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HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me first draw attention to my declared interest as a trustee of Fields in Trust. In the last Parliament, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee received a…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesI welcome measures that allow for more long-term investment to improve our economic performance and public services, but I would like my right hon. Friend to address two issues.…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastDespite all the pleading, the Israeli Government ignore requests to allow aid into Gaza, ignore requests to stop the destruction of Gaza and ignore requests to stop settler…28 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and his clear personal commitment. It is very expensive for Putin to fight this war, but he is getting a lot of money from the sale…22 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House arrange for a debate about how we can build more social housing and improve accommodation for homeless people? She is aware that there is a homeless…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonI welcome the fact that the Minister has repeated the Government’s support for a two-state solution and for an independent Palestinian state. A simple question to the Minister:…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastI very much agree with my right hon. and learned Friend’s comments about the need for all sides to work towards a two-state solution. Does he therefore understand the wider…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceWould the shadow Minister like to reflect on the fact that around four years ago the previous Government set up a committee to look at modern methods of construction, but the last…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI congratulate the Minister on her appointment. It is absolutely right that the Government should be providing support, including financial support, for those buildings that need…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI thank the Minister for his kind words about my chairing of the Select Committee. I am really pleased that he is now looking at raising some money from product manufacturers;…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI am sure you appreciate, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I always want to make eye contact with you. [Laughter.] I probably will not be called again for a long time after that. Of…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceYes, I do. The Committee has made many recommendations in many reports about the whole issue of local authority funding and the squeezing of resources in respect of services of…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI welcome the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Stepney (Rushanara Ali), to her position. As…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Bus FranchisingI very much welcome the Minister’s statement. Deregulation has been an absolute disaster in South Yorkshire. Since 2010, bus passenger miles have fallen by 50%. That means lots of…09 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionObviously, a lot of Members want to get in. We have 40 minutes, so I am going to impose a time limit of three minutes. Please do not take more than one intervention, because that…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionOrder. A lot of people are down to speak, so please keep interventions brief.05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI call Richard Burgon to respond—very briefly—to the debate.05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionOrder. I call Sharon Hodgson.05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI will have to move on to the Front-Bench speeches now. I am sorry to disappoint so many people, although it was pretty inevitable. For the information of new Members, I did not…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionOrder. Please can Members leave quietly?05 Sept 2024