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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. The Prime Minister has repeatedly told this House that it is not for him or his Government to determine what is and is not a genocide. That position is no longer tenable,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMay I repeat the question asked by the hon. Member for Bristol Central (Carla Denyer), which went unanswered? Last week, 65 members of nine political parties in both Houses wrote…20 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) for securing this urgent question. It is not the first time that she has had to raise this issue during her…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI have just returned from the High Court this morning, where Government lawyers will argue, in defending the continued supply of F-35 components, that the evidence available does…14 May 2025HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 20 March the Foreign Secretary said in relation to the conflict in Gaza: “There are atrocities on both sides”. —[ Official Report ,…13 May 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationLast week the United Nations issued a report describing the situation in Gaza as “one of the most ostentatious and merciless manifestations of the desecration of human life and…13 May 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIf the ferries are such a catastrophe, would the hon. Gentleman care to explain why, in a constituency with probably more ferries than any other in the UK, I was re-elected in…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI have rarely in my life been more popular. I give way to the hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm).25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) cannot respond to the hon. Gentleman, so allow me to do so: what amendment? What is he talking about? He has…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI will make some progress, because I said I would stick to the scope of the Bill. The final thing I will say to the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier)…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillFirst, I would question the language about asylum seekers being a burden. I think asylum seekers are here in the main for good, honourable and honest reasons. I do not view them…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) on the way in which he opened the debate. I thank him for laying out why it is essential…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Billclaimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put.25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillAs long as we are, unfortunately, part of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom Government will have a responsibility and a role to play. We should be allowing asylum seekers to…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, allow me to veer ever so slightly from my promise to remain within the scope of the Bill in order to answer the hon. Lady’s question. I think I joined the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDCo-operation with Devolved GovernmentsOf course, if the Government were serious about co-operating with the devolved Government, tomorrow’s Second Reading debate on devolving immigration policy to Scotland, which has…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceI congratulate the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on securing this urgent question and laying out the unimaginable horror of what is…24 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsLast week, the Foreign Secretary was unequivocal in saying that both sides—Hamas and Israel—were guilty of committing atrocities. Does the Minister agree with the Foreign…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaThe inhumanity and depravity that we witnessed on Tuesday defies belief, but it shows that after 17 months, Israel understands fully what impunity is, because Netanyahu shattered…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with Israelrose—18 Mar 2025