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HANSARD Israel and GazaAcross the House, we are all desperate to see the release of the hostages, but the negotiations for their release are not aided by the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in…19 Mar 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I sat through today’s urgent question and listened to the various questions raised on the supply of arms to Israel. It is clear that the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—19 Mar 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am not seeking to extend the debate at all; this is an incredibly serious point. The Minister just said that the Government…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I am pleased that the right hon. Gentleman is keen on debates. On that basis, I invite him to sign my prayer against this treaty, to urge the Government to give us a debate on the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Damien Egan) on his excellent speech. He mentioned that he has been elected at the tail-end of a Government and that an…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]It is a point of economic principle that such things will occur if we do not have proper rights or regulations installed, or the appropriate sanctions when anything takes place.…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillLet me speak to Lords amendments 9 and 10. Those of us who have dealt with trafficked victims and those who served us in Afghanistan feel that there is some loss of moral compass…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillLeaving aside the decision of the Court, on Lords amendment 9 we are in danger of reversing the work that this House has put in to ensure the protection of victims of modern…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe right hon. Lady mentioned the Afghan scheme. I understand that the debate is about the safety of Rwanda, but I have a concern about this, and I have dealt with Afghani…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSt Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UKMy hon. Friend just mentioned The Irish Post . It is worth paying tribute to Breandán Mac Lua, who was the editor of The Irish Post and who held the Irish community together with…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementFor a number of years, I have been meeting and working with an organisation that in 2018 published its report “Our Shared British Future: Muslims and Integration in the UK”. I…14 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenSometimes we do not have a collective memory in Parliament. I will briefly go through some of the history of the last 10 years in which I and others have been dealing with this…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenWill the Minister give way?12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Fire and Rescue Services) (England) Regulations 2024I am a member of the Fire Brigades Union parliamentary group, and have been since its inception. I have been involved in every major fire dispute in the last 20 or 30 years,…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Security of Elected RepresentativesIf the security services are advising that this £30 million is needed, I welcome that if it keeps our Members safe. The Minister has referred to the national demonstrations. May I…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekThanks to the work that the hon. Lady, the campaigners and others have done, the media reporting of this issue has, to a certain extent, changed dramatically, but that has taken…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) not just on securing this debate, but on her dogged pursuit of this issue over the years. The Minister should be aware that…29 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024I refer to paragraph 6.11 in the explanatory notes, which notes the insertion of new paragraph 4A(4). I am working on the basis that this is the Government acknowledging that,…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2024Before the Minister sits down—28 Feb 2024