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HANSARDNational Energy System Operator: Blackout RiskI welcome the Minister’s response so far, amid the shocking allegations that staff covered up the greater risks of power blackouts during the recent heatwave, but it is not just…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI thank my Yorkshire colleague the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate, and for introducing it with the passion and power she did. Every…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI apologise for crossing between you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) earlier. I thank the Minister for Social Security for his…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. As a barrister, he knows, as do many across the House who are not in that profession, that it is incumbent—an obligation—on the UK…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that this issue is not just about products coming from settlements to the UK, but companies in the UK trading in goods and services in the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanWill the hon. Member give way?09 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate and for allowing me to intervene. The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS trust published data about patients in corridors for the first…08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareI congratulate the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) on securing this debate. Some very important points have been made. I am going to skip through some of those important…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point about big foreign tech companies. Does he believe that our dependency on six tech companies in all aspects of our lives poses a…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that one of the primary obligations of any Government is to keep their citizens and the people living in their country safe from all avoidable…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyThe right hon. Gentleman says no one knows, but throughout history, when we have approached technologies or situations that we have never experienced before, we have done scenario…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyResponsible AI, done right, could be the saviour of humanity. Irresponsible AI, done wrong, could lead to the destruction of humanity. There is, to my knowledge, no effective,…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyWill the hon. Member explain how this will work, then? Human beings at work pay national insurance, income tax and pension contributions, and then they can support their families.…08 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionAll settlers are criminals— not just those who are violent—because they occupy land that does not belong to them. Since the late ’90s, successive Governments have called the E1 a…01 Jul 2026HANSARDCulture, Media And SportI commend the investment that the Minister has already announced. In Dewsbury, our leisure centre and swimming pool were closed in September 2023, and have stood there, with no…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareAn estimated 229,000 excess deaths by 2036—that is the eye-watering figure that BMJ analysis identifies as the upshot of diverting NHS funding to pay more for pharmaceuticals in…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareWill the hon. Gentleman to comment on the fact that the NHS pays 10 times the manufacturing costs for over 80% of the licensed medicines that we buy? How is that underpaying?30 Jun 2026HANSARD Antisemitism: University CampusesI commend the hon. Member for his unity and solidarity with Jewish students and Jewish people. Does he agree that conflating Israel with all Jewish people is also something that…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Antisemitism: University CampusesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. The right to freedom of religion is a fundamental human right and must be protected. I congratulate my neighbour and West…30 Jun 2026