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HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI thank the Minister; I appreciate that. We have been talking about the desperate need for unfettered aid access into Gaza for desperate, starving civilians. At the same time,…24 Nov 2025HANSARDUnpaid Carers: InequalitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I warmly thank the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing this vital debate to mark Carers Rights Day, and…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK is coming under intense scrutiny at COP30 for saying one thing in public but doing the opposite in private, by apparently blocking progress on the Belém action mechanism to…20 Nov 2025HANSARDUnpaid Carers: InequalitiesThe hon. Lady and the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) make very good points. I gently point out to the Government that it is not Baroness Casey’s job to…20 Nov 2025HANSARDFlooding: MonmouthshireMy heart goes out to the people of Monmouthshire, which is just downriver from my constituency. Terrible damage has also been done in South Herefordshire, with places such as…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanI absolutely agree with the hon. Member, who is a fantastic champion for health. She pays attention to the needs of the most vulnerable in our society, and ensures that policy…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanAbsolutely, I completely agree. We need a long-term strategic approach that takes into account all the issues in houses, so that we do not repeat the problems of ECO4. That is…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanI refer the hon. Gentleman to the earlier part of my speech, in which I explained that I absolutely do welcome the commitment to £13.2 billion, but I am deeply worried that the…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanMy hon. Friend is entirely right about the particular problems that we face in rural areas. This is relevant to the point made earlier by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…18 Nov 2025HANSARD ExxonMobil: MossmorranToday’s announcement by ExxonMobil—a company that made £25 billion of profit last year—will be devastating for the workers, their families and the communities in and around…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanThe hon. Member is right to draw attention to the eye-watering profits made by energy companies—a subject raised during exchanges on the statement made just before this debate—and…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanI am grateful for the opportunity to raise this crucial issue tonight. I hope to bring to the House the voices of people in my constituency, of campaigners across the country, and…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanThe hon. Member is a fantastic champion for policies that address social and environmental justice. He raises the important point that in these schemes, far too often, people have…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith just a few days of COP30 left, it is incredibly disappointing that UK climate leadership is at risk because of the Government’s decision not to contribute to the tropical…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanI am not an engineer, and I must confess to having some doubts, certainly about HVO, so I would need to engage in a bit more conversation on that subject. As for ground source…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanThe hon. Gentleman may have been reading my notes over my shoulder, because I was about to make exactly that point. We must keep the needs of the most vulnerable households front…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and SudanI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. What further concrete steps will she take to increase pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian access for the more than 30…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMadam Deputy Speaker, you will know that I like to start on a positive note and by looking for common ground, so I will begin by recognising and welcoming the fact that the…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillDoes the hon. Gentleman recognise that there are many hundreds of thousands of homes sitting empty around the country and that this Bill will not do anything to address that…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe Minister talked about difficult decisions, but what about an obvious one? Two thirds of the British population are now backing wealth taxes. Is it not time for the Treasury to…12 Nov 2025