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HANSARDWest Bank: Settler Activity9. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking in response to settler activity in the west bank.16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityMay I echo what hon. Members have said about Jo Cox? One Palestinian child has been killed every week in the west bank since January 2025. Hundreds remain in detention, and many…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Pride MonthI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I pay tribute not only to those organisations but to him for the work I know he did with many colleagues to secure that money. Ghana…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthI am grateful to follow the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion (Siân Berry). I welcome the speeches made by the Minister and the shadow Minister, which were warm and deeply…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Basingstoke is home to a number of vibrant and successful cadet forces—air, Army and sea cadets, as a well as a number of combined cadet forces at the Costello and Vyne…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI welcome the NHS modernisation Bill as the next step in improving our NHS. When I was elected as the Member for Basingstoke, access to GPs, dentists and mental health services…01 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement and the announcements made by her and the Energy Secretary. We have seen two fossil fuel shocks in just the past five years, which have done…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI am grateful to the Chancellor for her statement, and in particular for setting out the long list of interventions this Government have made on the cost of living, which stands…24 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI beg to move, That this House has considered the UK’s progress towards achieving the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. I thank the Backbench Business…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I do not know the circumstances of that particular issue, but I agree that renewable energy companies, like all companies, should act…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI fully agree with the hon. Member. I will say more about the impact on future generations later, but as she says, the burden will weigh heaviest on them if we do not take action…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI completely agree. If my hon. Friend will forgive the pun, the land use framework is a landmark document. It reflects the Government’s acknowledgement that the public understand…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeLike my hon. Friend, I am so pleased when I get letters from children at schools in Basingstoke. I am able to tell them about the Government’s ambitious plans and their commitment…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI, too, celebrate the achievements under the previous Government. Why, then, given that those achievements came about under the framework of the Climate Change Act, which was then…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeApologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why is the hon. Member and her party proposing to throw out the framework that underpinned all the achievements that she is listing?19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and all colleagues who contributed. There was broad agreement that it is important to make progress on tackling…19 Mar 2026HANSARDMilitary Personnel: Pay5. What steps he is taking to increase pay for military personnel.16 Mar 2026HANSARDMilitary Personnel: PayI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer. As part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I was recently privileged to spend time in the High North, in Norway,…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement, particularly the focus on energy security and our plan for home-grown clean energy. It has been astonishing since the election to hear that…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCivil Service Reform17. What steps he is taking through civil service reform to support the economy.05 Mar 2026