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HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsOur free speech is protected under the European convention on human rights, and we should view with great suspicion anybody who would remove the United Kingdom’s signature from…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorWe have heard a lot from those on the Government Benches about how they are improving the experience of businesses across the country. I come in peace; I hope they will take me…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI do not doubt that. I am sure Luton is second only to Tewkesbury. Over the summer recess, a friend of mine reached out, told me who Dale and Holly were and asked me to meet them.…03 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainIn his 1941 report on the battle of Britain, then Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding wrote that the other commands, the Commonwealth countries and four allies contributed unstintingly…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic Sanctions13. What steps his Department is taking to increase economic sanctions on Russia.02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic SanctionsVladimir Putin is in Beijing this week, where he has hailed the unprecedented levels of ties between China and Russia. For once I hope that the Government will actually take him…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of commemorating the Battle of Britain. Thank you for chairing this debate, Sir Desmond; it is an honour to serve under…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainThe hon. Member speaks acutely to the point of this debate, which is that we must not forget what this country both suffered and achieved, and that we must support our current…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainThe hon. Gentleman is an excellent ambassador for his constituency and its heritage. We absolutely should celebrate the achievement of those brave pilots and the nation that…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainWhat a wonderful intervention. I am glad that the right hon. Gentleman made it. We must never take for granted the sacrifice that so many made so that we may today live in peace.…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Eating Disorders: Prevention of DeathsI thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) for securing this important debate. My constituent Katie is mother to a daughter who, at the age of 14, became unwell…02 Sept 2025HANSARD The Battle of BritainThe hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) spoke bravely of the dangers that nationalism might replace patriotism today, as it did in Europe throughout the 1920s…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumOur country should be proud of the fact that in the 1930s we welcomed 10,000 Jewish children from Europe on the Kindertransport. Alas, our predecessors would not countenance…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. Only last month I had a resident in my constituency office desperate to renew urgently the visa of the Ukrainian she was…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryFor the avoidance of doubt, this speech comes from a place of deep appreciation for post-war Japan and for the enrichment it has given so many of us through its automotive and…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityI look forward to the swift deportation of anybody who takes advantage of our hospitality by breaking our laws and attacking women and young girls. In July 2024, I warned my…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMy constituent campaigners at SafeAvon and Tewkesbury Friends of the Earth will be delighted to see that, at length, the Government have implemented a core Liberal Democrat…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastSince 2023, the Israel Defence Forces have killed a record number of journalists and killed a record number of humanitarian workers. They continually murder starving children as…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryAs a Member of Parliament who benefits from the contribution of 300 or 400 Gurkhas and Nepalese people, can I just say that I am very much enjoying the hon. Lady’s speech and I…21 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeTo their credit, the Conservatives have been quite open in lamenting the drawdown of the Wedgetail project, but will my hon. Friend join me in asking the Government how committed…16 Jul 2025