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HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonI am grateful to the Minister for being so generous with her time, as she was in meeting the safer knives group to discuss this issue. I am not expecting a policy position today,…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing this timely debate. It is not too onerous to have two minutes for a speech on this…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is a conflict between some of the Government’s political instincts. They say that Israel is an ally, but sometimes we have to speak as…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and he has identified that there is no one solution to this. The Scotland example shows what can be done, but there are some…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a statement on knife crime, and particularly the proposal for knives to be sold with rounded or blunted tips to reduce the risk of death or serious injury if they are…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesSince the ceasefire in Gaza, there has been open warfare against civilians in the west bank, dehumanising of the whole Palestinian population, and the threat of ethnic cleansing…06 Feb 2025HANSARDHate Crime ProsecutionThe criminal legal aid advisory board has asked the Government to raise fees in rape and serious sexual offences cases to address the shortage of advocates. Prosecutors often earn…06 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMay I congratulate the Chief Secretary on his statement but add a word of caution about his plans for Heathrow? Will he ensure that there is a full cost-benefit analysis of any…29 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionDoes the Minister agree that plans for the third runway have gone cold over the past decade, since the airport commission? As he says, there is not even an application for a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have just witnessed the chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission being prised out of her job, six months after the Secretary of State described her as “unable to fulfil…28 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Court BacklogThe Secretary of State has announced two major reviews of the criminal justice system—the Leveson review and the Gauke review—and has said that, very impressively, they might…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of InterestDoes the Solicitor General agree that what the shadow Solicitor General is asking her to do, in a not very subtle way, is to breach the Law Officers’ convention by the back door?…23 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe Foreign Secretary rightly says that we must use this agreement to establish a pathway to a two-state solution. Steps along that pathway were set out in the advisory opinion of…16 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsThe Minister will no doubt be pleased that the Justice Committee has just announced an inquiry into drugs in prisons, with an emphasis on the use of drones by organised crime…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideThe Minister says that the US process for identifying genocide is different from ours. Where does she think we are in that process, and what role does she see for the Law Officers…13 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaThe new year has seen an intensification of attacks on civilians, including medical staff, in northern Gaza. The UK Government’s response does not appear to have changed. The…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Support for VictimsMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. I welcome my hon. Friend to the Front Bench, and congratulate the former Solicitor General, my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Finchley and…19 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am most grateful to the Minister for giving way. May I return to recognition for a moment? The previous Government said that they would recognise Palestine when doing so best…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineStanding Together is a fantastic group, and it is one of many Israeli and multinational groups that are protesting; we have seen that on the streets of Tel Aviv, as we have around…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI could not agree more. I cannot think of a single reason why we are not moving, as many other European countries have, towards immediate recognition. I heard previously from the…16 Dec 2024