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HANSARDChina and JapanIt is right that the Prime Minister goes to China if he is acting in the best interests of all those living here. Last year, the Joint Committee on Human Rights undertook an…02 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. Today is 1,435 days since Russia launched its full-scale…29 Jan 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech. This Sunday, I went to our Holocaust Memorial Day event in Leeds and met Trude Silman, my former constituent from when I was a…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesWe had almost absolute unanimity; I think this is the most unanimous debate that I have taken part in during my time as a Member. Nearly every Member who contributed to it has…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesAbsolutely; Russification is the central policy of the Kremlin. It is happening today in the occupied territories, and we need to ensure that it ends and does not spread through…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesIf we look back to the 1990s, and the UK’s role in Bosnia and Kosovo in particular, that gives us a model. Many of the people who sought refuge here during those wars were able to…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesI deeply thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. It is absolutely right that the most vulnerable children on this planet are Ukrainian children in the Russian-occupied…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesThe right hon. Member is absolutely correct. There is no part of the occupied territories of Ukraine where the standard of living is anywhere near what it was prior to the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know that the Deputy Prime Minister takes a deep interest in Uganda. Two weeks ago, there was a sham election in which people were prevented from voting and Government officials…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesAs co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on music, in Independent Venue Week, I thank the Minister for extending the support to music venues. Will it include multi-use…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperI am really pleased that the Home Secretary is retaining the role of democratically elected metro mayors in the oversight of police forces. My specific question is about police…26 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyI want first to make it clear that I do not agree with this decision. It will have a chilling effect on Tibetans, Hongkongers and Uyghurs, and other Chinese people who merely…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, Uganda held elections. There were wide-ranging accounts of people being prevented from going to polling stations and of ballot stuffing. In one polling station, more…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS PreventionI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher), not only for securing this debate but for all the work that he does in the NHS as a GP on the issue of…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe household income threshold for the maximum maintenance loan for students has not changed since 2008. If the threshold is not increased, by 2028 a child from a single-parent…19 Jan 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionUkraine The following extract is from the debate on Ukraine on 14 January 2026.19 Jan 2026HANSARDOther Correction… I spoke with Lesia Vasylenko—I know many people here know Lesia—who chairs the British group in the Rada, and who is in Kyiv. She told me… “Putin’s invasion nearly four years…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is undertaking and leading the brutal repression and murder of so many Iranians fighting for their freedom. We know that the IRGC has used…19 Jan 2026HANSARDOther Correction… I spoke with Lesia Vasylenko—I know many people here know Lesia—who chairs the British group in the Rada, and who is in Kyiv. She told me… “Putin’s invasion nearly four years…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityI associate myself with the Foreign Secretary’s statement that the future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Danes alone. We all know that the geo-security…19 Jan 2026