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HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI welcome the debate on behalf of the 3 million Muslims in the United Kingdom and the significant number who are my constituents in Hendon. Since 7 October, there have been many…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaPerhaps we should have a kahwa instead of a coffee. The hon. Member hits on a really good point, but I see Islamophobia and antisemitism—I hope that I made this clear—as simply…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI am grateful to the Minister. She will be aware that the Community Security Trust, which is based in my constituency, has long offered advice and assistance to other faith…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesThe right hon. Member is being generous with her time. The 2022 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that unrestricted public access to beneficial ownership…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for the debate and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) on securing it. As Members…07 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe mayor of Gaza City told al-Jazeera that not one litre of fuel has reached the Gaza municipality, likely due to the fuel being misappropriated. Why does the Minister think that…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesI welcome the statement, but not as much as I welcome my right hon. and gallant Friend’s role and his enthusiasm to continue to undertake it. That role did not exist under…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillWhat is contained in this Bill to address the concern that, in the digital age, the BBC licence fee is simply unsustainable?21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperThe lack of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in developing countries particularly affects women, especially during childbirth, when they are routinely prescribed…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis weekend we witnessed the third attack in a year on a commercial vessel in international waters. The cargo ship Galaxy Leader has been described by the Israeli Government as…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI understand that just four Conservative Members have visited Israel since 7 October: the Prime Minister, the former Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary, my hon.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaEvents in Israel and Gaza have a direct influence upon my constituents. In May 2021, a convoy for Palestine drove through north London with loudspeakers advocating that people…23 Oct 2023HANSARDUN Sustainable Development GoalsI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on securing this important debate. I am pleased that she was able to do so in the same week as my debate…19 Oct 2023HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable DevelopmentI beg to move, That this House has considered water, sanitation, hygiene and sustainable development. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. This is…17 Oct 2023HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable DevelopmentI certainly agree. Any IDPs or people who are removed from their homes or the places where they live will have an immediate problem with access to water in some parts of the…17 Oct 2023HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable DevelopmentI am very grateful for the contributions from the Members who have come along today. What has struck me is that so many people have not only developed a passion for this subject,…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIn 2013, I took a group of schoolchildren from the Beit Shvidler Primary School in Edgware to the Hanukkah party at No. 10. A leading voice of the choir was Nathanel Young, one of…16 Oct 2023HANSARDCombined Sewer OverflowsThe water Minister and I regularly visit a beach that has been subject to several environmental spills this August. When I checked at the site, it was a storm overflow and not a…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsWhen the issue of RAAC across the whole public estate was raised, I asked the Department what estimate it had made of the implications of its policies on the use of that material.…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am grateful for the hon. Lady for giving way, and for the tone she has struck. As someone who has a significant proportion of Jewish constituents, I speak in defence of them.…03 Jul 2023