Commons
Westminster Hall
16 October 2025
6 contributions
Health and Social Care Committee
We start this afternoon’s sitting with a Select Committee statement. Paulette Hamilton will speak on the publication of the third report of the Health and Social Care Committee, “Black Maternal Health”, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions can be taken. At the conclusion of Paulette’s…
Order. I am sorry, but we need to move on to the questions. Time is very short, so can we please have questions, rather than reviews of the report?
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Commons
Debate
13 October 2025
Digital ID
On the Public Accounts Committee we regularly hear examples of Government IT systems that are out of date, inefficient and open to fraud and hacking. That is the reality of it. When looking at other countries such as Estonia and Denmark, will the Secretary of State also look at how they have complet…
Commons
Proceedings
10 September 2025
Russian Drones: Violation of Polish Airspace
Following on from the question by the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), the reality is that Putin has become emboldened since he met President Trump. No longer is there pressure for an immediate ceasefire, only that we get to a long-term, distant peace arran…
Commons
Proceedings
10 September 2025
Qatar: Israeli Strike
I am pleased to see the Minister back at the Dispatch Box, although I am not sure whether he is equally pleased to come back to the Chamber once again to answer questions about the illegal actions of the Israeli Government. We have a situation in which one of our allies has unlawfully attacked anoth…
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 September 2025
National Trails
Before I call Freddie van Mierlo to move the motion, I remind other hon. Members that they can speak in this debate only if they have the prior permission of the mover and the Minister, and they have told the Chair. As no one has told the Chair, I presume no one else wants to speak. Of course, inter…
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 September 2025
4 contributions
Hydrogen Supply Chains
Six Members are indicating that they want to speak. We have about 45 minutes, so that means a maximum seven minutes for each speech from Back Benchers. I call Wera Hobhouse.
Back-Bench speeches must finish in time for the Front-Bench speeches to begin by 10.28 am. Thank you everyone so far for your co-operation.
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Commons
Debate
2 September 2025
Speciality Steel UK: Insolvency
First, I thank the Minister for her action—after 14 years of inaction by the Conservative party, it is a welcome change. Sheffield is synonymous with steel, particularly special steels, after Harry Brearley invented stainless steel in the city over 100 years ago. The Minister mentioned public procur…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 September 2025
Middle East
I very much welcome the commitment to recognising the Palestinian state. Some of us have fought for that for many years. I also welcome the rest of the Foreign Secretary’s statement, in so far as it goes. He is right to condemn what the Israelis are doing in Gaza with their policy of starvation, and…
Commons
Debate
8 July 2025
6 contributions
Football Governance Bill [Lords]
Would the shadow Minister like to join me in thanking the shadow Secretary of State, his right hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Stuart Andrew), for first introducing legislation to this House that promoted an independent football regulator? [ Interruption. ]
I do not whether the shadow Minister can get some help from his right hon. Friend the Member for Daventry, who is sitting next to him on the Front Bench. I wonder whether, when the right hon. Gentleman was in the Government, he received any correspondence from UEFA and FIFA. Given the openness that …
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
3 July 2025
NHS 10-Year Plan
Let me say to the Secretary of State: well done. This is a really ambitious and excellent programme.
On the subject of cancer care, in the past few years we have both had good experiences of the NHS at its best, but it is important to improve services by getting the NHS to work with universities an…
Commons
Debate
1 July 2025
2 contributions
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
Will my right hon. Friend give way?
The changes to PIP, as far as they go, are very welcome, as is the review to be conducted by the Minister for Social Security and Disability, which will be co-produced with disability groups, as I understand it. However, the Government have committed to make changes in November 2026, when that revie…
Commons
Committee Stage
17 June 2025
7 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)
We cannot set something in stone and say, “That’s how it’s going to be forever.” Giving that bit of flexibility is right. I was talking to my friend Richard Caborn, who was a previous sports Minister, and he said to me that, when discussions first began about revenue within football, they were conce…
I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 92, page 75, line 17, after “functions” insert
“or give rise to the perception that said person’s functions have been prejudicially affected, including (but not limited to) a situation in which a person is—
(a) employed by or engaged as a consultant by any spe…
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Commons
Committee Stage
17 June 2025
10 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)
I beg to move amendment 93, in clause 59, page 49, line 1, after “(c)” insert
“has exercised any of the IFR’s other functions under this Act in order to resolve the question or questions for resolution and such question or questions remain unresolved, or”.
It is a pleasure to be here with you in t…
We are off to a good start this morning. I am 100% convinced that the Bill already does what I was seeking it to do. I hope we are 100% convinced on the other issues that we debate later on. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments made: 41, in claus…
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Commons
Committee Stage
12 June 2025
16 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)
I beg to move amendment 91, in clause 48, page 40, line 18, at end insert—
“(e) if the arrangements would represent a significant upheaval of the connection between the fans of a club domiciled in England and Wales and the club (taking into account the following non-exhaustive factors: proximity to…
It is good to have you back in the Chair with us this afternoon, Ms Butler—I am sure you are happy to be here. We are moving to further deliberation on the issue of consultation, in connection with the movement of grounds and the importance of the fans’ views. One issue is around not the desire or i…
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Commons
Committee Stage
12 June 2025
16 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)
I beg to move amendment 94, in clause 43, page 34, line 38, at end insert—
“(e) following the revocation by the IFR of the club’s operating licence under clause 19 or under paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 9.”
I am pleased to see you in the Chair again, Ms Butler; it is a pleasure to have you pre…
Sometimes the Minister has partially satisfied me with her responses; this time she has wholly satisfied me. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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Commons
Westminster Hall
11 June 2025
Theft of Tools of Trade
I remind Members that they may speak in this debate only with permission in advance from the mover and the Minister, but they may intervene with the permission of the speaker who has the Floor.
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 June 2025
2 contributions
Space Industry
Order. Five people want to speak and we have about 40 minutes before the wind-ups, so you can work out between yourselves roughly how long you have to make your contributions.
We now move on to the Front-Bench speakers. I call Victoria Collins, for the Liberal Democrats.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
10 June 2025
Nuclear Power: Investment
I will not say “happy birthday” to you again, Mr Speaker; perhaps we can arrange to sing it next time so that we do not all have to repeat it.
The Secretary of State’s statement is welcome. The other welcome news today is the Government’s commitment to £460 million of investment at Sheffield Forgem…
Commons
Committee Stage
10 June 2025
17 contributions
Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)
I beg to move amendment 14, in schedule 4, page 98, line 20, at end insert—
“(d) the home ground threshold requirement (see paragraph 4A)”
See explanatory statement for Amendment 15.
It is a pleasure to be back with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy.
This might be termed the Dejphon Chansiri clause—though there are a number of those as we go through the Bill, and they could also apply to other owners of football clubs who have over the years behaved in ways that we might find unacce…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 June 2025
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
I appreciate that, as Minister of State, my hon. Friend is limited in what he can say from the Dispatch Box, but will he convey back to the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister the extreme disquiet and unease across the House, particularly on the Labour Benches, about the position the Government…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 June 2025
Regional Growth
I very much welcome the commitment to city regions. Nationally, our city regions have underperformed on growth compared with continental cities. On South Yorkshire, I welcome the £1.5 billion to restore and renew our tram network and to improve our bus services, but I understand from the mayor that …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
6 May 2025
Middle East Update
I agree with the Minister’s comments and condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza. The problem is that I have agreed with him every time he has made these condemnations of Israel, and the whole House generally has joined him in that, but the reality is that Israel is taking absolutely no notice of t…