Passchendaele

I also congratulate the two police officers on their bravery. Does the Minister have any plans to...

That is certainly something that I can consider, but I have no immediate plans at this point.

I, too, want to add my commendation to the police officers who are with us today. The South Wales...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that contribution. He makes a wise point with his customa...

I apologise to the Minister because I have to be briefly absent for part of the debate, but I wil...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his pertinent intervention, which the whole House will welcome.<...

Order. The Minister is right that the whole House will welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s illustr...

That day also saw the death of the Irish poet Francis Ledwidge. It is important to remember that ...

I think my hon. Friend knows what I am about to say, but does he recall that, through him and the...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for reminding me and the House of that kind gift. It represents a...

I rise because of the description of Passchendaele as a “wonderful battle.” For many who were the...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. Every Member will have a different emph...

My hon. Friend has mentioned the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site at Ypres, and he mention...

I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, as I was just about to do that. He is right to mention...

Is the Minister troubled, as I am, by the inherent tension within the nation’s commemorative prog...

The hon. Gentleman makes a typically thoughtful representation of the challenge in getting these ...

I am grateful for what the Minister is presenting to the House. I completely agree that it is onl...

Given our understanding of many of the impacts of war, certainly psychologically, we will have th...

May I thank the Minister for his speech and, as this is my first opportunity to do so, may I welc...

May I begin by thanking the Minister for outlining the various ceremonies that are to take place ...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Broadland (Mr Simpson), who made an incredib...

In debates of this sort, we have a tradition of fine oratory and thoughtful contributions, which ...

I pay tribute—I am sure, on behalf of the whole House—to all the work that my hon. Friend has don...

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The thing that impresses one most of all about this com...

I commend my hon. Friend for the extraordinary work he has done to ensure that this commemoration...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, and she is absolutely right. That gives me the opportunity to sa...

Each time we have these debates, they get nearer to the reality of the first world war. My hon. F...

The use of the word “wonderful” in this context is about admiration for the heroism and for the c...

I think it is entirely true to say that there is a nobility in the soldier’s craft and the soldie...

I would like to slightly pursue this point with the hon. Gentleman, because there is probably not...

There really is no difference between us. I never suggested that there were not entirely justifia...

I want to talk about the situation 100 years ago. At that time, one quarter of the vessels crossi...

I call Mohammad Yasin to make his maiden speech.

2.33 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to make my maiden speech in this very important ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin). I congratulate him on hi...

Richard Pinkett, a constituent from Belper, posts regularly on Facebook about people from Belper ...

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point so powerfully. We all have examples in...

It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke), who gave a ...

There has been a remarkable series of speeches in this debate so far, not least the one we have j...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way; I had hoped to speak in this debate, but unfortunate...

I am delighted that my mentioning of that phase of this terrible series of battles gave my hon. F...

Whose name I wanted to get into Hansard but completely forgot to mention—John William Feasey.

The award of the Military Medal to John William Feasey is now well and truly, and most justifiabl...

My right hon. Friend is rightly describing the sea battle and what was happening at sea, which br...

Yes and no. We certainly had to resist German aggression, but that does not mean there was any ju...

To make his maiden speech, I call Paul Sweeney.

3.25 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak. I also thank right hon. and hon. Member...

It falls to me to congratulate my compatriot, the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Mr Sweeney)...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful point about the education of young people. On a slightly tang...

I thank my hon. Friend for that point of information. I will follow up on his invitation.

I...

I thank my very good hon. Friend for giving way. May I just remind the House that a lot of Scotti...

I thank my very good hon. Friend for his intervention. It is also a tribute to the fighting quali...

Order. Before I call the next speaker, may I thank the last two speakers—the hon. Member for Glas...

It is a pleasure to be able to make a short contribution to this important debate and to follow s...

I call Ben Lake to make his maiden speech.

4 pm

Diolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for affording me the opportunity to make my maiden speech...

I commend the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) for an impressive first speech. I thought his...

With the leave of the House, I will reply to the debate on behalf of the Opposition. We have had ...

This has been an excellent debate that I hope puts the House in good standing with those who are ...