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HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head, because this has significant environmental benefits. She has done a great deal of work on the need to reduce our carbon footprint and get…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI thank the hon. Member not just for her support and her membership of the APPG, but for her alliteration—as she said, the project will be of huge significance for Bath and…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI give way to the co-chair of our all-party parliamentary group.30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He has eloquently put on record how the Welsh Government themselves have strongly supported the link. I know that he is a strong…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI thank the right hon. and learned Member, whose membership of our all-party parliamentary group has given it strength. He illustrates how the benefits will have significant…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkI thank my hon. Friend, who has been a strong champion for his constituency since being elected. I had the distinct pleasure of conversing with many of his constituents while I…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Heathrow Airport: Western Rail LinkThe hon. Gentleman undersells himself. He was the vice-chair of our all-party parliamentary group, but he has recently been elevated to co-chair, taking on the role of the hon.…30 Apr 2024HANSARDNominations for Honours: Scrutiny10. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's processes for scrutinising nominations for honours.25 Apr 2024HANSARDNominations for Honours: ScrutinyThe Prime Minister recently announced an extraordinary round of honours, which many described as lacking integrity and bringing the system into disrepute. It included a donor who…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSudan: Government ResponseGiven the level of death, despair and starvation, we need an immediate ceasefire in Sudan. Cross-border and cross-line humanitarian aid access is being blocked and impaired by…22 Apr 2024HANSARDMusic Industry: Ticket PricesWhether it is on music or other entertainment, this Government have consistently failed to act in the interest of fans when it comes to ticket touting. Last year, they rejected…18 Apr 2024HANSARDMusic Industry: Ticket Prices3. What discussions her Department has had with the music industry on taking steps to help reduce ticket prices.18 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaGiven the horrific scale of killing and the starvation of Palestinians, and especially children, we need an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages, and the Netanyahu…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateIran is of course no ally of the UK, and its huge unprecedented assault on Israel must be called out, but the UK Government must now work hard to prevent further escalation of the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.26 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe United Nations Security Council’s vote for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages and full humanitarian access in Gaza must be received by the UK…26 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have achieved only 5,900 of the promised 20,000 new prison places, resulting in them having to release prisoners up to 60 days early to alleviate overcrowding,…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Disability BenefitsI beg to move, That this House has considered Personal Independence Payment and other disability benefits. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I am…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Disability BenefitsI thank my hon. Friend for making the case for Elinor in her constituency. Indeed, my hon. Friend is a strong champion of her constituents, and no doubt she and other hon. Members…26 Mar 2024HANSARD Disability BenefitsMy hon. Friend speaks with a great deal of experience, having served previously as a shadow Secretary of State. The word to use is indeed tragedy. There have been countless…26 Mar 2024