Commons
Debate
20 January 2026
5G Connectivity: Telford and West Midlands
Fantastic; that is now on the record. I shall just remind the Minister that he is also more than welcome to come to my constituency of Sussex Weald to deal with any 5G connectivity questions.
Question put and agreed to .
Commons
Debate
20 January 2026
18 contributions
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
The Deputy Speaker who was in the Chair before me read out the statement, and I will do so again for clarity. Having given careful consideration to Lords amendments 2 and 3, Mr Speaker is satisfied that they would impose a charge on the public revenue that has not yet been authorised by this House. …
Before I call the shadow Foreign Secretary, for the benefit of the House, and to provide a fuller response to the point of order raised by the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), it is Lords amendments 2 and 3, which relate to the referendum, that will be disagreed…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
19 January 2026
4 contributions
Arctic Security
I call the shadow Foreign Secretary.
I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Commons
Proceedings
19 January 2026
2 contributions
Proposed Chinese Embassy
I thank the hon. Lady for advance notice of that point of order. As she will know, the Chair is not responsible for the content of Ministers’ answers—if only we were—but she has most definitely put her point on the record, and the Minister might wish to respond now.
The Minister has declined to respond now. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench will feed that point back to the Ministers responsible.
Commons
Debate
15 January 2026
7 contributions
New Towns
Order. I will not introduce a formal time limit, but if Members keep their speeches to under eight minutes, that will help everybody else.
With a speaking limit of seven minutes, I call Chris Curtis.
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Commons
Proceedings
15 January 2026
4 contributions
Digital ID
Order. I assume that the Minister is about to come to a conclusion as he has overrun his two minutes.
Someone’s had their Weetabix.
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Commons
Oral Questions
Church Commissioners
15 January 2026
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Order. When entering the Chamber, hon. Members must be aware that there is a debate taking place.
Commons
Oral Questions
15 January 2026
2 contributions
Topical Questions
I call the shadow Secretary of State.
Shorter questions and answers please. I call the Secretary of State.
Commons
Oral Questions
15 January 2026
2 contributions
Access to Sports Facilities
Order. The hon. Lady is testing the Chair by sitting in a part of the Chamber where she does not normally sit.
I call the shadow Minister.
Commons
Debate
14 January 2026
4 contributions
Ukraine
I call the shadow Minister.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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Commons
Proceedings
14 January 2026
2 contributions
Points of Order
I thank the hon. Member for raising her point of order. Responses to questions are, of course, a matter for the Government rather than the Chair, but paragraph 22.19 of “Erskine May” states:
“Questions for written answer are not in order which renew or repeat in substance questions already answered…
I thank the hon. Member for his point of order, which those on the Front Bench will no doubt have heard. The amendments will be available for Members in the usual way after the deadline for tabling has passed—I think he accepts that that has not yet passed. No doubt he has put his point on the recor…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
4 contributions
Offshore Wind
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
We have about 20 minutes left. Questions need to be shorter, and answers need to be just as short.
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Commons
Debate
13 January 2026
2 contributions
Finance (No. 2) Bill
With this it will be convenient to consider the following:
New clause 8— Review of impact of section 86 on the hospitality sector —
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before the House of Commons a report assessing the impact of the measures…
I call the shadow Minister.
Commons
Proceedings
13 January 2026
4 contributions
Points of Order
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving notice that he intended to draw attention to this matter. As he knows, that is not a point of order. He is an experienced Member who serves on the Panel of Chairs, and he does not need any guidance from the Chair on how to take this matter further…
Is it a short point of order?
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 January 2026
5 contributions
Iran
I call the shadow Foreign Secretary.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 January 2026
3 contributions
Business of the House
I call the shadow Leader of the House.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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Commons
Proceedings
13 January 2026
4 contributions
Storm Goretti
Order. We have to get through this business quite quickly as we have the Finance (No. 2) Bill later, so I urge the Minister to make his responses as brief as possible. We are focused on calling Members from incredibly close to where the storm was, so if it was nowhere near you, please do not bob.
Minister, please be short and brief.
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Commons
Debate
12 January 2026
3 contributions
Finance (No. 2) Bill
I call the shadow Minister.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
2 contributions
Points of Order
I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order, and for confirming that he has indeed informed the Member he mentioned. He seems to be raising a point of dispute, and the point at issue is not a matter for the Chair, but he has most definitely put his view on the record.
I have not been made aware of any such statement, but I have been in the Chair for a little while now. No doubt those on the Treasury Bench have heard that, and will accordingly be acting appropriately.
Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
2 contributions
Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness
We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. Matt Western will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of the statement, I will call Members to ask questions on the subject of …
Mr Western, be careful of the time.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
8 January 2026
8 contributions
Road Safety Strategy
I call the shadow Secretary of State.
I call the Chair of the Transport Committee.
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Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
Business of the House
Order. I can see Members reviewing their questions; please keep them short.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
7 January 2026
4 contributions
Ukraine and Wider Operational Update
Order. For colleagues’ information, I should say that I intend to take everybody, but how long that will take depends on the length of the questions; we could be here for quite some time. Can questions and answers please be short?
Order. We do not need chuntering from the Back Benches, and I can determine whether the House has or has not been misled.
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