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HANSARDNorthern Gaza(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in northern Gaza.07 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI received an email from Laura, a constituent in Abingdon. She lives in an area that has been flooded three times in the past year—in fact, there is a flood warning for the River…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformGiven that the Health and Social Care Committee’s first inquiry is “Adult social care reform: the cost of inaction”, we welcome any action. As the name of the inquiry suggests, we…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Winter PreparednessLast Friday, I visited Sherwood Pharmacy in Abingdon. Ben, who owns it, told me that local pharmacies stand ready to help. In fact, they are more than keen to help, but there are…18 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point about international law. Does he agree that the judgment that we all need to look at is the ICJ advisory opinion on the occupation? The…16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionOf the 42 councils across the country that have increased social homes, four are in Oxfordshire. South Oxfordshire district council has doubled the number of social homes it has…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy hon. Friend is entirely right that, within Palestine, recognition is seen as a prerequisite for what might come next. It is not a replacement and is not top-down. That is…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThat Bill is really important; I have tabled a similar Bill every single year that I have been in Parliament. One thing I find remarkable about certain speeches from Members in…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentDoes the Minister agree that it is not just the big schemes that need consideration, but the small ones too? Elite capture can happen at higher education and infrastructure level.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIs it not the case that the review itself was drawn very narrowly, focusing just on Gaza, and did not look at the west bank? We know that there are violations and other issues in…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Rural Cycling InfrastructureThe Minister has moved on to the “how”, but I wonder whether it is worth reflecting for slightly longer on the “why”. With my Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee hat on,…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Rural Cycling InfrastructureI am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way, and I congratulate him on securing this debate. He talked about connecting villages. In Oxford West and…10 Dec 2024HANSARD International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI congratulate my friend, the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), on securing this important debate. Keith, a constituent of mine, is a member of My…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThese are conversations that I want to keep happening, but I say to those who are making the argument about the process and asking how we can make that better, what does a Bill…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThere needs to be a debate around palliative care. My concern is that we have not had any firm commitments from Government, other than woolly words, about how they are actually…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) on bringing the Bill. I commend her for the tone she has set in shepherding the debate and, indeed, I commend…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe right hon. Gentleman might want to raise that issue in Committee, at a later stage. However, it is important for hon. Members to appreciate that they can vote yes today, and…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWill the Secretary of State give way?26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillIn the spirit of cross-party working, I want to congratulate Members on the Conservative Benches for deciding, when the former Prime Minister put this policy forward, that it was…26 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsLast week I attended a memorial service for the people of Gaza with families of Palestinian origin here in the UK—I believe the Minister has met some of those representatives. We…25 Nov 2024