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Dame Angela Eagle

Dame Angela Eagle

Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

LabourMP for Wallasey

What Dame said recently

Written statement

National Security

“The Government is today laying before Parliament draft regulations under the National Security Act 2023, as amended by the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026, to designate three bodies: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), …”

Debate

Cabinet Office

“I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing the debate. He will, of course, know the importance to this Government of the topics discussed today. Keeping the country safe is the first…”

Questions

Oral questions: Cabinet Office

“Through our resilience action plan, we are driving a whole-of-society approach to resilience, which seeks to integrate the voluntary, community and faith sectors into planning and strengthening the resilience of our critical national infras…”

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Legislation

National Security (State Threats) Bill

“I have to commend the honourable Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns) for doing her homework. I wish to explain why we do not think these amendments are needed at the moment. There are a couple of themes that run through my respo…”

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Legislation

National Security (State Threats) Bill

“I thank all right honourable and honourable Members who have spoken in today’s Second Reading debate. We have had a very powerful and relevant debate, with a great deal of expertise in the Chamber from both sides of the House. State threats…”

Debate

Regulation of the Marmalade Market

“I thank the honourable Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt) for securing this debate and providing an opportunity for me to outline the regulation of the marmalade market. As Paddington Bear wisely reminds us: “A wise bear always …”

Debate

Agricultural Sector: Import Standards

“This debate goes to the heart of something that this Government care deeply about: the future of British farming and the food on British tables. I thank my honourable Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling) for securin…”

Debate

Fishing Industry

“It is a pleasure to respond to an extremely good debate, with many Members reflecting the issues that they have discovered in their own constituencies and bringing them to the Floor of the House, as we expect them to do. I thank the right h…”

Debate

Rural Communities

“I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and add: “welcomes the support that the Government is providing for rural people, communities and businesses; commends the continued support for farmers throug…”

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Debate

Male Chick Culling

“I thank my honourable Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for securing this debate. She raised this issue in a Westminster Hall debate on animal welfare standards in farming in June, and I am grateful to her for …”

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