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HANSARDIran Conflict: CeasefireMy hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) has alluded to Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are still imprisoned in Tehran. Craig Foreman is on day 61 of his hunger…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating all the young people, particularly in my constituency, who have completed GCSEs, A-levels, BTECs, T-levels and degrees, and…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareWill my hon. Friend give way?08 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareMy mother, who is 94 and fit and healthy, fell and fractured her collarbone. She went in and was medically discharged on the same day, but because there was no care support for…08 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing this…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsThe hon. Member is 100% right, and I will come to that slightly later in my speech. We hear a lot from the Government about migration. Each 1% increase in food insecurity in a…07 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionWell, here we are again. The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Government’s historic decision to recognise the state of Palestine, which we have long called for. We have…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSudanThe International Development Committee heard from a war crimes investigator that the UK Government failed to act on repeated warnings of the looming genocidal massacre in El…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Princess Alice hospice in my constituency on celebrating its 40th anniversary this year? Over the past 40 years, it has…25 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitWe have been waiting for the UK-EU reset for two years, and today we have just more warm words after the UK-EU reset summit was postponed because the Labour party has decided to…22 Jun 2026HANSARD 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 2026HANSARDTopical 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 2026HANSARDThames 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 2026HANSARDDefence 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 2026HANSARDSocial 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 2026HANSARD 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 2026HANSARD 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 2026HANSARDRailways 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 2026