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HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is, of course, absolutely right: Israel does have the right to defend itself. I would argue that the biggest threat to the…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelIt is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) for bringing the debate to this Chamber.…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI disagree with the hon. Gentleman that a blank cheque has been provided. If we look at the comments of the Foreign Secretary and the former Foreign Secretary, we know we have…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI will give way to the hon. Lady first and then to the hon. Gentleman.12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelIt is very important when anybody takes any sort of action that civilians are protected. As with all wars, there are casualties. I wish Hamas had borne that in mind when they…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but I think it is wrong to imply, as the debate appears to, that Israel alone is responsible for the current situation in Gaza. Hamas…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point; he is absolutely correct on the Hezbollah situation. This conflict involves several different sides—I mentioned Iranian…12 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank the Secretary of State for reassuring us that the Government remain committed to protecting women’s rights and children with policies that are based on biological reality,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDLegal MigrationI warmly welcome the measures. I thank the Home Secretary for his highly robust statement and the Immigration Minister for his excellent work, which responds to the concerns of my…04 Dec 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI welcome the Home Secretary to his place and thank him for the outstanding job he did in his previous brief. Rwanda is a country that we do business with, a country with a…15 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI agree 100% with the right hon. Lady that we must be moderate in our tone and the language we use. Does she agree it was therefore very unhelpful for the Scottish Labour leader…25 Oct 2023HANSARDStorm Babet: FloodingI thank the Secretary of State for her visit to Retford and Ordsall today to meet some of the hundreds of people who were evacuated, such as those in Darrel Road, and to see the…23 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ14. This week, we were hit by the devastating news that all Wilko stores would be closing, meaning the loss of 12,500 jobs. Bassetlaw and Worksop are the home of Wilko’s…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Third sitting)Thank you for your input today. You mentioned that people may be subject to equalities claims with the way the law is at the moment. Do you not feel that having a clear policy on…07 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (First sitting)I have also been on a trip funded by Conservative Friends of Israel, and I am also a friend of James Gurd.05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (First sitting)Q Some have suggested that it is rather pointless to implement a ban if you have a toothless enforcement regime. Do you agree that it therefore needs to be sufficiently robust if…05 Sept 2023HANSARDPost Office Horizon IT Scandal: CompensationAs a former post office counter clerk myself, I understand at first hand how the Horizon IT debacle had a devastating impact on postmasters, their families and their businesses.…18 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformI whole-heartedly support what the Secretary of State said today. Does she agree that degrees should provide value for money and lead to better employment prospects and career…17 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI appreciate what a difficult job the Committee has—I fully respect that—and, of course, the original Chair did recuse himself from the inquiry. When the original report was put…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportAs has been expressed already, people may have many views on Boris Johnson, but what we are here to discuss is the special report. For me, this is about the sense of…10 Jul 2023