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HANSARDEngagementsQ14. I recently met bereaved constituents who lost their babies at Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust. Understandably, their confidence in the system is at an all-time low. They…07 Jan 2026HANSARD International Human Rights Day 2025I am sure we will be interrupted by a Division any minute now, but it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I am delighted to follow the hon. Member for…10 Dec 2025HANSARDBBC World ServiceI recently met senior journalists who have been exiled from Russia, following Putin’s clampdown on any form of free, trustworthy media. Despite the huge challenges, they are still…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyI beg to move, That this House has considered lasting power of attorney. Thank you for that introduction, Ms Vaz; it is a pleasure to speak this afternoon under your chairship.…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyThe hon. Member will hear later in my speech how I intend to address the issue of safeguarding, which is one of the most important parts of the process. Let us be clear that, as I…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyWith the increase in dementia and with Alzheimer’s projected to rise incrementally, the hon. Gentleman is right that safeguarding needs to be far tighter. I will come on to say…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is what the campaign has been arguing for since it began. The publicity given to the cases that I raised on the Floor of the House…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyYes, indeed. My constituency office in Leeds North East is trying to compile a list of all the cases that have come to us. Every one of them is different but they all have a…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Lasting Power of AttorneyNo, the hon. Lady is not incorrect, but an LPA can be executed in advance of any potential diagnosis. When somebody starts to feel that they are losing the capacity to make…28 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI am sure the whole House will share my joy at the release of the hostages in the middle east today, but as the shocking attack in Manchester last week showed, and as the Home…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSyrian Constitutional Declaration1. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Syrian constitutional declaration, signed on 13 March 2025.01 Apr 2025HANSARDSyrian Constitutional DeclarationI thank the Foreign Secretary for that reply. The fall of Assad was rightly welcomed by all Members of this House, but reports of mass killings of Christians and Alawites, which…01 Apr 2025HANSARDBritish CouncilAs we have already heard, the British Council is vital to the UK’s soft power across the world. At such an important time for the promotion of our values of democracy, freedom and…14 Jan 2025HANSARD BBC: FundingFollowing the recent developments in Syria, I understand that the BBC World Service will offer enhanced services to audiences across Syria on broadcast medium wave and FM. Would…18 Dec 2024HANSARD International Human Rights DayI am delighted to have secured this Adjournment debate to mark international Human Rights Day, which we remember annually across the world on 10 December. I first declare an…10 Dec 2024HANSARD International Human Rights DayI thank my friend, first for his generosity and secondly because he is an extraordinary performer in this House, not just on these green Benches but in Westminster Hall. I have…10 Dec 2024HANSARD International Human Rights DayI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, for her work as an officer of the APPG, and for chairing that meeting. I was slightly late for it, but I was there for most of it, and…10 Dec 2024HANSARD International Human Rights DayYes, and I would be interested to hear from our Minister whether we should join that action, because in some way or another, we really need to draw the world’s attention more…10 Dec 2024HANSARD International Human Rights DayI thank the hon. Member for making such an important intervention. I would certainly agree that online interference is something we should be deeply concerned about. Indeed, we…10 Dec 2024HANSARDUK Soft Power1. What steps he is taking to help increase the UK’s soft power.26 Nov 2024