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HANSARD 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 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Minister is obviously extremely well aware of the International Court of Justice judgment and the interim rulings that came with it. He will also be aware that Israel has not…27 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI thank the SNP for using its Opposition day to bring about a debate on Gaza. The House has not covered itself in glory today, with all the delays at the start of this debate, and…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in Gazarose—21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaPeople poured cold water on the South African submission to the International Court of Justice before it was placed. Could the Minister now give a response from the Government to…21 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenSurely the issue now is that as the weather gets warmer, without any sewage facilities or clean water, the next thing will be cholera.08 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. Frankly, the famine is already there. The number of people dying from wholly preventable conditions in the southern part of the Gaza strip is already…08 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenThank you for calling me to speak so quickly, Ms Vaz. I was rushing here—I had trouble with my journey, and I think you got that message. I am obliged to you. I congratulate my…08 Feb 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Aid and ChildrenI understand the figure that the Minister has just given, and I understand that a third is allocated for Gaza, but I would be grateful if he let us know exactly how that aid will…08 Feb 2024HANSARDDisability Action PlanI note that the Minister mentioned in her statement the aim to “promote better understanding across Government of the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with…05 Feb 2024HANSARDSituation in the Red SeaIt is an extraordinary situation where the Secretary of State comes here, makes a matter-of-fact statement about the launch of missiles against a number of targets and countries,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent contribution about a very important Bill. Does she agree that many of the predominantly young people ensnared by joint enterprise come from…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very strong point. Does she agree that there is a sort of perverse incentive on the police to be quite lazy about investigations of often serious incidents,…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillI shall be very brief, because, clearly, there is a mood in the House to take the Bill forward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Kim Johnson) on…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Looking at the make-up of the imprisoned youth population as well as the adult estate, we find a wholly disproportionate number of…02 Feb 2024HANSARDJoint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very powerful point. Like her, I represent a constituency where, sadly, we do experience knife crime and death by knife crime. I always visit the families…02 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationWe thank the Secretary of State for his very welcome statement, and we take the opportunity to congratulate Michelle O’Neill on becoming the First Minister and all the other…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial SecurityI cannot better what the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) said about poverty in this country and we should reflect on that if we are passing social…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial SecurityThe hon. Member was looking with interest. I am grateful to him for that, and for what he said. I hope that as a result of this debate the Minister will seriously examine the…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe ICJ ruling is highly significant all around the world, despite the Government’s opposition to South Africa even taking its case there. A few days later, when news comes out of…29 Jan 2024