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HANSARDSEND FundingI will speak about the deepening funding crisis, and the crisis in general, for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including the failure of…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn 23 May, I stood in exactly the same spot where I am standing now and asked the Foreign Secretary to sanction Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, so I thank the Government for their action…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI understand that the Minister cannot comment on this case, or any individual case, but national security is of the utmost concern to everybody in this country and in this…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillAbsolutely. We have seen a huge loss in biodiversity in this country. As Lord Goldsmith, a Minister in the former Government, said in the other place, we are one of the most…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI rise to speak to new clause 58 in my name. It would place a clear environmental and climate duty on Forestry England and its parent body, the Forestry Commission. That is a…09 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am sure that we are all absolutely horrified that the Israeli Government are creating a mass starvation event in Gaza. We are seeing the language of a Gaza plan that talks about…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationDoes the hon. Lady agree that other jurisdictions have implemented the self-declaration of legal gender without any detriment, and without any of the debates we have had in this…19 May 2025HANSARDCold and Damp HomesThank you, Mr Western; your chairing this afternoon has been excellent, and I hope to serve under you in many more debates. I thank all Members who have taken part: the Chair of…08 May 2025HANSARDCold and Damp HomesThis Sunday!08 May 2025HANSARDCold and Damp HomesI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of cold and damp homes. Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Western; this is the first time that I have served under…08 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to my new clause 14 and amendment 10. Furthermore, I would like to make note of my steadfast opposition to new clause 21, which does not simply change data…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]My new clause 14 would do that, so I hope the Government are taking note. This debate is not just about economic rights. Last week I learned about the holocaust survivor Renee…07 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsThe Joint Committee on Human Rights, of which I am a member, is currently undertaking an inquiry on transnational repression. We have reams of evidence of Iran oppressing and…06 May 2025HANSARDGlobal DeforestationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for securing this debate. It is a really important issue, which looms large over us. I want to talk about one…30 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI too welcome the MOU and the funding we will provide to the Palestinian Authority. When I went to Jerusalem last year with other Members, we talked to the NGO community—an…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley Incident(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the incident that occurred in Headingley on 26 April.28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentMr Speaker, I am very grateful to you for granting this urgent question after the harrowing attack in Headingley on Saturday. My community is still reeling in shock and disbelief…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMy right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary was quite right to say that the announcement by President Putin of a pause in fighting over the Easter weekend was a false promise. We…22 Apr 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeIf he will amend the memorandum of understanding between Indonesia and the UK on a strategic partnership on critical minerals, published on 29 November 2024, to include conditions…22 Apr 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeIn 2018, President Joko Widodo promised the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that he would be allowed to visit West Papua. No visit has yet been facilitated by…22 Apr 2025