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HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsI thank the Minister for his answer, but since December 2015, 19 new settlements have been approved, bringing the coalition’s total to 68 in three years and around 210 overall,…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal Settlements2. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank.03 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I ask the Leader of the House whether the Government will make time for the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to report to this House on the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansIt is a pleasure, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this debate. I was a beneficiary of free higher education under Harold…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI am listening closely to what the hon. Member is saying. Does he agree, given that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer a royal, that nothing is really stopping us having a…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) on securing this debate and on his expertise in the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThis is truly a sordid affair. The Minister speaks of receiving funds from Labour Together to work on policy; I will just remind him that when we sat on the Opposition Benches,…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his statement. I agree that the Prime Minister was quite right to put the “Lord of the files” outside the tent; we got there eventually.…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe penny has not dropped for the shadow Secretary of State, who cannot for one minute understand how that translated in our communities. That is the issue, because he simply does…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will in a minute. Perhaps the shadow Secretary of State would like to apologise to the country for the damage that was caused. I can tell him that removing so many officers at a…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant Reportrose—11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe right hon. Gentleman should not consider it to be faux outrage. I lived in my constituency throughout that period and saw the damage it caused.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe difference between me and the right hon. Gentleman is that I am capable of being objective when facts are put in front of me, whereas he appears to be completely myopic and in…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI hear what the shadow Minister says about police numbers, but what did he say when Cleveland lost 500 police officers on his Government’s watch? Was he concerned then?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportMy hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. Those were the lived experiences of our constituents, and those were the consequences they had to live with. Opposition Members may say…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for her remarks. She will find very considerable support for the broad thrust of what she said, especially on streamlining and the new policing models. I know…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportYes, and we should acknowledge the damage that was caused. I am going to be challenging my own Government, and I am trying to be objective about these issues, but what has to be…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityI am sure my hon. Friend will be aware of today’s Resolution Foundation report that shows how increases in income have significantly slowed over the past 20 years, particularly…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk AssessmentI am honoured to serve as co-chair of the Britain-Palestine all-party parliamentary group. We face a stark legal reality: the UK’s duty to prevent genocide is triggered the moment…05 Feb 2026