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HANSARD Israel and GazaHalf the population of Gaza is at risk of imminent famine, described by Melanie Ward of Medical Aid for Palestinians as meaning starvation, destitution, acute malnutrition and…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood). I am glad that things are going so well in his constituency; I wish it were the same in Batley…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Cycle TrailsIn Batley and Spen we have the amazing Spen Valley greenway, which is a much-loved and well-used part of the national cycle network and is used by many groups, including the…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Cycle TrailsThe Minister is making fantastic points about the amazing work of Sustrans, but will he commit to looking at its funding? It is a charity, and unfortunately the lack of funding…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) BillMay I take this opportunity to put it on the record that the hon. Member is doing an amazing job on an important subject? It is quite depressing, as a relative newcomer to this…23 Feb 2024HANSARDCharity Lotteries: Annual Sales LimitsThe People’s Postcode Lottery funds some brilliant organisations across Batley and Spen, including the fantastic Rainbow Baby Bank in Heckmondwike and the Game Changerz youth…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCharity Lotteries: Annual Sales Limits10. For what reason charity lotteries have annual sale limits.22 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI am pleased that the Opposition secured this debate today. It is an important debate and an emotional one for many of us, certainly for me. Serious violence, including knife…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelApologies, Sir Christopher. Does my hon. Friend agree—12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelMy hon. Friend has quite rightly focused on the horrific situation in Gaza, like many other Members. However, when I visited the west bank earlier this year, the rate of murders,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy hon. Friend is making an impassioned speech. Does he agree that, while the absolute priority for all of us must be to bring an end to the violence from all parties in the…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words about the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. He makes an important point. Will he join me in paying tribute to the many volunteers and…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for securing this important debate. Does she agree that we have achieved a great deal in this place on the issue of loneliness and,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI will do my very best, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am going to follow the lead of my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) and focus on the reality of the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI echo the calls for a long-term political solution to this dreadful conflict, and for an end to the international community, including this Government, consigning it to the “too…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. In my constituency we are faced with the potential closure of vital public services such as Cleckheaton town hall, Claremont House dementia care home and Batley sports and…14 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityIt is a pleasure to speak on His Majesty’s first King’s Speech, but in communities such as the one I represent in Batley and Spen there is a growing feeling that Britain is no…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I associate myself with the comments about Sir David Amess? I have certainly been thinking about his family and friends this week. Will the Leader of the House agree to an…19 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is really important that legislation passed by the House be clear and unambiguous. As we have heard repeatedly in this Committee from a wide variety of sources, including…14 Sept 2023