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HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastToday is a day of mourning for all those who lost family members on 7 October and those hostages in the tunnels lost since then, and for all those civilians in Gaza, the west bank…07 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and his team to their places. I have discussed with many of them the chronic human rights situation in West Papua over many…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityIt is great to see another former Leeds city councillor in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. The value that sports and arts have in people’s lives cannot be overstated and, in this…24 Jul 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Deputy Foreign Secretary enjoyed referencing Mr Gantz a number of times. Mr Gantz has set out his conditions for the end of the war and a “day after”. In response, Prime…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI had prepared a speech but will now have to make a different one, given that last speech from the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). I think he is an outrider…20 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaLeeds’ sister city is Kharkiv. The people of Leeds are gravely concerned that the invasion of Kharkiv is imminent. Colleagues have already asked about artillery shells, which are…15 May 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossI thank the hon. Lady, who serves alongside me on the net zero all-party parliamentary group. She has foreshadowed what I was going to say next: nature is essential to the future…15 May 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Rees. I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing the debate and for mentioning and supporting my…15 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressThe right hon. Member, alongside myself, does a great job of co-chairing the APPG on global deforestation, and he is absolutely right about the legislation. Does he agree that the…14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Charles. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for securing this debate and for all the…14 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanOne of the effects of the lack of autonomous self-governance in Western Sahara is that, despite being one of the most climate-stressed places in the world, it cannot access…08 May 2024HANSARD Preventable Sight LossDoes my hon. Friend agree that the use of the independent sector creates a postcode lottery as well? More affluent areas get to the front of the queue more quickly, and we see…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Football Index Collapse: Lessons LearnedMy hon. Friend is presenting an excellent summary of the failures of Football Index. Like others, I have constituents who lost large sums of money. I am concerned to hear that a…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe Renters (Reform) Bill had the potential to bring much-needed security and safety to renters, yet amendments to water it down, brought forward in Committee and even on Report,…24 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is Earth Day. The Government introduced the zero carbon homes standard and the code for sustainable homes and then scrapped them. The future homes standard now has…22 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkThe right hon. Member, the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, is making a great speech in a really important debate. On Boxing day 2015, we had the greatest flooding…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian RefugeesThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech outlining the scale of the crisis for Armenians who have left Nagorno-Karabakh and are now refugees. Does she agree that £1 million…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was pleased to play a small part in passing the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, but the Government continue to delay its implementation, while 550,000 captive…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in Gaza15. If he will resume funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.12 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaWhat we are seeing in Gaza is a starvation-level event. The United States has taken the desperate measure of air drops and flotillas, which do not direct aid like land-based aid.…12 Mar 2024