Commons
Ministerial Statement
25 November 2025
2 contributions
G20 and Ukraine
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
I understand that the order of the day when dealing with Mr Trump is flattery. I am afraid that 42 years of experience in this House have not yet qualified me for that level of sycophancy. The presentation of a Kremlin wish list by the White House as a peace plan is risible, which the Prime Minister…
Commons
Oral Questions
25 November 2025
Topical Questions
It is estimated that there are some 200 highly qualified Ukrainian dentists resident as refugees in the United Kingdom. They could be working for the health service, but, because of the moribund attitude of the General Dental Council, they are not allowed to do so. Can we try to drag the GDC into at…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 November 2025
2 contributions
Social Media Posts: Penalties for Offences
There appear to be other attractions in the main Chamber today, and a number of Members who indicated that they wished to participate are not present. For that reason, I have no need, I think, to put any time limit on contributions.
As the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) said, this is the first time that an e-petition debate has been instigated by a Member of this House, so it gives me great pleasure to call the culprit, Rupert Lowe.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 November 2025
Police Reform
May I first pay tribute to Matthew Scott, Kent’s police and crime commissioner, who, over many years and through working closely with chief constables, has seen a successive increase year on year in the number of police officers in Kent that he has managed to fund. While I am on my feet, and as one …
Commons
Oral Questions
Solicitor General
13 November 2025
Violence against Women and Girls
Will the Solicitor General discuss with the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Secretary how best the Metropolitan police may be encouraged to expedite their inquiry into the crimes of those who aided and abetted Mohamed Fayed, so that—for the sake of those who suffered violence and rape at this…
Commons
Oral Questions
13 November 2025
Water Pollution: Kent
Will the Minister reassure the House that the shocking release of microplastic pellets into the seas off the channel coast is a one-off and that it has not affected and will not affect any of the beaches around the rest of the Kent coast?
Commons
Debate
11 November 2025
BBC Leadership
It is a very long time since I was taught to edit tape with a chinagraph pencil and a razor blade, but the fundamental principle remains the same: you do not change the sense of what somebody has said—ever. Those who have read the transcript of Trump’s speech and then compared it with the “Panorama”…
Commons
Westminster Hall
29 October 2025
5 contributions
International Baccalaureate: Funding in State Schools
Before we start, it has been drawn to my attention that a photograph is to be taken in the Chamber at 11 o’clock. We have no power to suspend this sitting to accommodate that, but I will try to get a message to the Speaker’s Office to say that there are Members here who would like to be in the Chamb…
Order. Let us get the ground rules right: this is an intervention, not a speech.
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
11 September 2025
Business of the House
I too welcome the new Leader of the House to his position. I suspect he will have rather more fun at the Dispatch Box than his successor in the Government Whips Office will. I associate myself with his kind remarks about Colin Lee, whose service as one of the Clerks of the House has been exemplary. …
Commons
Debate
11 September 2025
Life Sciences Investment
Discovery Park in my constituency at Sandwich is the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Pfizer. It is now a cluster of over 100 enterprising and successful small companies in the life sciences field. The loss of cornerstones such as AstraZeneca and MSD could have a devastating effect upon the archi…
Commons
Proceedings
11 September 2025
UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment Process
The Minister is a decent man, and the House knows that the business of the House was delayed while he hurriedly had to rewrite the statement that he was expected to make, but he is stretching the bounds of credibility too far. Yesterday, the Prime Minister told the House that he had full confidence …
Commons
Debate
9 September 2025
4 contributions
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Will the Minister give way?
The International Court of Justice ruling is not binding. It is not in law. We did not have to abide by it. Why are we giving away British territory to Mauritius and then renting it back? There was no need for us to do so. Why are we doing it?
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Commons
Proceedings
4 September 2025
Business of the House
Regardless of the fact that there is no legal requirement on the Government of the United Kingdom to transfer ownership of the British Indian Ocean Territories to Mauritius, the Government have challenged the Opposition’s figures about the cost of that exercise. Before the debate on Tuesday, will th…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
2 September 2025
Topical Questions
It has now been some weeks since President Trump invited the leader of the Russian Federation to the United States of America. Since then, Putin has increased his assault on the civilian population of Ukraine and shown no sign whatsoever of reaching the ceasefire that was desired, so Trump’s initiat…
Commons
Debate
22 July 2025
6 contributions
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
I am sure we can all say amen to that. There are 34 Members seeking to intervene in this debate, and we need to go on to the wind-ups at about 6.30. Work it out for yourselves: that is about five minutes a head. I am not going to put a time limit on at this stage, but it may mean that some people dr…
Order. No.
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 July 2025
6 contributions
Middle East
I call the shadow Secretary of State.
I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 July 2025
6 contributions
Independent Water Commission
Before I call the Secretary of State to make his statement, I place on the record the fact that Mr Speaker and the Deputy Speakers were disappointed to see extensive coverage in the media this morning of Ministers’ responses to the Independent Water Commission, before the House has had the opportuni…
I call the shadow Minister.
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Commons
Debate
15 July 2025
7 contributions
Taxes
Order. It has become apparent already that if we are to get everybody in, we will have to set a formal time limit. After the next speaker, I will put in place a six-minute time limit. If there are a lot of interventions, which will of course add time, it will be reduced smartly to five minutes and p…
Order. I call John Slinger.
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Commons
Debate
9 July 2025
2 contributions
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
Order. The winding-up speeches will have to start at 5.30 pm. There are 37 Members standing on both sides of the House. I am not allowed to impose a time limit, but were I to do so, it would be about four minutes. It is for Members to decide whether to allow their colleagues to speak or to take up m…
Order.
Commons
Debate
8 July 2025
2 contributions
Football Governance Bill [Lords]
Order. First, I am not. Secondly, the Secretary of State came very close to unparliamentary language in accusing another hon. Member of hypocrisy; I am sure she did not intend that.
Order. Having lowered the temperature, I trust that I can now rely on the shadow Minister to maintain the lowered temperature. If not, I might have to intervene.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
3 July 2025
British Film and High-end Television
We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Dame Caroline Dinenage will speak for up to 10 minutes, during which time no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I shall call Members to ask questions on the subject of the …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
3 July 2025
10 contributions
NHS 10-Year Plan
I call the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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Commons
Proceedings
2 July 2025
2 contributions
Points of Order
I thank the right hon. Lady for giving me notice of her point of order. She will understand that this is not a matter for the Chair, but she has put an important concern on the record. I trust that Members on the Treasury Bench will have taken notice of it.
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I am afraid that his request is simply, in procedural terms, not possible. The Chair is not responsible for the forming of such motions. The motion will be put to the House as it is on the Order Paper.
Commons
Ministerial Statement
2 July 2025
5 contributions
Heathrow Substation Outage: NESO Review
Before I call the shadow Secretary of State, may I take this opportunity to welcome her back to her place in the House?
I call the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Proceedings
2 July 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Order. That is not a point of order for the Chair, as the hon. Gentleman will appreciate, but if the Minister wishes to respond I will allow him to do so.