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HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. The first act should be that we seek to stem trade from the settlements; the other points are valid ones that must be explored. Let us…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI agree with my hon. Friend; he makes a powerful point. Some time ago, the Palestinian ambassador, Dr Husam Zomlot, reminded parliamentarians that Gaza, East Jerusalem and the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The new bypass road, which is for Palestinians only, will reroute Palestinians and seal off the E1 corridor permanently. This is a…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI agree with my hon. Friend, and that is why it is essential that we are having this debate and that there must be a ban on trade. I will not take further interventions now…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI will, and it will be my final intervention.09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI will be as brief as possible, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank everybody for their excellent contributions: those who are here with us now in the Chamber and those who were not…09 Jul 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing AgentsThe exploitations in the leasehold system are endless: unfair service charges, ground rents, marriage value buy backs, the hidden cost of utilities, inflated insurance—the list…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement and the measures that she has announced today, but I want to come back to her strong advice to businesses that we should not conduct…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsSome 125 health workers have been killed in Lebanon in the last three months alone. Today, an Israeli strike hit an ambulance in south Lebanon, killing two paramedics, which takes…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCost of Living: Students4. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce the cost of living for students.20 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Living: StudentsA recent cost of living survey by Sheffield Hallam students’ union shows that 82% of students are struggling, and many are working more hours at the expense of their studies. Too…20 Apr 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceI pay tribute to the dedicated postal workers in Sheffield Central, who work tirelessly to ensure that people receive their letters and deliveries throughout the year. I have also…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillIn my previous work as a solicitor, I represented women who had suffered terrible violence, and people who had been pushed to the margins of society. I have seen at first hand how…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI do agree. The logical approach would be to treat this as a time-limited measure—or the Justice Secretary should consider a mandatory time-bound review, assessing the impact of…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. He may know that Sheffield is well known for being the outdoor city and is one of the few major cities in the UK…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI have constituents and family in the region who are all terrified about what may come next. The world is an infinitely more dangerous place today than it was last week. Trump and…02 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing the debate, which at its core is about fairness. In my Sheffield Central constituency, which is home…25 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI congratulate my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on his expert advocacy on this issue. As a former lawyer who worked in immigration…02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI agree entirely. Many people uprooted their lives, accepted jobs, bought homes, enrolled their children in schools and planned their futures in good faith, on the understanding…02 Feb 2026