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HANSARDHuman Rights: Supply ChainsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I am sure I speak for us all in extending warm thanks to you for stepping into the breach at the last minute to enable us…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityI would like to start by joining you, Mr Speaker, and colleagues across the House in paying tribute to the memory of Jo Cox. Her words about seeking what we have in common, and…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThames WaterAs the Secretary of State pointed out, Thames Water has 16 million customers. It does not serve them; it fails them. That is nearly a quarter of the entire UK population and they…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceI am disappointed that the hon. Member is taking the opportunity to score a cheap political point when we have been working cross-party on these issues. On that specific issue,…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this important debate. I welcome the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastIn the face of consistent, sustained and systematic war crimes, violations and abuses by the Israeli Government, the Secretary of State has today announced further piecemeal…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentThe hon. Member is making a brilliant speech in honour of a fantastic advocate for the natural world. I have had emails from constituents about him, and I would like to share one…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnpaid carers play a crucial role in supporting so many people who need to draw on social care, thereby supporting our health service and our formal social care system, but they…09 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentDoes the hon. Member not recognise the fundamental problem that the House of Lords has not had the chance to approve or reject this piece of legislation because it has never come…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWould the Leader of the House agree that there may be a way to respect both the principle of the primacy of the Commons and the importance of parliamentary scrutiny, including…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWill the shadow Minister give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWill the hon. Member give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI thank the Leader of the House for allowing me to clarify my point. My point is not about the specific content of the Bill; it is about the constitutional crisis caused its…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through Parliamentrose—08 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseLike many of us here in this Chamber, I have not yet had the time to read the 1,000-plus pages of material released today, but the release shines the light of disinfectant on the…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI would like to start with the positive. I know that care workers in my constituency of North Herefordshire will really welcome the increase in mileage rates, and I welcome the…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle EastThe Minister recognises that the Netanyahu Government are imposing a stranglehold on any possibility of Palestinian self-determination. The expansion of settlements and the…21 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this month, I was delighted to at last receive a response from the Department for Work and Pensions to a letter I wrote on 25 November last year, raising a constituent’s…21 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is clear that the tired old first-past-the-post voting system is utterly unfit for purpose. This winner-takes-all system means that a party can secure a huge majority of seats…14 May 2026