs always, my right hon. Friend raises an important point. There are huge concerns about cryptocurrency, not least because we cannot track where the funding has come from. We have…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI certainly share the hon. Lady’s confidence that this is the right thing to do, and I thank her for making that point.02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI hope the hon. Lady will forgive me if I make progress. We are going further with our support for the Electoral Commission. The commission is the independent statutory body…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillTo correct the hon. Gentleman, it is not me, but the House, that would be allowing 16-year-olds to vote. If people can serve in the armed forces, they should have the right to…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI always agree with my hon. Friend, and not just because we are friends. I remember her introducing the youth mayor scheme in Lambeth; it was a huge success and showed how keen…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend and, indeed, to others who were involved with the Speaker’s Conference. They have made a huge contribution to the shape of the Bill and the detail…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillMy hon. Friend will hear about that further along in my speech. I need to make progress, or you will be angry with me, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are looking at automated voter…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI start by acknowledging the presence in the Gallery of survivors and relatives of those who died at Grenfell Tower. They have the deepest sympathies of the whole House, and our…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for her questions and comments. She raises perhaps the most important point in all this, which is that no one listened to the voices of…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI thank the hon. Member for his questions and for his commitment, shared by the whole House, that we need to resolve the problems that led to the tragedy at Grenfell Tower. He…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI thank my hon. Friend for his question and congratulate him on being such a powerful voice for his constituents and all those who have suffered and died as a result of the…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and welcome the tone that he has adopted. It is quite right that we should all work cross-party on this matter to speed up the outcomes…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI am happy to support the hon. Lady’s call for all affected stakeholders to feed in their views to the inquiry, be they in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland. The legacy…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI would be happy to arrange a meeting between my hon. Friend and the fire safety Minister so that they can discuss her concerns in detail, but she is quite right to point to the…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI am aware of what happened in my hon. Friend’s constituency recently, and how worrying it has been not just for the people living there, but for people right across the country.…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportThe hon. Gentleman is right to point to that concern, which we all share. In the most recent Budget, the Chancellor announced £600 million to fund skills training in the…25 Feb 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Annual ReportThe Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was a preventable tragedy that claimed 72 innocent lives. This tragedy was the consequence of profound failures within the system of oversight.…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportIt is emotional to see the tower coming down slowly, brick by brick, but it is important for the community, and for all concerned about what happened, to know that the memorial…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportIn fact, the police are investigating an incredibly complex set of circumstances. That is why one of the biggest teams in the Met’s history is focused on getting to the bottom of…25 Feb 2026