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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI do not know whether it was the embassy in Tel Aviv or the consulate in Jerusalem. I have always found the consulate in Jerusalem very helpful; the other, perhaps not so much.…13 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. I can be fairly brief, as harmony appears to have broken out across the Committee. I would not want to disturb that harmony…08 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillWell, just a little, maybe. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly on his Bill and particularly on his amendments. They not only clarify the Bill but strengthen…08 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSpain, Norway and Ireland are ready jointly to recognise Palestine as a state within weeks. Four other European countries look likely to follow suit, and France recently voted to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI could refer Members to Hansard and my speeches in the three previous debates, and then sit down, which might be popular, but looking at those debates I realise that this is…29 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech. One other thing that clubs do through their community arms—in the case of QPR that is QPR in the Community Trust—is regenerate an…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI respect what the Secretary of State is trying to do, but there is a huge inequality of arms between billionaire owners of clubs and fans’ organisations. I have been the MP for…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI welcome the debate, because it allows us to pay tribute to the wonderful work that hospices do in all our constituencies across the country, while raising the peril that some of…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaSome 500 health-care workers have been killed in Gaza in the past six months. That is more than the total number of healthcare workers killed in all conflicts around the world in…17 Apr 2024HANSARDNet MigrationTrhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay is one of the elite female cyclists chosen to lead RideLondon next month. She is also an asylum seeker, living in a hotel in my constituency where the…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThose are good points because vulnerable people are already being targeted by the Government, if on a voluntary basis. I recently had a young man in my constituency, with severe…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateThe Prime Minister rightly calls for restraint and de-escalation in the middle east, but is there not more chance that his words will carry weight if a ceasefire is advocated for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe fees for civil legal aid are half what they were in 1996 and the number of providers has fallen by 40% in the past 10 years. If the Minister actually wants to do something…26 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn that matter, the Government do sometimes publish legal position statements. According to the Cabinet Office, on 11 December 2023 the Government published a statement of the…26 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe know the Prime Minister has received advice about the legality of the Israel-Gaza war, that he has had time to consider it, and that Governments can and do publish such advice.…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaEvery month in Hammersmith, we hold “Ukrainian open house” to bring together all those supporting Ukrainian families who have fled that war. Every month, I am asked why there are…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UKIt is a real pleasure to be here and to have you chairing this debate, Dame Siobhain. I compliment those who have brought the debate forward—I think it is important that we do…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementThis tweet was liked by Sir Paul Marshall: “Civil war is coming. There has never been a country that has remained peaceful with a sizeable Islamic presence…Once the Muslims get to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Humanitarian LawThe UK Government’s less than wholehearted endorsement of the ICJ process and the International Criminal Court war crimes investigation, which is led by British lawyers, means…14 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law7. What discussions she had with her Israeli and Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the middle west in February 2024.14 Mar 2024