May 2026

Maria Eagle voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Graham Stringer voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Hilary Benn voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

It is an excellent question. My hon. Friend is quite right; there are many concerns about the online space and what it means for men and boys in a modern society, and there is an important role for Ofcom. I encourage him to write to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, and I will take a close interest. I hope that he gets a meeting with a Minister.

Jon Trickett voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

The Prime Minister asked me to lead work across Government to improve outcomes for boys and men. That includes a specific focus on convening and co-ordinating the brilliant work being done across Departments, including on health and wellbeing, education and employment, and masculinities and connection. Furthermore, yesterday we set out a plan for youth justice reform, which was the first in many years.

Hilary Benn voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Jon Trickett voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Dan Norris voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

John McDonnell voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Gareth Thomas voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

I welcome the Minister to her place. Almost the first thing the Prime Minister’s new adviser on women and girls did after she was appointed was to say on social media that Arooj Shah, the recently defeated leader of Oldham council, should be given a peerage. She did so despite the fact that Shah spent years trying to block a full inquiry into rape and grooming gangs in Oldham. What does the Minister think that says to victims and survivors, and how can they and the public trust the new adviser n

Clive Efford voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Barry Gardiner voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

John Cooper voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

As I just said, 80% of houses use gas for heating. We cannot simply substitute that for renewables—it is impossible. Returning to the issue of energy independence, producing more gas domestically would also make us more resistant to global shocks. We would be far better served if companies that provide energy in Britain were bidding on gas produced in this country, rather than gas produced halfway around the world. Not only would bills come down, but we would mitigate the risk of sudden cost inc

Time and again over the past few months, and, indeed, in this debate, we have heard Ministers talk about the importance of energy independence, and they are right to do so. No country has ever succeeded without cheap and abundant energy. For energy to be cheap and abundant, its supply must be reliable. If we are dependent on energy imports from overseas, the supply of energy will necessarily be unreliable, as the disruption caused by recent events in the Persian gulf has made abundantly clear. B

I welcome the Government’s knife crime strategy, with its ambitious goal of halving knife crime in a decade, and its recognition that serious violence is both a criminal justice issue and a social failure. I commend Thames Valley police on their hard work to tackle knife crime in Aylesbury and the villages. We have seen some really good measures, such as the knife crime amnesty bins, which have had a positive effect. As the Secretary of State knows, the challenge of knife crime starts with its r

Jim Allister voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Sarah Bool voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)