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HANSARDIsrael and PalestineOf course, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. As I was saying, the ceasefire resolution was an opportunity to bring the bloodshed to an end, but the UK chose to sit on its hands…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI will not. Time does not permit it. The UK’s failure to back the ceasefire resolution, and the ability of the United States to overrule 13 votes in favour of it, without a single…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe reality is that the Government are making a mockery of international law and playing with people’s lives. The Home Secretary referenced his plans to tackle illegal migration,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Health Secretary declared at the weekend that the Government will miss their target to cut NHS waiting times if doctors strike to defend their pay and conditions, but she…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesThe right to clean water is one of the most fundamental, and that is why this debate is very important to my constituents. I rise to support the excellent case put forward from…05 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationBlackened by mould, eaten by worms, and mauled by stray dogs. That was the fate of four premature babies who medical staff were forced to leave behind after being forced by the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne in four households in my constituency is now living in fuel poverty, compared with the national average of one in 10. Why do the Government continue to give millions to gas…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseDespite the four-day truce, there remains a humanitarian emergency in Gaza. We cannot return to the indiscriminate and unprecedented killing that we have seen take place on such a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaSince 2010, neighbourhood policing, where officers are embedded in local communities, has been decimated, despite its huge advantages. We therefore desperately need the repeatedly…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOver the last seven weeks, we have seen over 15,000 innocent men, women and children killed; hospitals, churches, mosques, refugee camps and homes attacked; numerous instances of…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a privilege to follow some excellent speeches, largely from Opposition Members. I wish that I could say different. Whether people agree or disagree with my right hon. Friend…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementWe are in the worst cost of living crisis that we have ever seen. The key takeaway from the just four measures the Chancellor announced to tackle the crisis is not investing in…22 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSupporting offenders in practising their faith is regularly cited as playing a key role in their rehabilitation in prisons. However, as the Minister will know from my frequent…21 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI rise to speak to amendments (b) and (h). On Monday night, the Prime Minister made a speech setting out a vision for a foreign policy with morality and values at its heart.…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThousands of innocent men, women and children have been killed and thousands more wounded in this conflict over the past month. As the ground operation and bombing campaign…14 Nov 2023HANSARDNetwork North and HS2 Phase 2: Comparative AssessmentA new city centre station and a fast rail connection to Manchester are vital to unlocking Bradford’s economic potential, and I welcomed their inclusion in the Government’s Network…26 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineSince I raised this question with the Prime Minister last week, indiscriminate airstrikes and a total siege blocking food, water and medical supplies have killed thousands of…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI join this House in its condemnation of the bloodshed in Israel and Palestine. The 2 million Palestinians in the open-air prison of Gaza faced a dire humanitarian emergency long…16 Oct 2023HANSARDFamilies in Fuel PovertyOver 40,000 families in Bradford have been plunged into uncertainty as the Tory Government lurch from crisis to crisis. More than one in five of my constituents now live in fuel…19 Sept 2023HANSARDFamilies in Fuel Poverty14. What estimate her Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty.19 Sept 2023