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HANSARDSouthport IncidentThe Liberal Democrats extend our heartfelt condolences to those affected by the horrific events that have unfolded in Southport. I cannot begin to imagine the profound grief of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Dental Contracting FrameworkI have a constituent who has been trying to get a dentist appointment for a year. They have painful abscesses, cannot sleep and cannot eat using the right side of their mouth. We…23 Jul 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI am covering for our spokesperson, who sadly cannot be here today. I start by paying tribute to Baroness Hallett and all those who have painfully given evidence to this inquiry.…19 Jul 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI welcome the Foreign Secretary to his place. The situation in Gaza is, frankly, soul shattering. It has been nearly 300 days, and the death toll stands at 38,000, with the vast…19 Jul 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryVery finally, on the memorial, will the Minister implement the recommendations in the final report of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration?19 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI welcome the Secretary of State to his post. I welcome the tone of his statement and I share its ambition. Will he join me in commending the ambitious work of Lib Dem-led…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. I will come to exactly those points and will expand on them. An approach based on the international rules-based order and…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceMay I start by warmly congratulating the new the hon. Member for Ealing Southall (Deirdre Costigan)? For a time I lived in Acton, close to her constituency, and when she spoke…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI could not agree more. It has really concerned me how people perceive a double standard between what is happening in this conflict and what is happening between Ukraine and…18 Jul 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionYesterday, Oxford doctors Nick Maynard and Deborah Harrington briefed parliamentarians very movingly on their experiences of treating people in Gaza… They also pointed out that…18 Apr 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionYesterday, Oxford doctors Nick Maynard and Deborah Harrington briefed parliamentarians very movingly on their experiences of treating people in Gaza… They also pointed out that…18 Apr 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionHumanitarian Situation in Gaza The following extract is from the Urgent Question on the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza on 17 April 2024.18 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaYesterday, Oxford doctors Nick Maynard and Deborah Harrington briefed parliamentarians very movingly on their experiences of treating people in Gaza. They impressed on us how…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Our NHS is at breaking point. My constituent was told that he needed a gall bladder operation after a visit to accident and emergency. He waited all day in hospital, nil by…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Hong Kong Security LegislationThis is yet another nail in the coffin of Hong Kong democracy, and I cannot believe that we are here yet again talking about the matter. My thoughts are with the families of…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaWe are talking as if famine is imminent, but the fact is that the UN reports that 27 Palestinian children have already died from starvation and hunger. Josep Borrell has said that…19 Mar 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI am speechless at the way this debate began. As the House knows, there has been scant opportunity for me to tell the story not just of my family or the hundreds in the church…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaAnything that creates an advance is good, and I welcome the Government move. I am afraid that I cannot support their motion in not calling for an immediate ceasefire, because it…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI have been listening very carefully to the way in which the right hon. Gentleman has been prosecuting the merits of each of the different amendments. I would point out that there…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Thames Water: OxfordshireI have been meeting with Thames Water on this issue for years now, and every time we meet, it has a plan. Every time we meet, there is a new bit to the plan or the plan has…07 Feb 2024