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HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Member has obviously done detailed research; did he have a chance to meet the Polisario, and has he visited the refugee camps in Algeria?08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Member will be aware, I am sure, that the African Union has always taken the position that Western Sahara is an issue of decolonisation, and it was on that basis that…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanI have listened to the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham speak on many occasions in the Chagos islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) all-party parliamentary group about the…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanWhat I am saying is that international law should come first, so the decision by Donald Trump, when he was President of the United States, to recognise Moroccan occupation, which…08 May 2024HANSARDImmigration UpdateWhen the Minister gave a statement to the House, he said that the Government had extended the hand of friendship to those fleeing persecution and oppression. Is he aware that a…01 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastSome 34,000 people are already dead in Gaza, many are dying now in Rafah from wholly preventable conditions such as measles because of a lack of sanitation and medical care, and…29 Apr 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyI apologise for my phone going off while the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) was speaking. I did not wish to interrupt his speech. I strongly support the ratification of the…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe Member is making a very important and excellent point about care leavers. Does he agree that one of the problems is that on reaching the age of 18 they are deemed to be able…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Government ResponseThe information that we have received via al-Jazeera and others about the situation in Sudan is truly horrendous: 8.2 million people have left their homes, 17.7 million are…22 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateThirty-three thousand people have died in Gaza. More bombs have been dropped there than were dropped in the whole of the Iraq war. This weekend’s horrific events show the danger…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend will be aware that many people all over Europe, particularly in the Council of Europe, have expressed grave concern about this piece of legislation, which…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for giving way on that point. It has been my privilege to visit Calais on a number of occasions over the past few years and I have had many…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Building SafetyI thank the Minister for his statement, and for the meeting I had with him and his staff recently about an issue facing my constituents. It concerns Galliard Homes and residents…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThere cannot be a Member of this House who has not met women affected by the issue or WASPI campaigners, and who has not been moved by their awful stories, and the pain that they…25 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. Not every country in Europe behaves in the same way and tries to outsource or evade its human rights obligations by exporting refugees…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationThe point that I was making was that, unlike other countries, we do not encourage and rapidly allow asylum seekers and those granted asylum to work upon arrival. We lose an awful…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationIt was pointed out earlier that the number of asylum seekers, even those coming on small boats, would not be accommodated in Rwanda under the current plan, if that should go…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementFollowing the point made by the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse), I urge the Secretary of State to be cautious in all of this. Those of us who campaigned…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsYes, it would have been a very different direction. There would not be the levels of poverty, homelessness and inequality that we see in this country today.06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI ask the House one question: how can it be right that, in the sixth richest country in the world, more than 4 million of our children are living in poverty, and the richest 10%…06 Mar 2024