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HANSARDHuman Rights: Supply ChainsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing the debate, which is much needed. Also, it is not often that I thank an Everton…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI declare an interest that I chair, and have done for about five years, a group called Solidarity with the Iranian Workers’ Movement Committee. We formed officially about five…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillWell, QED. There we have it. Under the Bill, as members of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, I and many other hon. Members will be committing an offence—17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI am grateful for the Minister’s consideration of my mental health, et cetera. The designation covers “foreign interference in elections” and we will be campaigning to maintain…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillThere is a consideration that needs to be properly debated and given the time to be debated. My specific point is that if the US moves against Cuba and imposes and demands a wider…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Brain CancerFirst, I thank all those families in my constituency who have been raising funds for years for the Brain Tumour Charity. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRailways BillMy hon. Friend is dealing with things at breakneck speed, and incredibly competently, but I think he has missed the confirmation in his briefing that he is willing to meet the RMT…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI agree wholeheartedly. We just need one comprehensive scheme under which everyone is treated equally—it is a benefit, one that helps to attract staff, but also to retain staff…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on the work he did over the years to develop the policies that this legislation is largely based on. On the issue of trade union negotiations, we…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillThere is significance evidence of low pay and the way that people are discriminated against consistently throughout the outsourcing mechanism. Given all the research that has been…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillCertainly, although I do not get an extra minute for this one.10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—I thought that was coming. I will speak to amendments 15 and 35, which stand in my name. Amendment 15 deals with the creation of an industry-wide…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI think we can place it on the agenda. I hope the Government will have taken this amendment on board by the time we get to the other House, because it is such a simple mechanism…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Cuba: Humanitarian SituationI will just say that it is not for the US to determine the future of the Cuban people—that is for the Cuban people themselves—or to use such methods to try to influence the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsMadam Deputy Speaker, may I take 30 seconds to associate myself with the Speaker’s remarks about Sir Alan Haselhurst? He was in the Chair when I seized the Mace, and he expelled…03 Jun 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetGiven the huge sums that the Secretary of State is talking about, what I want to raise might appear relatively trivial, but for my community it is quite significant. We have a…19 May 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, I am the secretary to the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, and I raised earlier this week a point of order…29 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy hon. Friend mentioned my recommendation that the Prime Minister should refer himself. I did that because when someone is under attack like this, they should not run away from…28 Apr 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingI am also a member of the FBU parliamentary group. I understand that consultations on the formula are going on, and we welcome them. Will the Minister ensure that trade union…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Over a number of weeks, I have been raising the issue of Labour Together and its link with the agency APCO Worldwide. APCO prepared a…27 Apr 2026