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HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysI absolutely agree. That goes back to the business of data. We need to have the data, and I ask the Minister to look at that issue as well. I have made several points about data…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysIt is good to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg, and I am sorry that I did not have the chance to say that in my earlier intervention. I commend the hon. Member for Hinckley…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysI am particularly grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, because it is an area of interest to me. I have been a long-term supporter of Families Need Fathers,…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysDoes the Minister believe that men can bring up children really well as well?25 Feb 2026HANSARD Minister for Men and BoysWe need to do more than watch out; that is completely unacceptable. I know so many men who have been the victims of domestic abuse. That is shockingly bad.25 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Earlier this month, I joined South Western Ambulance Service for a shift, which was an incredibly humbling experience. At the hospital, I met paramedic science students who…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorWill the Minister give way?24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI thank the Minister greatly. Does he agree that it is timely, right now, for the Government to press ahead with the Public Office (Accountability) Bill? Amendment 23, which is…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI could talk to him about the whistleblowing Bill and the independent office of the whistleblower. People should be able to reveal what they know and should tell the truth. It is…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in connection to WhistleblowersUK, a not-for-profit organisation. I am concerned that we…23 Feb 2026HANSARDCourt Reporting DataMy observation is that surely it is for the Information Commissioner’s Office to decide whether the data breach is serious or not, and if the ICO does not have the information it…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI direct the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to whistleblowing. I am hopeful that the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister knows…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseA young woman, Savannah Victora-May, is in a critical condition due to very severe ME, compounded by inadequate treatment in hospital, where she has been for 11 months, since…05 Feb 2026HANSARD SudanOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I asked the Leader of the House my question this morning, I believe I should have declared that I am the new chair of the…05 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI welcome the statement and the plan, and salute the Minister’s bravery; I wish her very good health. My constituents do not get a particularly good deal: when measured against…05 Feb 2026HANSARDParole Board HearingsThere is an 82-year-old man who has been in prison for 38 years. He was convicted of murder, and the trial judge in 1989 said that this was “not a violent process” and gave him a…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe use of the toxic chemical paraquat was banned in the UK by the previous Labour Government in 2007. It is associated with the development of Parkinson’s and is deemed too…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportThe ombudsman’s ruling in March recommended that some women should get a payout and an apology. Now the WASPI women in my constituency have another apology, but they have not…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt has been raining hard in my constituency and across the west country generally. I pay tribute to Somerset council, North Somerset council, the internal drainage board and the…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Prison Capacity: Annual StatementI welcome the Minister’s statement. He has said that the number of extra prison places created since July 2024 is 2,900, but can he say how many cells have been temporarily or…29 Jan 2026