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HANSARD US National Security StrategyDoes the Minister not think that the Government’s response is extraordinarily low-key and acquiescent to a declaration by the US that it gives itself the right to interfere in the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for what you just said in response to the point of order from the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI will be brief, because a lot of colleagues want to get in. I compliment the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) on his superb presentation, which showed passion and…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationWhat plans do the UK Government have to take the issue to the UN? We must ensure the UN is seized of the issue in a way that it has not been. It has obviously tried to bring about…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThank you for calling me to speak, Sir Edward. The number of Members here and the demand for the debate show two things: first, it should be held in the main Chamber, not here,…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThe right hon. Member makes an important point. The huge number of people who have signed this petition indicates to me that many in this country are deeply concerned about the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryI compliment the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller) on securing this urgent question. Could the Minister be very clear? What the US is doing, in bombing vessels…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryThis is, I think, the third attempt by successive Governments to reduce the right to trial by jury. It is a fundamental right in our system that should not be undermined, and…27 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI will be brief, Ms McVey. I simply say this: anyone who has observed what has happened in Gaza over the past 18 months must be disgusted and appalled at what they have seen—the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsThe hon. Gentleman is a lawyer himself and far better qualified than me on these matters. I absolutely agree that justice requires us to act, otherwise we undermine the whole…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsBy any measurement of humanity, the people of Gaza have suffered as grievously as anyone has ever suffered in any conflict in the world. More than 60,000 are already dead, with…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI welcome the hon. Member being returned to the House, as well as the comments that he has just made. The support for Gaza has been incredible, despite the denunciations of all…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsThe hon. Lady is making a very interesting speech. As she rightly says, in the aftermath of the Iraq war, there was a de-Ba’athification policy, which had the effect of destroying…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and SudanMay I ask the Foreign Secretary not to link two statements together in one in future, so that we can seriously examine one subject? Is she satisfied that the British arms and…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillAbsolutely. That is a very good intervention, and I completely agree with the hon. Member on that point. We have to bring into the enforcement regime those countries that are the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage). Every time she describes her ocean journeys, I think of that wonderful poem “The Rime of the Ancient…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe Antarctic treaty, which was long and hard fought for in this House and other places, has been important and, generally speaking, very successful. But there are issues about…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI welcome and support the Bill, which is an important step forward. It is a shame that it was not passed before the election so that it could have been dealt with in the wash-up…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyNowhere in the Home Secretary’s statement does she put this into any kind of global context. Millions of people have become refugees or homeless all around the world, and more…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI absolutely agree with the right hon. Member and support everything he has said about chalk streams and nature corridors. Does he think it would be helpful if the Bill went a bit…13 Nov 2025