Part of Backbench Business – in Westminster Hall at 1:45 pm on 26 February 2026.
Jim Shannon
DUP, Strangford
1:45,
26 February 2026
It is, as always, a special pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. You always seem to do the Thursday afternoon debates and, by and large, I seem to be here too—but that is by the way. Some might say, “Well, where else would you find him?” But there we are.
It is a real pleasure to follow Wera Hobhouse. In the time the hon. Lady has been here, she has been very much a hard advocate on this issue. Every one of us recognises her commitment and leadership on this matter. I put on the record my thanks to her for what she has done, what she continues to do and, indeed, if God spares her, what she will do in the future as well. It is really important.