May 2026

Paedophiles should be behind bars, not roaming our communities. I am afraid that the Minister’s words will ring hollow for my constituent who received a call in January and was told that her abuser, the paedophile, who was only two years into a nine-year sentence, had been moved into an open prison, and now had the right to leave the site freely, and even stay out overnight. Will the Government review these moves? Clearly something is not working. Will the Minister also specifically look into th

Parliamentary appearance by Sir Edward Leigh

7. Whether his Department has a policy on the housing of convicted paedophiles in open prisons.

Parliamentary appearance by Adam Dance

I call the shadow Minister.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this is what is so exciting. Contrary to what the shadow Energy Secretary said, we are seeing a renaissance of nuclear in this country, and not just through the Rolls-Royce programme—although we were very pleased to sign the agreement with Rolls-Royce alongside the Chancellor recently; there are also other routes to markets. We are very encouraging of the efforts of my hon. Friend, and others.

Parliamentary appearance by Andrew Bowie

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

Parliamentary appearance by Julia Buckley

Parliamentary appearance by Samantha Niblett

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

I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, because he and I go back a long way.

Well, we may agree on some things, but not on this. I have great respect for the right hon. Gentleman, so let me say this. Even the most ambitious plans for solar involve less than 1% of agricultural land—something like 0.6%. I say to Conservative Members that it is somewhat irrational that in relation to nuclear, they want to be builders not blockers, but in relation to everything else, they want to be blockers not builders. If we support the nuclear power plant, we have got to support the grid

I am always happy to work with the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect, as are my team of Ministers.

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

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

Food prices have become the biggest pressure on family budgets, and our food system is failing households, farmers and the economy alike. It is clear that a good food Bill is a glaring missed opportunity to back British farmers and improve public health, so does my hon. Friend agree that we cannot have food security without energy security, and that the Government must set out a national food strategy to support that?

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

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

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