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HANSARDBangladesh: Human RightsFollowing the high death toll among student protesters, international human rights bodies are reporting further crackdowns on dissent, from mass arrests and enforced…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI congratulate you on your election, Madam Deputy Speaker, and hon. Members on delivering their maiden speeches today. I thank you for calling me to speak in this important debate…29 Jul 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaCan the Minister explain how his Government can possibly justify continuing to support a military campaign that has involved the denial of electricity and basic services to…20 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 2)I rise to speak to the programme motion, which was tabled yesterday shortly before the rise of the House. It relates to the consideration of hundreds of amendments and new clauses…15 May 2024HANSARDPublic Confidence in Victim SupportMore than 60 lawyers, campaigners, politicians and academics have written a letter in support of the anti-violence against women and girls campaigner and barrister Dr Charlotte…14 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I hope that the Minister addresses that point in his response. How can it be that there are no safe routes for Palestinians to…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI agree with my hon. Friend that we are a place of sanctuary, and we welcome refugees. The political establishment has been totally out of touch with the majority of British…13 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeThank you for calling me, Mr Vickers. “The plight of Palestine refugees remains the longest unresolved refugee crisis in the world,” according to the United Nations. This was the…13 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly for bringing this important Bill to the House and getting it to this stage. Like many colleagues, I was at the first debate on…08 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe Minister’s reply on 17 April to my written question referred to wanting “to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets”. Can he confirm that he…07 May 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaHumanitarian agencies have concluded that we have passed the point of being able to avert famine in Gaza. Whatever we do now, we will be too late for those people who will have…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe UN Security Council has voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for only the remainder of Ramadan. It is almost two months since the ICJ’s plausible genocide ruling, yet the…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillA number of practices are illegal in this country, such as forced marriage, which is something that the LGBTQ community experience, including those who may also go through…01 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOnly an immediate ceasefire can protect civilians and implement the ICJ’s historic plausible genocide ruling. With Ramadan less than 15 days away, aid agencies warn that a ground…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Situation in the Red SeaAfter four separate strikes in seven weeks, this appears to be a prolonged military campaign, so I ask the Minister again, as I did on 5 February: what is the long-term strategy,…26 Feb 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) for his work in bringing this Bill to the House, and I thank campaigners for what they are doing to prevent the…23 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaWhen the House last voted on a ceasefire in November, 11,320 Palestinians had been killed, including 4,650 children. When the ICJ’s plausible genocide ruling made clear the right…21 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenI agree with my hon. Friend that without an immediate and permanent ceasefire, it is hard to imagine how we can turn around this situation and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches…08 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenI beg to move, That this House has considered humanitarian aid and children in Gaza. I begin by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for enabling this debate. I am grateful…08 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenI thank the Backbench Business Committee again for enabling this debate. I applied for it before the Government’s decision to pause the UNRWA funding; none the less, colleagues’…08 Feb 2024