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HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessMy hon. Friend makes the point well. Indeed, in a recent interview my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns) talked about how the recent attacks on Iran had…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessI thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing the debate. I was proud to join him, the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) and Field Marshal Lord…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessI agree with the right hon. Member, but I am not sure whether his point is relevant to the one I was making about the broad context of defence procurement. There has been great…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessThe hon. Gentleman did not give many interventions to Labour Members. If it is relevant, I will be happy to take it.08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessI thank the hon. Gentleman for his advice. If he gives me time, he may find that comes later in my speech. We should not allow Russia to make us talk ourselves into a place of…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point and, eventually, we will have to look at the Type 31 hull as a possibility. Maybe the Minister will comment on contingency plans if…08 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI express my concern about the tone taken by the shadow Minister at the beginning of the urgent question. Netanyahu could not have been clearer about his point of view that there…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in welcoming the GMB union’s campaign to protect the 130 low-paid Churchill Cleaning staff in this place from redundancy? Does he agree that…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillI congratulate the Minister on all the hard work she has done to bring this Bill forward—she should be incredibly proud of herself. It is particularly timely in the month of…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech on behalf of his constituents, and he has mentioned dentistry challenges in his area. Like other Members, he has talked about the…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: CheshireAs the Minister will know, the proposed route runs through Macclesfield, so I have a number of constituents and communities who are concerned about it. They have questions that we…15 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsThe Minister is making a powerful point about the investments that the Government are making in green and clean energy. In Macclesfield, families are suffering from high energy…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsThe Minister is making a powerful point about the investments that the Government are making in green and clean energy. In Macclesfield, families are suffering from high energy…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthIt is a privilege to follow such excellent contributions to this debate, particularly those from the hon. Member for Guildford (Zöe Franklin) and my hon. Friend the Member for…04 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThe Minister is being incredibly generous with his time. As an aside, I think many hon. Members in this place—those on the Conservative Benches at least—would like to go back to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDGeneral Strike Centenary CommemorationsI am really grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) for securing this important Adjournment debate. I was very excited a few weeks ago…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI was in Bristol recently at the National Armaments Director Group, the renamed defence Government support group, and I was glad to hear that it is doing more on SMEs. Maybe the…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI have spoken in this Chamber at some length about defence and the urgency of rearmament, and I was proud to join the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) and Field…20 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe appointment of Mandelson was a profoundly flawed process; it was also a profoundly flawed choice—it was the wrong choice. I think of the victims of Epstein; I also think of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesBecause it is so evident that what the hon. Member is participating in this afternoon is partly political. In fact, he is partaking in a particularly dishonourable act in doing…28 Apr 2026