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HANSARDUK-Israel Trade NegotiationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. It is custom and practice in a Westminster Hall debate to pay tribute to the hon. Member who proposed the debate, so…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUK-Israel Trade NegotiationsIs the Minister aware that the Palestinian Authority themselves do not agree with any kind of boycott? In December 2013, the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas,…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere have been media reports that 80% of residents in the United Kingdom are very concerned about a climate catastrophe. Can we have a statement from a Minister in the Department…20 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityFriday’s announcement came as a surprise to many people, but not to many in Hendon, because it was in fact my predecessor, Andrew Dismore, who established the British Chinese…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford), a month ago, Feras Al Jayoosi was convicted on four counts under the Terrorism Act…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesAs the Minister will know, the threshold turnover for small businesses to register for VAT is £85,000. A constituent emailed me today to say that as a result of the pandemic,…11 Jan 2022HANSARDEye Health and Macular DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I also pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate. I first became interested…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI am very grateful to the Secretary of State for his statement, but I gently remind him that those who have worked hardest on this issue are Conservative Members supporting their…10 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray, although I think the Whip probably groaned as a Back Bencher stood up to speak. The SI is of great interest to me.…06 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to that point, just a week ago a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in my constituency, but non-fatally. A few hours later in Hillingdon, a 15-year-old was fatally stabbed and, a…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Antisemitism: Bristol UniversityI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this important Adjournment debate. As someone whose constituency contains the Community Security Trust, I am shocked by some of the…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Antisemitism: Bristol UniversityI am grateful that the Minister raised the CST and the figures that it published, which I have in front of me. He will be aware that of the about 8,500 Jewish students at UK…06 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Gas MarketThe rise in the wholesale price of gas began back in January, with it rising by 250% since then. Why did no one in the Department anticipate this scenario?20 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillThere are measures to be welcomed in the Bill, but a great deal more is required. I am pleased that the Government have listened to the Housing, Communities and Local Government…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe circumstances of Jewish burials around the world are a sensitive and important issue to my constituents and, as such, to me. In January 1942, the Nazis built two concentration…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt DesignationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, I think for the first time. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) on securing…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseLast weekend I was pleased to volunteer to direct constituents having their covid vaccinations at my GP surgery in Hendon—a programme that involves a partnership between several…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireEveryone in this House hopes that hostilities will end soon, with a permanent ceasefire. However, the reality is that there will be further rounds of fighting unless the…19 May 2021HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksHaving the second largest number of Jewish constituents in the country, I know that yesterday’s events caused great concern to many. The Community Security Trust told me this…17 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMaking a success of Brexit, rebuilding after the pandemic, and changes to patterns of working, such as working from home, will all require a comprehensive and efficient broadband…25 Mar 2021