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HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI agree with my hon. Friend. I call on the Government to follow on from the London Sudan conference held in April and hold a Lancaster House-style peace conference for all the…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI agree with my hon. Friend. We must ensure that this business with arms is stopped. The atrocities that we are witnessing through the news, with the work of Barbara Plett Usher…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI know my hon. Friend has military expertise so I thank him for his points. Crucially, we must also suspend arms sales to the United Arab Emirates. The fact that British-made…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI completely agree with the right hon. Lady and thank her for raising that point. A third of children under five in El Fasher are suffering from acute malnutrition, and some are…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, and I agree with him. Will the Government do for Tawila what was not done for El Geneina, Zamzam, or El Fasher, and recognise its…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportI totally agree. I thank my hon. Friend for that point. With that, I will conclude my remarks.04 Nov 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) for securing this important debate. The statistics are stark—as stark…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPersecuted ChristiansNext month marks the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, when congregations across the world will pray for those persecuted for their faith. That includes those…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPersecuted Christians1. What steps the Church of England is taking to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.16 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for presenting this important petition debate.…15 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI thank the hon. Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) for introducing this really important debate. In my maiden speech over a year ago, in a railways debate, I spoke about…11 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA workshop taking place in Bath this morning brings together key stakeholders from the rail industry and local authorities. It focuses on the development of rail services in…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is an honour to speak under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for bringing this vital debate to Westminster…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorAs the Member for Melksham and Devizes, I represent many rural villages and communities, a number of which I visited over recess. I have long been struck by the importance of the…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, but more is needed. The Minister’s Department must support these schemes and the pub trade or risk losing a vital component of rural…03 Sept 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for bringing forward this valuable and important debate. I used to work as a Wiltshire councillor…17 Jul 2025HANSARD SudanAs a former aid worker and resident of Darfur, I feel deeply for the people of Sudan. Will the Minister say whether there are plans to increase the amount of spend for the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing this important debate on…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for securing this valuable debate. Let me take you, Ms McVey,…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI agree entirely with the right hon. Member. I urge the Government to reconsider their decision. Local democracy should not be a luxury available only to those who can afford to…09 Jul 2025