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HANSARD COP30The objections to global and national action on climate change frankly baffle me, not least because of the climate emergency, but also because of the opportunity it brings to our…25 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI absolutely agree. The Palestinians must be in the driving seat. A solution should not be imposed on them. Palestinians know best what is right for them and their country, and…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Although the international focus has been on Gaza, horrific acts still continue in the west bank and the people there are living in…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI absolutely agree that our recognition of a Palestinian state earlier this year is crucial to ensuring that Palestinians can rebuild fully. As my hon. Friend said, it is not…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI absolutely agree that we need to use the people on the ground, who know the area best, in rebuilding. The international community would be foolish not to look at previous…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsI absolutely agree that Israel must release prisoners, particularly those who are there for their non-violent actions against the occupation. The Palestinians will need all…24 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. Gaza is in ruins. Almost everything needed to sustain life—homes, businesses, farmland—has been reduced to rubble. The…24 Nov 2025HANSARDVale View Day Centre, LancasterI present a petition in the same terms as my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith), who has worked so hard to protect care facilities in our area. My…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaMy constituency hosts Heysham 1 and 2 nuclear power stations, and provides the cleanest energy of any UK constituency, so obviously I am keen that Heysham continues to be part of…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeMy constituents are quite rightly appalled by fly-tipping. It is a particular problem in the west end of Morecambe, but it also affects the beautiful countryside in my area. What…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWhat my hon. Friend is saying really resonates with me. Does he agree that the fact that pride in place is a 10-year fund allows us to be really strategic about the regeneration…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman got to his point, kind of. He mentioned hospitality workers. I was a hospitality worker for many years, so I know how hard work it is. I…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the right hon. Member for his generosity in giving way, because I am finding this debate very interesting. In the rural areas of my constituency, businesses are struggling…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI represent a partly rural constituency, Morecambe and Lunesdale, so my constituents rely on the universal service obligation. They also rely on regular mail deliveries for vital…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThe Hillsborough law we debate today is not an historical problem; it is something that my constituents need right now. I have already spoken in this place about baby Ida Lock,…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasMy colleagues have already asked about the current horror in Gaza, so I will pivot to the longer term. Before this crisis, we saw decades of illegal settlements on Palestinian…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI really welcome this Sentencing Bill, because I think my constituents want not only criminals being punished for their crimes, but the prevention of future crime. It should be…29 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryDoes the Minister share my concerns about Reform and the Conservatives denying the reality of climate change, and denying that the best way to protect people’s jobs, including…27 Oct 2025