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HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillThe Bill’s offences are broad enough to inadvertently criminalise routine humanitarian operations, which could pose a significant problem for non-governmental organisations…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsThe world has failed Sudan. We know that the international fact-finding mission has noted evidence of a genocide following the fall of El Fasher. What is the UK doing as penholder…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThames WaterMy constituents are facing an average water bill of £658 a year, yet Thames Water continues to fail them. Sewage has poured into the River Mole, which runs through my…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDefence Investment PlanYesterday, at the glorious Princess Alice hospice summer fete in my constituency, I met Glen, a Royal Navy veteran whose last deployment was aboard HMS Broadsword. He said to me,…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI welcome the ban, and I know that thousands of other parents of the frontier generation—the children who were born after the advent of Facebook in 2004—will be welcoming it too.…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerMy brother-in-law Pip Harding, who is with us in the Public Gallery today, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in March 2024 and given nine months to live. He is still here today,…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerDoes my hon. Friend agree that what is needed right now is leadership, and that the large number of MPs in this Chamber today are looking towards the Minister and urging her to…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRailways BillI rise in support of new clause 1, on the passengers’ charter, new clause 3, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover), and my own new clause 60,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways Billrose —10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillThey 100% do care and that is why we should support new clause 1. It would also help if constituents could access the railway in the first place. Investment in making our stations…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Cuba: Humanitarian SituationTrump’s reckless blockade is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis facing Cubans. It is the latest iteration of his “might is right” approach to global diplomacy, with devastating…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenAt the G7 Digital Ministers meeting, it was reported that the US and the UK watered down stronger protections for children presented by France. My constituents, as evidenced by…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesFor more than a decade my constituent Holly, of Ferry Road in Thames Ditton, has watched Thames Water clean up raw sewage from her street, only to be told that the system is not…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsIt has become routine for Donald Trump to declare a ceasefire when none exists, and in Lebanon the President’s claim that fighting has ceased is a dangerous fantasy. Under…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces Operations(Urgent Question) : To ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to make a statement on the Israel Defence Forces’ operations in Lebanon.03 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesBoots closed its pharmacy in Thames Ditton in 2024. An application was put in for another one, but it was decided following a pharmaceutical needs assessment that the need was met…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026May I associate myself with the Minister’s comments on the anniversary of Jo Cox’s murder and her friendship to the people of Syria? Once again, her spirit is very much alive, in…02 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesAccessibility is paramount. The costs that are pushed on to pharmacists mean that they cannot remain sustainable and that they resist opening pharmacies in smaller places, because…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I know that many colleagues, like me, are frustrated by the Government’s lack of action to secure progress of a two-state…21 May 2026HANSARD Humble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorA Downing Street spokesperson is currently saying that a further tranche of files relating to the appointment are to be published at a future date, which is different from what…21 May 2026