Commons
Debate
11 September 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. She has outlined the will of this House, but she may remember that, during the passage of the last Bill, I asked the then Prime Minister at Prime Minister’s questions to do what has happened with similar Bills in the past—on homosexuality, on …
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 September 2026
Bus Stops
I will call Alex Mayer to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. As is the convention for for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for t…
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 September 2026
3 contributions
Media Green Paper
I just want to pick up something, because I have not studied the proposal to turn off the digital Freeview signal in enough detail. Every house would need an internet supply, so would that supply be provided free or would people have to subscribe to get it in?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. Universal accessibility is vital in this debate. I agree with much of what has been said so far, but I am concerned about the switch-off of free-to-air as it stands.
In the year I was elected, 2010, there were strong proposals to swi…
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Commons
Westminster Hall
16 July 2026
Changing Places Toilets: Capital Funding
Colleagues may be aware that our next speaker is recovering from an operation. I am content for the right hon. Member to deliver his speech from a sedentary position, if he would like to do so.
Commons
Debate
15 July 2026
Iran
I just wanted to explore the role of our destroyer in the Gulf a little further. The Minister says that it is part of air defence operations. Is it integrated within a system, or is our Royal Navy acting independently?
Commons
Westminster Hall
14 July 2026
4 contributions
Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation
Order. I call Jim Shannon.
Order. I am setting an immediate time limit of two and a half minutes. The Front-Bench speeches will start at 10.28 am.
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Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
13 July 2026
Asylum Hotels
Building on the last question, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, where up to 1,500 asylum seekers may be put, will have open gates, in a village of 600 adults. Close to the site is a primary school. In the light of the comments about community cohesion, will she now rule out RAF Linton-on-Ouse as an inappropriate…
Commons
Proceedings
7 July 2026
Summer Jobs
Is my hon. Friend not incredulous that the Government’s proposed amendment to the motion
“welcomes the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the…Plan to Make Work Pay”?
Does he think this is just another example of the Government burying their head in the sand, and that work may pay but there is nothing …
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
6 July 2026
2 contributions
Royal Navy Surface Fleet
4. What steps he is taking to increase the availability of the Royal Navy surface fleet.
With the retirement of HMS Iron Duke, the number of deployable Type 23s is reducing. In government, we ordered a total of 13 Type 26s and Type 31s. With the Chagos deal now dead, does the Minister agree with our policy that the immediate saving of £400 million should be used to accelerate the commis…
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2026
Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance
Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to catch my eye. Colleagues can see how many people are bobbing. We will go to the Front Benchers at 3.28 pm. I intend to start with a three-minute limit to try to get in one speaker from each of the parties. That may not be possible, but I w…
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2026
Early Years Funding: Hampshire
Alex Brewer will move the motion, and then the Minister will respond. I remind other hon. Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. As is the convention in 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the …
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2026
3 contributions
Fishing Industry: Government Support
Order. I gently remind the hon. Member, first, that we do not use the word “you”—I am not responsible for any of this. You speak through the Chair so that we can maintain calmness in the Chamber. Secondly, you are not allowed to use aids and props. You may describe the aid or prop, but please do not…
Well, with an introduction like that, I call Lara Bird.
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Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
25 June 2026
UK-EU Relations
The negotiations for the new relationship with the EU have been the body of the Minister’s work, so what pitch will he make to the right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) about how important it is that he carries on doing this work, or will he give up so that he does not have to be involved …
Commons
Proceedings
25 June 2026
2 contributions
Points of Order
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker.
I merely confirm that I have been made aware of the same information that my hon. Friend the Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam) has just put forward to you.
Commons
Proceedings
25 June 2026
Sudan
Many Members will be aware of just how reluctant the FCDO always is to take action against any country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran is a very good example—just look at how long that took. I know the Minister personally. I know his character; I know he is a good man. He has heard fr…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 June 2026
HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
We begin with the Select Committee statement. Will Forster will speak on the publication of the second report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, “Affordability of Home Ownership”, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his stat…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 June 2026
National Lung Cancer Screening Programme
Order. The hon. Gentleman has been here for quite a while now and knows that I am not responsible for anything. Please address the Minister through the Chair.
Commons
Proceedings
23 June 2026
Defence Spending and Readiness
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making his case. Does he share my concern that, during last week’s urgent question, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry and the Secretary of State could not commit to delivering the capital ship programme that has already been set out? I am hearing rum…
Commons
Oral Questions
Culture, Media and Sport
18 June 2026
Topical Questions
Recognising the answers that the right hon. Lady gave earlier, may I ask her to ensure that before the charter review comes out, she absolutely emphasises the need for radio news? Many people do not get to watch television news—I am sure she will be travelling later today and will not be able to wat…
Commons
Proceedings
15 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
Last week, I was away at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. I thought I had understood why the former Secretary of State for Defence had resigned, but here today according to the Minister it is really unknown.
Where the Minister is right is in talking about making sure that naval procurement does not…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
15 June 2026
Russian Shadow Fleet
May I offer my congratulations to the right hon. and gallant Gentleman? He is a good fit for the role, and I hope that he will listen to those across the House and try to work constructively. In that spirit, this incredible operation was reliant on the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Earlier today, I …
Commons
Debate
20 May 2026
Defence Readiness
It is a real pleasure to follow the hon. and gallant Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba). He made some very important points about being prepared and the importance of the reserve.
I want to focus on the actual threats to this country as we stand here today. To a certain extent, the th…
Commons
Debate
28 April 2026
5 contributions
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
Does my right hon. Friend agree that the previous ambassador, Dame Karen Pierce, was widely—indeed almost universally—respected and felt to have a good relationship with the previous Trump Administration, and there was no reason to believe that she would not have a good relationship with the current…
My hon. Friend and I could never have been described as the greatest fans of Boris Johnson. When the question of his going before the Privileges Committee came forward, the Conservatives decided that the Committee was the right body to decide whether he had misled Parliament. Nobody was calling for …
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Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
3 contributions
Park Home Owners
Order. Before the hon. Gentleman responds, let me say that this is an exceptionally well-subscribed debate. The Front Benchers’ wind-ups will start at 10.30 am, so I ask that interventions be short and sharp.
Order. As 17 Members have indicated a wish to speak, I will set an immediate three-minute limit.
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Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update
The truth of the matter is when the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister says that process was followed to appoint a diplomat, a professional diplomat would not have been appointed if they had taken dodgy loans, tried to flog passports and leaked to the Chinese and the Russians, so that was not the…