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HANSARDSupport for Christians in PalestineThank you, Mr Speaker, and apologies for not being in the Chamber earlier. The sad reality is that many Christians in the west bank and Gaza face direct challenges for forced…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Grooming Gangs: Independent InquiryI sat on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee for 14 years. We saw the first exposé of the scandals of the grooming gangs, particularly in Rochdale and other…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseIn addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, next Thursday, in the Chamber, there will be a statement from the Work and Pensions Committee on its recent…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillIt is clear that this is one of a series of actions that need to be taken. If we had had the opportunity to give the Bill pre-legislative scrutiny, suggestions could have been…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia), who made a thoughtful speech on the threats we all face. I listened carefully to the Home Secretary’s…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. Another issue, which the Committee also referred to, was that certain charities in this country are linked to or directed and…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pakistani security forces have fired on peaceful demonstrators who were standing for human rights, and the right to food and proper security in their…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThames WaterThe Secretary of State is absolutely right to put customers at the forefront, but the problem, as she said in her statement, is that this will all take rather a long time to…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseIn addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, on Thursday 18 June there will be a statement from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee,…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Backbench Business Committee met on Tuesday afternoon, with six of the eight Members who are due to be on the Committee. Our quorum is four, so I urge both the Government and…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ9. I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to combat antisemitism, but the regular hate marches we have seen on our streets with the chanting of “globalise the intifada” have…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThe Minister must understand that to create the jobs that we need, we must encourage the private sector to invest. In my constituency, every single hospitality venue has halved…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we approach the end of the domestic football season, it is only right that we congratulate Aston Villa on winning the Europa league last night. Indeed, it was only a year ago…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsObviously, the Minister is not aware that the previous Conservative Government froze fuel duty for 14 years. Some of us lobbied for the Government of the day to abolish the…21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsThis is somewhat baffling. I know that the Minister was not here for it, but we had a full day’s debate yesterday on energy supply and no Government Minister mentioned anything to…20 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody). As a scientist by background, I welcome the cross-party agreement on nuclear power…19 May 2026HANSARD Speaker’s StatementI thank the House for the confidence it has shown in me. I will endeavour to ensure that Back Benchers get the opportunity to debate the issues they wish to debate in this Chamber…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe assets of the IRGC and the despotic regime in Iran must be sequestrated and brought into use for the people of this country. There are 11 well-known properties—detached…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy right hon. Friend is giving a good lecture on what needs to happen. What incentives do we need to provide to farmers to grow more and to use their land as effectively as…19 May 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainReports suggest that unemployed people who are signing on are getting trained for jobs that do not exist, not for the jobs in the sectors where there are opportunities to work.…14 May 2026