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HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I thank the petitioners for bringing the debate here today. I want to start by condemning the atrocities that took…11 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineNo, I am sorry. I am going to make some progress. We know that that will not happen without meaningful international action to ensure that Israel cannot continue to act with…11 Dec 2023HANSARDHillsborough: Bishop James Jones ReportI start by paying tribute to the families and my city for their determination for justice, and to James Jones for his report. However, six years and seven Home Secretaries later,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDental Services1. What steps she is taking to improve the commissioning of primary care dental services for vulnerable people.05 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesI am glad that the Minister mentioned ICBs. Liverpool has a very high percentage of children with dental decay, and tooth extraction is the most common hospital procedure for five…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDental ServicesBut the underspend is not being used on dentistry—05 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsWe have seen increased bombardment in southern Gaza after the pause. We are also seeing increased violence in the west bank, supported by extremist settler Ministers. What talks…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresSerco’s half-year profits for 2023 are £148 million, while many asylum seekers are living in unsafe and insanitary conditions. Can the Minister explain why the Home Office refuses…28 Nov 2023HANSARDUK Arms Sales to Israel1. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK arms sales to Israel on (a) civilian deaths and (b) compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza.20 Nov 2023HANSARDUK Arms Sales to IsraelI thank the Secretary of State for that answer, but since the horrendous Hamas attacks on 7 October, 12,000 innocent Palestinian civilians have been killed; and two thirds were…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Future of the NHSIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for securing this important debate and…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI join colleagues across the House in welcoming this long-overdue Bill and share their dismay at the delay in implementing a ban on no-fault evictions. Renters have been left with…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaPrime Minister, you state in your statement that you stand with the people of Palestine and recognise their suffering, but according to NGOs on the ground in Gaza, 100 children…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI stand with this House in condemnation of Hamas’s appalling killing of innocent Israeli civilians and call for the immediate safe return of all the hostages, but I am very…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Proposed Merger of Three UK and VodafoneIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Sir George. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing this important and…19 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to pay tribute to the campaigners who challenged joint enterprise. As a result, the Crown Prosecution Service has now committed to monitor who is prosecuted. I…12 Sept 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateThe Minister makes it sound ever so easy, expecting refugees to find their own accommodation with three months’ notice when they have been languishing in hotels for nearly two…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Two-child Benefit Cap and Child PovertyI beg to move, That this House has considered the two-child benefit cap and child poverty. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful to have…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Two-child Benefit Cap and Child PovertyI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. I believe that the incoming Labour Government should make every effort to look at eradicating poverty in any way, shape or form. We…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Two-child Benefit Cap and Child PovertyI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The cap has done immeasurable damage to so many families in this country, impacting poverty and driving more families into poverty and…11 Jul 2023