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HANSARD Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for what has been a lifetime of work protecting women and girls. I welcome what she has said about updating the ethnicity data, which will enable…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumIt has come to my attention that in government, the job of Home Secretary does not always attract the greatest thanks, so I want to thank my right hon. Friend for the response…01 Sept 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI thank my right hon. Friend for this statement; I have waited 14 years for it, and I look forward to such a statement being given to the House in each of the next 14 years. One…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Rare Cancers BillLike everyone else, I want to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for bringing this important Bill before the House. I had not intended to speak…11 Jul 2025HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewI congratulate my right hon. Friend on this package of measures, which will reduce energy costs. The system left by the Conservatives needed to tackle three things: transmission…10 Jul 2025HANSARD UK-France Nuclear PartnershipIs the Minister as surprised as I was to find that the shadow Secretary of State only half quoted that sentence from the report in Navy Lookout , about making it clearer that “no…10 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she has put into the changes that have been made to the Bill. She spoke of cost shunting—the way that cuts in one area have…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI think that Members on the Government Benches appreciate the concessions that the Minister has already made. When he is talking about whether measures will be put in primary…01 Jul 2025HANSARDMiddle EastAs the Member of Parliament for the largest Jewish school in Europe, may I thank the Foreign Secretary for his earlier assurances on safeguarding the community in this country?…23 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025Of course. I think we all agree that we should have thresholds that are proportionate and do not involve undue bureaucracy while ensuring that money is not badly spent or, indeed,…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. May I just ask the Minister whether the Government intend to bring in similar thresholds for such things as…17 Jun 2025HANSARDAir India Plane CrashThe Minister will be aware that as we speak, the Indian High Commission in London is holding a commemoration service for those who have been lost. He also knows that my…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictThe failure to get transparent information from the United Nations Special Commission and the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission caused untold…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for how he has conducted this inquiry and presented the report to the House. I also thank the Clerks and officials who prepared the…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Criminal Cases Review Commission: LeadershipI welcome the statement from the Chair of the Select Committee and the appointment of Dame Vera Baird as the interim chair. Does my hon. Friend share a certain incredulity that…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseParagraph 7.36 of “Erskine May” states the process for setting out the ratification of international treaties. The Government’s treaty tracker says the global oceans treaty that…05 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesFood is the means of life, and it must not be used as a weapon of war. The Foreign Secretary has rightly condemned its use as morally wrong, but it is also a breach of…20 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday I spoke with colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the progress of the treaty on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction—sometimes…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI am delighted to speak in support of the Committee’s report, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee on the way in which he has led the Committee and…08 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsThe Minister will be aware that a number of Iranian citizens in this country still have relatives in Iran, and it is not beyond the wit of the Iranian Government to use that…06 May 2025