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HANSARD Online Safety: Children and Young PeopleI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate on online safety for children and young people. I have a keen personal interest, as a father of two young children. Earlier…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Online Safety: Children and Young PeopleWith children able to access online content a lot more easily nowadays, many of my Slough constituents feel that it is critical that the content itself is appropriate and safe.…26 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI find it shocking but not surprising that the Conservative party has chosen to downgrade and disparage the highly respected International Criminal Court. We are a nation that…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsOverall, I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement today, because some of the work to reform the operations of the Ministry of Defence is long overdue. It is right that old…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysOn this grim milestone of 1,000 days since the full-scale invasion by Russia, we mourn the hundreds of thousands needlessly killed and injured because of Putin’s decision to…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. The intolerable humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the west bank is precisely why we need an immediate ceasefire and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way, and welcome his Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. As he has rightly pointed out, the Bill will allow our brave service personnel and…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsI thank my hon. Friend and fellow member of the Defence Committee—not only has he been a passionate advocate on defence, but he has advocated for his constituents on numerous…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsI fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. He is right both to highlight Northern Ireland and to make the wider point. He is a regular feature of Adjournment debates, and I feel…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the importance of free breakfast clubs in getting rid of the stigma. One in 10 young people lives in a household classed as food…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsThe hon. Gentleman served as a council leader, and has made an excellent point about funding. How will this provision be effectively funded, to help our schools, and how will we…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsMy hon. Friend is 100% right. I hope that teachers and teaching staff will take comfort and solace from the fact that policies are now being implemented to help, rather than…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsThank you very much for that clarification, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; he is 100% right. I take this moment also to pay tribute to the…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsI will give way to the Mayor of West of England, no less.18 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineI asked the Secretary of State last month whether there was an update on the usage of Storm Shadow missiles by Ukraine. As has been widely reported, yesterday President Biden…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillI would never accuse my right hon. Friend of being a one-trick pony. He tempts me, but I would like to consider that point about veterans, reserve forces and so on in Committee…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsIt is wonderful to see some of the work happening within my hon. Friend’s constituency. That is another aspect of this debate, because normally his constituency would be…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillThe Secretary of State is being generous with his time. I note from the Bill that there is no prospect of approval being sought from the cross-party Defence Committee, although,…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsChildren are going hungry inside crumbling schools; that, sadly, is the legacy of 14 years of mismanagement by successive Conservative Governments. When the newly elected Labour…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsI fully agree. My hon. Friend also speaks from experience. I can see many teachers present, and people who are a lot more knowledgeable than I am. I thank her for her…18 Nov 2024