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HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. We have had an hour and a half of questions. It is very unusual for almost every Member in this House to be speaking with one voice. I…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIn 10, 20 or 50 years, none of us wants to look back and say that we could have done more. As of December, there were 191 licences for the export of military equipment to Israel.…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelThe hon. Member for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden) mentioned the Government’s red lines. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade said that there were red…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThere is a serious lack of answers here. Apparently there is going to be further clarity in the forthcoming defence industrial strategy, financial services strategy, defence…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsOn 30 January, the Leader of the House said, “we will publish the child poverty strategy in the spring.” —[ Official Report , 30 January 2025; Vol. 761, c. 442.] The Guardian…02 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. If the Prime Minister agrees that the Israeli Government starving children to death is monstrous, why does he think it is okay for the UK to continue to sell Israel the…21 May 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on how I can get a response from the Department for Work and Pensions. I have written to the Secretary of State in relation…21 May 2025HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesOn that, the state pension is uprated abroad only when there is a legal requirement to do so. There is no legal bar to the UK uprating those pensions in countries where there is…20 May 2025HANSARDPensions: ExpatriatesEleven years ago, my colleague Ian Blackford stood in pretty much this spot talking about exactly the same thing. Exactly the same arguments that were made during that debate…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI completely agree. As the hon. Member for South Cotswolds said, there is still a legal requirement not to lie, with powers to punish people who lie when applying for a gender…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationThank you for chairing this debate, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on moving the motion on behalf of the Petitions Committee. I will…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationIf a trans person has to out themselves every time they go to the toilet, does the hon. Member believe, like me, that that fundamentally conflicts with the right to privacy under…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI agree, and the court ruling made it clear that the Scottish Government had acted in line with the EHRC’s guidance, but that it was the guidance that was wrong, because it should…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI am not a lawyer, but my reading is that the Supreme Court tried to work out what was in the minds of the politicians who passed the Equality Act in 2010. That is a difficult…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationWhen the Minister encourages the hon. Member for Llanelli to update us on the timelines, will she encourage her to update us with information on what the scrutiny process will be?…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationThe shadow Minister is making the case that biological sex is incredibly important for things such as medical procedures—absolutely. However, I am not sure how she thinks that the…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI am looking for an update on the timeline for the conversion practices ban and on what the scrutiny might look like. I understand that it is being published in draft, which is…19 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceIn recent times we have seen an increasing trend of the Government failing to make statements to the House first, despite there being no barrier to them doing so. Last Thursday…14 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: Compliance(Urgent Question ): To ask the Leader of the House if she will make a statement on Government compliance with the general principles set out in paragraph 9.1 of the ministerial…14 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleIt is really important that the Government work on co-production so that disabled people are involved in the decision-making processes. On the interaction with the Scottish…07 May 2025