Commons
Westminster Hall
15 July 2026
11 contributions
Peak Cluster Pipeline and Project
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the impact of the Peak Cluster Pipeline and project.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger.
It is good to see the Minister in his place. I hope to get some meaningful answers from him today on this project; up until now, those h…
I agree, but none of that has been forthcoming to the public, no matter how hard they have tried, and the public do not want the project. Right across the region, there have been demonstrations and councils have voted against it. At a recent public meeting in Byley, close to one of the proposed pipe…
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Commons
Westminster Hall
13 July 2026
Illegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and Deportation
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for moving the motion and to the vast number of people—720,000, including 1,093 from my constituency of Tatton—who signed this important petiti…
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 July 2026
2 contributions
Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
It is a rather glorious day, so if people would like to remove their jackets, they should please feel free to do so.
Order. I will call the Front Benchers from 3.30; I will not impose a fixed time limit, but about six or seven people want to speak.
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 July 2026
2 contributions
National Youth Strategy
I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. I will call the Front-Bench spokespeople at 5.10 pm. This debate is popular, so I set a time limit of three minutes and remind Members to keep interventions short.
I call the Minister, hopeful that Harpreet Uppal will have a couple of minutes at the end to wind up.
Commons
Proceedings
7 July 2026
Point of Order
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In response to my question about the Peak Cluster project, the Minister for Climate implied that her Department was open to providing answers on that matter. I have sent numerous questions to the Department that have gone unanswered. They have been the most basic que…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
7 July 2026
Climate Change: International Discussions
Has the Minister discussed the Peak Cluster project with her international counterparts? What have they made of the lack of cost-benefit analysis by the British Government? Will carbon dioxide be imported from abroad into the UK if this ludicrous and unpopular proposal goes ahead?
Commons
Westminster Hall
7 July 2026
2 contributions
Future of British Horseracing
It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. It is a pleasure to see leading trainer Nicky Henderson here today. That should indicate how important this debate is to the racing industry. I congratulate my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on secu…
Better support is needed from everywhere—that is what I am talking about—but those are key issues that are undermining the industry. That is why I will press on with the key matters today that are threatening the racing industry.
Will the Minister assure the House that those affordability checks wi…
Commons
Proceedings
29 June 2026
Prisoner Early Release
Last week, the Government announced the first areas to be investigated as part of the rape gang inquiry, yet under their new Sentencing Act, rapists and child groomers will be released early from prison. The Minister must see that putting these criminals on the streets not only makes an absolute moc…
Commons
Proceedings
23 June 2026
2 contributions
Defence Spending and Readiness
Will my hon. Friend give way?
Can my right hon. Friend clarify the financial offer that the Prime Minister made for the defence investment plan? Can he confirm that it was only 0.08% of GDP, which was £10 billion in real cash terms, not the £13 billion on offer? That was what prompted the Defence Secretary to resign, because it …
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 June 2026
2 contributions
Water Safety
I call Maya Ellis, who has just arrived.
Before Mr Paffey replies, I should tell all Members that it is rude to join during a speech and then ask a question first thing. It is not the etiquette of the House. Please come at the start of the debate in future.
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 June 2026
Energy Costs
I will call Hannah Spencer to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they need to have sought permission from the Member in charge if they wish to intervene.
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 June 2026
Energy Costs
I will call Hannah Spencer to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they need to have sought permission from the Member in charge if they wish to intervene.
Commons
Proceedings
20 May 2026
2 contributions
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
You are now!
Can the Minister explain why the Government see fit to ban new licences to drill for oil and gas in the North sea—which would have provided the UK with energy security, affordability, reliability and tax revenue—while buying oil from Russia, which is a betrayal of UK citizens and Ukrainian citizens,…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
20 May 2026
Engagements
Q11. For the purpose of clarity, does the Prime Minister agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should rejoin the European Union, or does he agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should not rejoin the European Union?
Commons
Debate
28 April 2026
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Prime Minister is pursuing a scorched-earth policy? Adviser after civil servant has been chucked under the bus to save his skin, and now it is the turn of his own MPs. If the Prime Minister has not misled the House, the correct path is to go to the Privileges…
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
2 contributions
Park Home Owners
Never!
I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for bringing this debate to Westminster Hall and for setting the scene so clearly about the many issues faced by people living in park homes. Time is short, so I will speak only about the 10% commission.
Back in 2022, I presented a petition to th…
Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
Is the shadow Secretary of State more surprised that the promised amendments leaked to the papers at the weekend are missing from the debate or that the Armed Forces Minister is missing from the Chamber and will not be here to vote for this disgraceful carry-over motion, because he knows that it sho…
Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update
Is there any truth in the claims that the delay in the Government adhering to the Humble Address motion is because Cabinet Ministers are refusing to hand over their mobile phones because of the messages between them and Mandelson that they contain, and the embarrassment that that will cause them?
Commons
Westminster Hall
23 April 2026
11 contributions
Gambling Advertising
I have listened with great interest, but is it not true that the hon. Gentleman has been written to on numerous occasions by the Gambling Commission for a misuse of their figures? Although I agree with some of the things he says, I am rather concerned that if that is the case, some of the figures he…
Three times they have written to you.
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Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
2 contributions
Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
Following the revelations at the Foreign Affairs Committee today by Oliver Robbins, who said how the Prime Minister had pushed for Peter Mandelson to be appointed and had pushed for his former director of communications, Matthew Doyle, to be appointed as well, though unqualified for the post, does m…
The Prime Minister has clearly said that he was right to sack the senior civil servant Oliver Robbins, so can the Minister guarantee that the Government will contest any employment claim from Sir Oliver Robbins for unfair or constructive dismissal all the way to the employment tribunal, and will not…
Commons
Debate
20 April 2026
Security Vetting
The Prime Minister said today, “I know that many Members across this House will find these facts to be incredible.” He is right: we do—along with his staggering lack of curiosity and his inability to take on board warnings about his good friend Peter Mandelson. The Prime Minister was given a due dil…
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire Police
Notwithstanding the points that my right hon. Friend is making, would he accept that the investigation included a range of independent, nationally recognised medical experts, including consultants and senior academics across a whole host of disciplines; and, knowing as I do that he is an enthusiasti…
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 March 2026
Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and the hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson), who instigated it and who does so much in this area. I also thank my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) for securing the debate, a…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 March 2026
2 contributions
Voluntary Groups and Community Centres
Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. We will come to the Front Bench spokespeople just before 10.30 am.
If Members will allow me, I would like to congratulate my local rugby club, Lymm rugby club, which last week got the King’s award for voluntary service.
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved,
That this House has considered Government support for voluntary groups and community centres.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
24 March 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
The sad truth is that the Chancellor weakened the UK economy with her tax-busting Budgets and jobs tax, and that has been exposed by this middle east crisis. The Energy Secretary’s actions are making things worse: he has just refused to maximise drilling in the North sea and issue new licences, whic…