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HANSARDMass Transit System: Leeds6. If he will take steps to establish a mass transit system in Leeds.26 Oct 2023HANSARDMass Transit System: LeedsLess than 40% of the population of Leeds can now reach the city centre by public transport within 30 minutes. We have been promised and promised a public rail-based transport…26 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure the whole House will want to join me in congratulating Narges Mohammadi on being awarded the Nobel peace prize for her outstanding work to raise awareness of the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDUK Support for Stability in LibyaI thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate, but I echo what the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) said: it is sad that there are not more…18 Oct 2023HANSARDUK Support for Stability in LibyaI beg to move, That this House has considered support for stability in Libya. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this morning, Ms McDonagh. I want to begin by sending…18 Oct 2023HANSARDUK Support for Stability in LibyaI thank the hon. Member for his timely intervention. I will go on to talk about why Libya matters to us in the UK, but he is absolutely right to say that for decades, or certainly…18 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Finance: Tackling Loss and DamageIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship this morning, Mr Betts. I congratulate my friend—I hope he does not mind me calling him that—the hon. Member for Dundee…05 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate Finance: Tackling Loss and DamageI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, because that is exactly the point. I am now privileged to have two grandsons, the youngest of whom is three and a half years old. He…05 Sept 2023HANSARDUkraine: British CouncilAs we know, the British Council has been a force for good in Ukraine and across the world for decades. Given what we have just heard about the Government’s support for its vital…18 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Ill Health: West YorkshireI thank the Minister for that answer. My constituent, Joanne Allotey, has custody of her young granddaughter, who has complex mental health problems, but local mental health…11 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Ill Health: West Yorkshire9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatments for complex mental health illnesses in West Yorkshire.11 Jul 2023HANSARDUN High-level Meetings in 2023As always, it is a pleasure to speak in a debate with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) on securing the debate…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft International Atomic Energy Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023I thank my hon. Friend for that question, which was precisely the one that I was going to ask at the end.28 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft International Atomic Energy Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023I thank the Minister for setting out the draft order for the Committee. The International Atomic Energy Agency is a vital international body, as we have heard, and has played a…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMariana Dam DisasterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mrs Latham. I want to start by thanking the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), because he has raised an…22 Jun 2023HANSARDMariana Dam DisasterOf course, Mrs Latham. I sourced this information from publicly available sources, which are on the websites, but if you would rather I did not mention any specific names, I will…22 Jun 2023HANSARDMariana Dam DisasterOkay. That is fine. The organisation set up to remediate and compensate for the damage caused by the failure of the dam has come under increasing criticism for its lack of…22 Jun 2023HANSARDMariana Dam DisasterI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. In a way, it is precisely what I wanted to ask the Minister today about how we can work more collaboratively and co-operatively with…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Ilke Homes built thousands of modular houses every year in its factory near Leeds. Many of them are completely carbon zero, meaning no bills at all for residents. However,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDBrazil: Environmental ActivistsAs we have heard, it is one year since the tragic murder of Dom Phillips and the Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira, who were murdered because of their environmental activism. I…13 Jun 2023