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HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy). If that was his last speech in this place and representing his constituency, may I…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillForgive me. The Jewish people in this country are a very small minority. There are many constituencies where there will be no Jews at all—literally none—and many others where…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this is a grotesque overreach by the ICC? Courts, too, must act within the rule of law, and the jurisdiction of a court is not for itself to…20 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Seret International Israeli Film Festival runs for a couple of weeks from today. Wonderful independent films will be shown in arthouse cinemas across the world. But of course…16 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI rise to support the Leader of the House’s motion, and it is a pleasure to follow the powerful argument made by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips). I speak…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionMy hon. Friend has made his point, and I am conscious of your admonition about time, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will move on. I would say that the bar—the legal test—for a…13 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWhile the Prime Minister is today rightly meeting university vice-chancellors to warn them of their duty of care towards Jewish students, the National Union of Students has passed…09 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaA couple of days ago, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, an Israeli commander reminded his men that on that day 80 years ago, the Nazis led Jews to the ovens for the sole crime of…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker; it is on this topic. On Friday Sir Robert Chote, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, published a letter pointing out the…07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it would be odd and inappropriate for the United Kingdom to impose any form of arms embargo against Israel when His Majesty’s armed forces are…02 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on antisemitism at UK universities? There are reports in today’s press that some groups wish to replicate American-style protests, during which there has been…02 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Export Licences: IsraelExports are linked to law, of course, and the White House said yesterday that the International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction over Israel because, rather like the USA,…30 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastDoes my hon. Friend agree that His Majesty’s armed forces could be providing any humanitarian support, now or in the future, only with Israel’s total co-operation and that it…29 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaHumanitarian aid getting into the Gaza strip is very important. Has my hon. Friend noticed that in the last couple of days, the White House national security spokesman said in an…17 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaIt was about aid improving.17 Apr 2024HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourMy condolences to you, Mr Speaker. Protesters who recently created an obnoxious stunt outside the home of the Leader of the Opposition belong in jail, as do the trust fund vandals…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateI congratulate the Prime Minister on his world-leading strength defending Israel and wider peace in the middle east. Saudi Arabia—this country’s friend—has now said in an official…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe terrorist attack of 7 October on Israel has provoked widespread antisemitism in this country and around the world. The latest manifestation of that was at Manchester airport…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCyber-security and UK DemocracyThe front page of The Telegraph today reports Whitehall sources saying that China, Russia and Iran are even fuelling disinformation about the Princess of Wales to destabilise the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDEducationAt Cambridge University, a barbaric vandal wearing a £1,000 Mulberry backpack was so full of hate for Jews that she felt Lord Balfour’s letter of 1917 gave her the moral…25 Mar 2024