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HANSARDEuropean Union Force Bosnia and HerzegovinaI thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware that the Conservative Government previously withdrew from the EUFOR peacekeeping force—Operation Althea—in 2020, following…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Bosnia and HerzegovinaMy former party leader, the late Lord Ashdown, regularly expressed his grave concerns about the fragility of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, drawing on his own experience…31 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipWill the hon. Member give way?24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. The petition reflects how strongly the public—including the 367 in my constituency who signed it—feel about the UK’s…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipYes, and my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) spoke about that at length. Those barriers are clearly harming not only the UK research environment,…24 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank my hon. Friend for providing such a concrete example of the real suffering these changes will cause. This is not an abstract thing; it is about real people’s lives, and…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI wish to express my deep concerns about the Government’s national insurance changes and the devastating impact they are having on essential services in my constituency. The…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI absolutely agree. The care provider in my constituency faces a 9.4% increase in employer’s costs, which it simply cannot absorb. These are the very people keeping elderly and…19 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI add my own congratulations to the Prime Minister on this weekend’s successful summit. It was refreshing to see a British Prime Minister not only standing alongside our allies,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing the debate, and for giving me the opportunity to support it. The third…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGeorgia: Civil LibertiesThe European Parliament recently recognised Salome Zourabichvili as the rightful President of Georgia. Protesters who are on the streets of Tbilisi day in, day out, agree with…25 Feb 2025HANSARD UkraineYesterday, the leader of my party warned the Prime Minister that we might be facing the worst betrayal of a European ally since Poland in 1945. The hours since have confirmed our…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing this debate. The situation in the middle east is one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our…12 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As the Member of Parliament for Lewes, I put on record my outrage and the outrage of many local people…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyI congratulate the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) on securing this timely discussion; it is a pleasure to take part in it. New research from the Tax Justice…05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I know that the Prime Minister will share my deep concern that families in my constituency, particularly those with disabled children, face agonising waits for essential…05 Feb 2025HANSARDInternational Day of EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I echo others in thanking the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing this…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Youth Mobility Scheme (EU Countries)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with countries which are members of the European Union for the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing this valuable and important debate. Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine is not just an…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. It is as if I had given him a copy of my speech; I was about to come on to that. Stopping the Russian assault on Ukraine is part of a…06 Jan 2025