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HANSARDIsrael and GazaNeither the USA nor China nor Russia are party to the International Criminal Court. Does the Minister therefore recognise that, as permanent members of the Security Council, the…20 May 2024HANSARDPartner and Spousal Visas: Minimum IncomeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing an important debate once again. I…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaIn reply to my written question on 15 April, the Minister said: “We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents”. Has the Minister,…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateIs there not a danger that a further military attack on Iran would serve to entrench the despotic regime in Tehran and strengthen its ability to oppress its own people—Iranian…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaIt is estimated that people in northern Gaza have gone entire days and nights without heating at least 10 times over the last 30 days. Lord Cameron has said that UNRWA is the only…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRural Poverty: Benefits System11. What steps he is taking through the benefits system to tackle poverty in rural areas.18 Mar 2024HANSARDRural Poverty: Benefits SystemI commissioned a poverty report for the Arfon constituency from the highly respected Bevan Foundation—copies are available online in Welsh and English. One finding is that, of the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHealthcareThe Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom), has announced an extra £200 million of spending…13 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCanada is to resume funding for UNRWA having received UN reports. Has the UK Government received such reports, are they being reviewed, and when will that review be concluded and…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI do not know whether the Minister has met the Australian and New Zealand ambassadors, but I have along, with the Plaid Cymru group. I can inform her that both ambassadors were…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKIt is easier to get to Dublin.05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate; he is making a fine speech. He points to the double whammy facing Welsh farming. It is not only Brexit and the subsequent…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKMay I just say that the hon. Gentleman does a slight disservice to my party by lumping Plaid Cymru in with the Welsh Labour Government. We do have an agreement, as he knows full…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKWhich has since developed.05 Mar 2024HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for cavity wall insulation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Henderson, in this debate on…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: Government SupportI am grateful to the hon. Member for that point; she makes the case succinctly. My area and other areas in Wales are known as legal aid deserts, and that encourages people to seek…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: Government SupportI thank the Minister for taking on what is not an easy brief. This is a complicated, long-standing problem. I am grateful for her remarks, and I look forward to hearing from her…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Cavity Wall Insulation: Government SupportI commend what the Minister is saying and what has been done. One of the problems that has bedevilled this matter is the unwillingness of anybody with any power to look at…21 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformIs the £200 million additional, in the sense of being diverted from other parts of the NHS in England, or is it new money from the Treasury that would attract the Barnett…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThe right hon. Lady is arguing that a certain lax culture has grown up under successive Conservative Governments that benefits few but taints us all, and I think it goes beyond…06 Feb 2024