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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"I served on the Bill Committee for the Public Office (Accountability) Bill—better known as the Hillsborough law—and was very grateful to the Minister for agreeing to meet my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison) and me to discuss 11 amendments, two new clauses and general points that came …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2025
Business of the House

"My constituent Ben has a friend who is in HMP Stocken, and he tells me that family and friends have been banned from sending books into the prison for several months. Can the Leader of the House ask his colleagues in the Ministry of Justice about the guidelines? I understand …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"Does the Minister feel that this provision might actually lead to some clarity about the amount of money that is spent by local authorities on defending themselves and their position, and the actions that they may have taken? It is almost impossible to get them to cough up. They just …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I have had discussions with the Minister about the Bill’s relationship with the families of those who are deceased, and I am rather hopeful that she will consider new clause 5. It has been implied that people who are seriously injured or survivors are included in the Bill, but I …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I seek a little clarity. The Minister made reference to somebody who is seriously injured. They might be part of the proceedings as a friend of the family of somebody who has died. We have seen fairly recently people being injured in a terrorist attack in which colleagues around them …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I am very grateful to the Minister for that assurance.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 18 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Schedule 6

Conduct of public authorities at inquiries and inquests

Amendments made: 14, in schedule 6, page 54, line 2, leave out from “paragraph” to …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I have to disagree a little with the hon. Gentleman. A year is probably a good time in which one can make an initial assessment. We can then recognise what is happening on an annual basis.

With reference to our earlier discussion, might the Minister consider the annual report be …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I would be grateful if the Minister could include me in those discussions, because I am very keen that we get this right...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"On a point of order, Sir Roger. I have not a clue where I am—have I missed amendment 41?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 25, page 22, line 23, leave out subsections (1) to (8) and insert—

“This Act shall come into force on Royal Assent, save for sections 9, 10 and 18, which will come into force six months thereafter.”

This amendment clarifies that the …..."

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