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HANSARDNHS 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 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD 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 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDEnergy 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 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesNo, I am going to make some progress. At most, what we are dealing with is an argument about, as I said, a deeply flawed appointment, a deeply flawed process and the judgments…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will finish this point; I might then give way if I am feeling generous. That conduct was so grave that it resulted in a damning report, which I think the Leader of the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingThe Minister will have recognised the strength of feeling on both sides of the House about wanting to see the defence investment plan published as soon as possible, and I hope…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe Minister is making an important point. The economics of higher education are actually quite complicated; there is a great deal of cross-subsidy, with the humanities and the…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Dan Blackman and in thanking all others at the Silklife church food bank, along with the other food banks and community…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Gibraltar TreatyI put on record that I chair the all-party parliamentary group on Spain. I congratulate the Government on this significant agreement. Can the Minister confirm that it provides…26 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansIt is an uncomfortable truth that England now has the most expensive public university system in the world. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has told us that, while the taxpayer…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)Q This question is mainly for Jen. Your colleague Jamie MacColl has made a series of forthright comments about the Bill and compared it to NIS2. How does the Bill compare to…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q I was reading the ICO’s response in December, as this legislation was proceeding, and it talks a little about having clarity around secondary legislation, the Secretary of…03 Feb 2026