Commons
Ministerial Statement
8 September 2026
Israel and Palestine
I join that long list of UK Ministers who have raised, at the very highest level in Israel, the most egregious practices in the west bank, designed specifically to prevent a two-state solution, only for Israeli policy to double down. Accordingly, I congratulate the Secretary of State.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
7 September 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
I am delighted by the reprieve—the New Forest was to be split, and part of it swallowed by Southampton. Will the Secretary of State accept my representation that we want the integrity of the New Forest to remain, and the last thing we want is for it all to be swallowed by Southampton?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
7 September 2026
Economic Growth
Last week, the Prime Minister boasted in the same breath that we had the fastest growth in the G7 and that the decade of slow growth was caused by Brexit. If we are ahead of the pack, it cannot be caused by Brexit, can it?
Commons
Debate
4 September 2026
5 contributions
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
This is the first private Member’s Bill that I have moved in 30 years, and I have been somewhat discombobulated by the extraordinary amount of effort that has gone into getting just six clauses before the House today, so I am deeply indebted t…
I will address exactly that point shortly.
If a child is not developing properly and is not sleeping, feeding or communicating, parents need to know that they have somewhere to turn. If that difficulty is spotted by, let us say, a district nurse, a midwife, a health professional or one of the excel…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Wales
2 September 2026
2 contributions
Strengthening the Union
4. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen Wales’s place in the Union.
A strength of the Union is unity in diversity. Notwithstanding much progress since 2010, the last two years have seen a diminution in the number of Welsh speakers in Wales, particularly among young people. Does the Minister have a plan to nip that in the bud and stop it becoming a trend?
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 July 2026
2 contributions
Protecting Built Heritage
We will begin with the Select Committee statement. Jo Platt will speak on the publication of the third report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, “Protecting built heritage”, HC 144, for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions will be taken. At the conclusion of this statement, I…
Order. Questions should be short.
Commons
Oral Questions
Northern Ireland
8 July 2026
2 contributions
Troubles Legacy: Legislation
2. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
We were promised a substantial package of amendments and that the Bill would return to the House early in the Session. Is the delay occasioned by a pause for thought following the personal statement of the hon. Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns) to the House? I certainly hope so.
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
1 July 2026
Engagements
Q11. Through omission or insufficient advice, injured veterans may fail to place their compensation in a trust within the one year allowed by universal credit. Can discretion be had in compassionate cases?
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
24 June 2026
Engagements
Q3. I hope there is still time in which the Prime Minister will be able to enlighten his party as to the moral of the cautionary tale of Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion.
Commons
Statutory Instrument
23 June 2026
Clergy Conduct Measure (HC 221)
I am as surprised as I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell, for I was nominated by the Committee of Ways and Means to chair the Committee, only then to discover that I was to have the pleasure and honour of serving on it.
This is a most welcome Measure because it reverses a ver…
Commons
Proceedings
15 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
The Minister told us that the former Secretary of State had asked him to stay. Had he not been so asked, would he have resigned too? How much persuasion did it take? [Laughter.]
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
11 June 2026
Passenger Rail Services
I dare not think how many years of my constituents’ lives have been given over to points failures and signal failures, and the confusion that follows, on the line between Waterloo and the south coast. What can Ministers do about it?
Commons
Proceedings
4 June 2026
Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
Given that our own infrastructure is under constant cyber-attack, will the hon. Lady reassure us that Russia would be right in understanding that no such attack will go unanswered, like for like?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 June 2026
Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships Strategy
Madam Deputy Speaker, you will know that, apart from the time when I was sitting on it, I have been unsparing in my criticism of the occupants of the Treasury Bench, irrespective of their party. Every now and again, however, there is a Minister who has a record of expertise and commitment to their b…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
2 June 2026
Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets
Does the Minister plan to allow clean community energy companies to sell power directly to households and businesses?
Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update
A referral to the Privileges Committee has always been considered a House matter—a matter for the individual judgment of Members of Parliament. It would be an abomination if it were to be whipped by either side, wouldn’t it?
Commons
Debate
20 April 2026
Security Vetting
On 4 February, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister:
“did the official security vetting that he received mention Mandelson’s ongoing relationship with… Jeffrey Epstein?” —[ Official Report , 4 February 2026; Vol. 780, c. 259.]
The Prime Minister replied, “Yes,…
Commons
Oral Questions
Church Commissioners
16 April 2026
2 contributions
Project Spire
3. What recent discussions the Church has had with the Charity Commission on Project Spire.
Is the Church going to launch a new charity? If so, when, and why the delay?
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
There was only one voice demanding the sacrifice of part of the rural New Forest district—it was Labour in Southampton, wasn’t it?
Commons
Oral Questions
26 March 2026
Pothole Repairs: Government Funding
Can I declare my interest, having lost three tyres to potholes this year? What assessment has the Department made of the efficiency with which potholes are being filled? What on earth is it filling them with, because within weeks and sometimes days, a newly filled pothole is back again?