Luke Akehurst

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Today, I urge the Government to take the same common-sense approach to the decision over Rosebank that it applied to the decision over the

My hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. I thank her for her tireless work on this issue. At a recent meeting that I convened on this issue at Beamish museum with stakeholders including th

Veterans in my constituency were let down by the previous Government’s legacy Act, which offered nothing but false promises. What reassurance can the Secretary of State give to Operation Banner vetera

12. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.

Last year, the UK agreed a security and defence partnership with the EU as part of the Government’s commitment to strengthening European security, supporting economic growth and reinforcing NATO. Will

I am grateful to the Minister for her remarks and for getting to the crux of the matter, which is that the funding formula was ripped up under previous Governments. I am grateful to the shadow Ministe