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HANSARDNational Youth StrategyI thank my right hon. Friend for her magnificent statement, which is so timely and overdue. I think every one of us in the Chamber will know from their own constituency just how…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Middle EastThe Foreign Secretary will no doubt agree that third states, such as the UK, are obliged not to assist Israel in its annihilation of the Gazan people. Israel continues to target…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK was right to suspend direct arms export licences to Israel, the use of which risks breaching international humanitarian law, yet it continues to deliver F-35 components via…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am proud to refer the House to my membership of Unite and my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to advise Members that I have run several of my…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 was a deliberate attempt to undermine people in the workplace? It was completely ignorant of the fact…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillWould my right hon. Friend agree with me that the steps outlined in this Bill will help to address insecure work, and will allow people to enjoy decent, secure wages and dignified…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonI thank the Minister. As Israel cuts off northern Gaza from essential supplies, it continues to strike Palestinian civilians while demanding their displacement. The attacks, such…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and Lebanon(Urgent Question): To ask the Foreign Secretary to make a statement on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon.15 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and Humanitarian AidI raised earlier the question of the Israeli military action to which the Minister has just referred. In the past hour or so, the UN has stated on its website: “Israel Defense…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and Humanitarian AidIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) on securing this debate. Before the recent…10 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastI wish to put on the record my sorrow at the appallingly violent events of 7 October one year ago in southern Israel, and at all the days of violence we have witnessed since.…07 Oct 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s engagement on this issue. Labour Members from across the Tees valley, especially our friend Alex Cunningham, have been pressing for many…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI wholeheartedly agree that the Minister has inherited the most dreadful legacy from the absent Conservative party. Could she clarify for me the issue of take-up of pension…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 will take up to £300 per household from two groups of low-income…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThe shadow Minister asks about the benefits that will accrue if this change is made. We on the Labour Benches have been working on it for years, so the suggestion that it has…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Billrose —03 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThe privatisation of the railways was a privatisation too far, even for she whose portrait should be removed. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is utterly ridiculous that the only…03 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. I speak as a long-term friend of Palestine and an advocate of a two-state solution. I am sure that he will agree that we want to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolent DisorderI thank the Home Secretary for her statement. She will be aware that the riots, which sought to exploit the Southport killings for a racist and Islamophobic agenda, included one…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI congratulate you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on your elevation. As I start my contribution, I wish to put on record how proud I am of my relationship with our trade union movement. I…29 Jul 2024