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HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseWill the hon. Member let me finish? I have on a number of occasions intervened on Conservative Members to ask them to name the Chagos islands, and they have been unable to tell me…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI do not share the right hon. Member’s passion. Similarly, the Leader of the Opposition first tweeted about the Chagos islands in October 2024. That was five years after the ICJ…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI thank the Lord Chancellor for her statement today, which is a sensible response to the overincarceration and prison places crisis. Can she assure my constituents that…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI am alarmed by the passion of Conservative Members for the Chagos islands—22 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI am enjoying the hon. Member’s peroration on the halcyon days of the last Conservative Government, but he knows, as I do, that had the last Conservative Government seen growth…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyAs a member of the Health and Social Care Committee, I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s conversion to the cause of social care. Could he point me to where in the record, between…21 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe United Nations has stated that 14,000 babies could starve to death if aid does not get in. My right hon. Friend described that as intolerable, but it sometimes feels like we…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI know that my hon. Friend cares deeply about this issue. In the course of the passage of the Bill, will the Government look at amendments that could see the family courts end the…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitCalder Valley is home to many of the small and medium-sized enterprises that simply stopped trading with Europe because of the disastrous deal agreed by the Conservatives. Can the…20 May 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceI pay tribute to all the volunteers across Calder Valley and the rest of the country who helped with the fantastic vaccine roll-out. Will the Minister confirm that despite…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillJust this week, the Health and Social Care Committee heard from vulnerable service-users who talked about white coat syndrome—that people are more likely to be pushed into options…16 May 2025HANSARD Sanctions Implementation and EnforcementCan my hon. Friend update us on what conversations have been had about the use of frozen and sanctioned Russian assets to support those fighting Russian aggression in Ukraine?15 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateGaza has had aid blocked for two months. Netanyahu said that the population may be moved for their own safety—safety from whom? Can the Minister explain what further diplomatic…06 May 2025HANSARDSEND FundingThe last Government left SEND education throughout the country in crisis. The National Audit Office found that there was no consistent improvement in outcomes from 2019 onwards. I…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND Funding9. What steps she is taking to ensure sustainable funding for SEND provision in schools.28 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillLike the shadow Secretary of State, I will be running the London marathon on Sunday. I mention that because people do not run marathons by making excuses, yet when we hear from…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI am particularly concerned about the idea of tying everything to a certain tax code. Anyone who has dealt with modern slavery knows that the more a visa is tied to a place or…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillCare is an issue that matters deeply to me, but the problem with care is not that we are not getting cheap labour from elsewhere; it is that we are not paying care workers enough.…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI am somewhat confused by the hon. Gentleman’s speech. He started off by accusing Labour Members of talking Scotland down, but then told us that Scotland was in crisis—one wonders…25 Apr 2025