My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty MP) has today made the following statement:

The Hon. Member for Swindon North (Will Stone MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization...

My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty MP) has today made the following statement:

The Hon. Member for Swindon North (Will Stone MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization...

The Hon. Member for Swindon North (Will Stone MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place of the Hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Sharon Hodgson MP).

The Rt. Hon....

The Hon. Member for Swindon North (Will Stone MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place of the Hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Sharon Hodgson MP).

The Rt. Hon....

The right honourable Rosalie Winterton, DBE, having been created Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, of Doncaster in the County of South Yorkshire, was introduced and made the solemn affirmation, supported by Lord Falconer of Thoroton and Baroness Smith of Basildon, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.

The right honourable Rosalie Winterton, DBE, having been created Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, of Doncaster in the County of South Yorkshire, was introduced and made the solemn affirmation, supported by Lord Falconer of Thoroton and Baroness Smith of Basildon, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.

I want to thank you, Mr Speaker, for all that you have done in this Parliament. It has been an extraordinary one, given the situation we went through with covid. The way this Parliament continued to function was truly innovative, recognising the challenges of the time.

Many people are standing down....

I want to thank you, Mr Speaker, for all that you have done in this Parliament. It has been an extraordinary one, given the situation we went through with covid. The way this Parliament continued to function was truly innovative, recognising the challenges of the time.

Many people are standing down....

Statement paying tribute to Dame Eleanor Laing and Dame Rosie Winterton who have both indicated that they will not be seeking re-election to the House.

Statement paying tribute to Dame Eleanor Laing and Dame Rosie Winterton who have both indicated that they will not be seeking re-election to the House.

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before you took the Chair, numerous Members paid tribute to the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton). I have been looking at the Twitter machine—something that would not have been allowed when I was first elected to this place—and...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before you took the Chair, numerous Members paid tribute to the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton). I have been looking at the Twitter machine—something that would not have been allowed when I was first elected to this place—and...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I feel it is incumbent on me to say, “There’s nothing like a Dame.” I am very grateful to both of you in a personal regard. You have always helped me enormously, mainly through your sense of style, and I hope the...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I feel it is incumbent on me to say, “There’s nothing like a Dame.” I am very grateful to both of you in a personal regard. You have always helped me enormously, mainly through your sense of style, and I hope the...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a fellow Doncaster MP, it is only right that I thank Madam Deputy Speaker, the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton), for all her hard work, which is very much appreciated. I know that it must have been...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a fellow Doncaster MP, it is only right that I thank Madam Deputy Speaker, the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton), for all her hard work, which is very much appreciated. I know that it must have been...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday in the House, every single Member was moved by the account of my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) about the extraordinary challenges that he has faced and overcome, but many Members of this House face extraordinary challenges,...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday in the House, every single Member was moved by the account of my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) about the extraordinary challenges that he has faced and overcome, but many Members of this House face extraordinary challenges,...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I also add my thanks to you and the other Madam Deputy Speaker? You have always been enormously kind to me. I know that I am often quite eager to make a contribution, and you have always done your best to...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I also add my thanks to you and the other Madam Deputy Speaker? You have always been enormously kind to me. I know that I am often quite eager to make a contribution, and you have always done your best to...

I start by expressing to the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) my huge admiration for his return here after his unimaginable and life-changing illness. As he joked, he broke all the rules and we were only too happy to reciprocate, with the whole House giving him a standing...

I start by expressing to the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) my huge admiration for his return here after his unimaginable and life-changing illness. As he joked, he broke all the rules and we were only too happy to reciprocate, with the whole House giving him a standing...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I start by sending you and all Members who are retiring from this place my good wishes and thanks for your service and friendship. I consider many of the hon. and right hon.

Members mentioned by the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) to be hairdresser...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I start by sending you and all Members who are retiring from this place my good wishes and thanks for your service and friendship. I consider many of the hon. and right hon.

Members mentioned by the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) to be hairdresser...

Ordered, That — 1) Dame Rosie Winterton be confirmed as a member of the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission under Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, in place of Dame Eleanor Laing for the period ending 3 March 2023; and (2) Dame Eleanor Laing be confirmed as a member of the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission commencing on 4 March 2023.

Ordered, That — 1) Dame Rosie Winterton be confirmed as a member of the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission under Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, in place of Dame Eleanor Laing for the period ending 3 March 2023; and (2) Dame Eleanor Laing be confirmed...

Statement on the nomination of Judith Cummins as a temporary Deputy Speaker. Ordered that Judith Cummins shall act as Deputy Speaker to serve in place of Dame Rosie Winterton until the rise of the House on Thursday 22 July; and that she shall exercise all the powers vested in the Chairman of Ways and Means as Deputy Speaker.

Statement on the nomination of Judith Cummins as a temporary Deputy Speaker. Ordered that Judith Cummins shall act as Deputy Speaker to serve in place of Dame Rosie Winterton until the rise of the House on Thursday 22 July; and that she shall exercise all the powers vested in the...

Order. I very warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on a maiden speech that was both eloquent and self-assured. It was a contribution of the highest quality, and the reaction of colleagues bears testimony to the truth of what I have just said. In welcoming...

Order. I very warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on a maiden speech that was both eloquent and self-assured. It was a contribution of the highest quality, and the reaction of colleagues bears testimony to the truth of what I have just said. In welcoming...