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HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI will make a little progress first, given the time, but I will take interventions. The new NGO restrictions that are about to come into place affect some 15% of the aid agencies…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI will come on to the UN’s stats on the amount of aid that has been misappropriated shortly. I thank the hon. Member for her intervention, but I think it is a tad rich to talk…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI am running out of time, and I have taken several interventions. Our support should be conditional on those reforms being delivered. Have the Government made that case clearly to…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI thank you, Sir Jeremy, and I thank the hon. Lady for the point of order and continued interventions. Have the Government had any discussions with the United States about the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemI thank the hon. Lady for my temporary elevation; I enjoyed my 30 seconds as a Minister, but that is all I will get for now. I will come on to future aid, the volume of aid that…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGaza Healthcare SystemIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing the debate to allow us to consider this important matter,…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State mentioned the Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement and I am sure that it will not have evaded your attention, Mr Speaker, as it did not evade mine, that…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceOn the point about Reform councils and the promises they made and the reality of that, in Lancashire they are trying to balance the books by initially consulting on closing 10…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceIt is all very well to say that this is a fair settlement. On balance, councils that have Labour constituencies benefit from it, and councils that are represented by Conservative…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the hon. Member for giving way, as he gives me a chance to respond to the Minister as well as to himself. As a former police and crime commissioner for Lancashire, I saw…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe hon. Member is touching on an important issue that affects a lot of councils across the north of England, including Blackpool, which neighbours my constituency. Larger…11 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWe know the decision that was made. Peter Mandelson was appointed ambassador when it was known that there was a relationship with a convicted paedophile, but it was “worth the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPrison Estate: Safety10. What steps he is taking to improve the safety of the prison estate.03 Feb 2026HANSARDPrison Estate: SafetyWe know that drugs on the prison estate is a perennial problem when it comes to the safety of officers and other prisoners. Governments of all colours have been trying to tackle…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe Opposition recognise the importance of this Bill and the shared international ambition to protect the world’s oceans and marine ecosystems. We support the principle of…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillWill the Minister give way?02 Feb 2026HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank the Minister for answering my question on the potential for the Scottish Government to take a different approach to implementing the Bill. If ongoing conversations are…02 Feb 2026HANSARDSupport for Pubs: FyldeFrom the Queens in Lytham to the Hop Shoppe in St Annes, the Hand & Dagger in Treales and the Thatched House in Poulton, Fylde is blessed with many wonderful pubs, but they were…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesAs I said at the start of my remarks, it is very easy to think that this is only happening over in Ukraine and is not something that is happening right here. The sentencing of…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesIt has been a pleasure to serve under both your chairmanship, Ms Butler, and Sir Jeremy’s. This debate is as important now as it was on the very first day of the illegal invasion.…29 Jan 2026