May 2026

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

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Will the Secretary of State give way?

I can sense the Secretary of State’s anger at the scale, width and depth of the failures in this project, but it was initiated in 2009, when Labour was in power. I am looking at the collective failure on both sides of the House. Labour Members are so quick to point out the ferries problem in Scotland, but it pales into insignificance before the scale of this incompetence. The Chair of the Transport Committee, the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury), said on BBC Radio 4’s “Toda

Absolutely. That is a practical step that would make a real difference. Families are entitled to ask what possible justification there is for support sitting untouched while people struggle. We look at the £81 million given by Westminster to Stormont that is sitting in a Sinn Féin-controlled Department rather than reaching households who desperately need it; I ask the Minister to intervene. Energy security means affordability and policies grounded in reality. People support protecting the enviro

Yes, and I will come to that. When oil prices increase or when instability sends shockwaves through energy markets, families in my constituency feel it immediately. Hauliers, farmers and many businesses are feeling the pressure too. In Northern Ireland there is no easy switch, no ready-made alternative and certainly no escaping the cost. I have repeatedly raised concerns in the House about heating oil costs, fuel affordability and support for households uniquely exposed to those pressures. I hav

Having listened intently to the King’s Speech, I was left with one conclusion: the Government just do not get it. We have a Government who are completely out of touch. After recent election results and a surge in support for parties campaigning on illegal immigration, sovereignty and cost of living pressures, I would have thought the Government might have finally recognised public frustration; instead, they appear to have learned nothing. People are angry about illegal immigration, angry about t

In more than 30 years of its existence, the Intelligence and Security Committee has never once suffered from a leak. Therefore, anything that is disclosed to it, no matter how sensitive, is not going to be published. Therefore, the question of it undermining the security vetting process if such raw data were published does not arise, because the ISC is the one parliamentary body guaranteed to ensure that that does not happen. So can the Minister stop obfuscating on that aspect and can he confirm

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

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Parliamentary appearance by Jessica Toale

Specifically on the Southampton point, it was under the Tory Government that the Labour-run Southampton council wanted to clean up and install that grid connection to be able to decarbonise shipping in that port and specifically to tackle air quality in that city. The Tories had 14 years, and they did nothing.

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

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

My constituent Tam is a mental health legal aid lawyer who has seen demand in the sector rise while fees fail to keep up. As a result, many have left that line of work, despite the Government’s Mental Health Act 2025 increasing the workload. This is unacceptable when people’s liberty is at stake, so what specific assessments has the Department made of the current sustainability of the mental health legal aid sector, and what concrete steps is it taking to ensure the financial viability of that s

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

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

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

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

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