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HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewUnderstanding history has a massive impact on social attitudes and people’s relationships with communities. Will the Secretary of State therefore look carefully at the primary…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanThe 25 million people who are starving at the moment in Sudan are obviously victims of the most ghastly proxy war. What engagement do the Government have with the UAE on all this,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackIn the review, will the Home Secretary undertake to look at the very serious problems of some trains operating without any staff on them at all, some very busy trains having…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasEvery day since the ceasefire took place, at least 20 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by the IDF. There have been numerous other breaches of the ceasefire and continued…29 Oct 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…We should listen to the Chagos Refugees Group, based in Mauritius and led brilliantly by Olivier Bancoult, who has been through every court case. Indeed, he started the whole…22 Oct 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…We should listen to the Chagos Refugees Group, based in Mauritius and led brilliantly by Olivier Bancoult, who has been through every court case. Indeed, he started the whole…22 Oct 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionsDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill The following extract is from the Committee of the whole House on the Diego Garcia Military Base and British…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI, too, welcome the Bill becoming law. Personally, I wish that it also regulated rent levels, but my question is: how quickly will it become law to protect people? While this Bill…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will be brief, because this is a time-limited debate. I welcome the Bill, although it has deficiencies, because it does not regulate the amount of rent that is charged. In my…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I invite you to examine column 652 from yesterday’s Hansard , during the exchange about Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters travelling to Aston Villa.…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will be brief, but I am very pleased to be able to speak in this debate as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the Chagos islands, which last week had its 103rd…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanWill the Secretary of State confirm that, in coming to the decision, the authorities in Birmingham took account of the behaviour of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans on many other occasions…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman about the lack of morality in how the Chagossian people were treated—he is correct on that. Would he accept that there was something…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the right hon. Lady give way on that point?20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe marine protection zone was agreed by all parties. It is a sustainable protection zone. There has never been any debate or dispute about it; Mauritius has fully supported it…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesDoes the right hon. Gentleman not think it slightly odd that sufficient due diligence was not done prior to the appointment of Lord Mandelson? On the day before Lord Mandelson was…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thank you for allowing me to raise a point of order, of which I have sent given you notice. Have you had an indication from the Foreign Secretary…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United Statesrose —16 Sept 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to apologise for inadvertently misleading the House yesterday, during the debate on the Chagos islands Bill. In column 816 of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeWhat security information is now shared with Israel? Is the information collected by the more than 600 Royal Air Force flights over Gaza being used to guide the Israeli…10 Sept 2025