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HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsI am pleased to hear that contingency planning is taking place. Would the Secretary of State consider tasking the aircraft carrier to the region as well? Behind Hamas sits Iran,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI have a lot of respect for the hon. Lady, and we have done a few gigs together, including “Question Time”. I hesitate to pose this question, because I do not want to take away…05 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWith the humanitarian pause now closed, the nightmare is back for the remaining hostages and their families, for the Palestinians in desperate need of aid, and also for all…04 Dec 2023HANSARDCOP28Climate change is the single biggest threat to humanity, and I will be looking forward to attending COP28 myself. I am pleased that it is taking place in the middle east, given…29 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseDuring this lull in fighting, the whole House wants to see as many hostages as possible released and as much aid as possible getting in, but both sides are committed to recommence…27 Nov 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful that the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsLet me welcome you back from your important visit, Mr Speaker, and begin by welcoming the maiden speech from the hon. Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards). She will find this to be…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIn the spirit of brevity, let me just say that I 100% agree with the hon. Gentleman on that. I began by mentioning the global shocks of covid and Ukraine, and placing them in…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Centre for Economics and Business Research suggests that there is £10 billion to be made in lost GDP at the moment, as we are not…27 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMay I push back gently on what was said by the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy), because many Conservative Members are passionate about this issue, have been supportive of the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI welcome the Defence Secretary to his place. Behind Hamas, sits Iran; behind Iran, sits Russia; and, increasingly, behind Russia sits China. That is the geopolitical backdrop…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we saw in yesterday’s King’s Speech debate, some views on the Gaza conflict are becoming dangerously oversimplified and binary—someone is either in favour of a ceasefire, or…16 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Some 75% of visitors to Bournemouth travel by car. They are most welcome, particularly when they do not park on double yellow lines, but some are choosing to do so for a great…26 Oct 2023HANSARDSouthbourne Crossroads Car ParkI rise to present a petition regarding proposed development on the Southbourne Crossroads car park in my constituency. I hope that the Government, the Planning Inspectorate and…26 Oct 2023HANSARDDevelopment proposals at 21 High Trees AvenueI rise to present this petition objecting to the proposed development at 21 High Trees Avenue in my constituency of Bournemouth East. I ask the Government, the Bristol Planning…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityI welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement today, and I congratulate him on clearly being on top of a difficult brief, and on confirming today that those serious and violent…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI welcome the Prime Minister’s most powerful statement in robustly standing with Israel in its mission to defeat Hamas after their brutal terrorist offensive last week. This has…16 Oct 2023HANSARDG20 SummitI welcome both the statement and the Prime Minister’s leadership on Ukraine. Our national security and our economic security are interdependent, and there is no better…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday marks the anniversary of 9/11, and while our focus now has returned to state aggression, does the Minister agree that the threat of Islamic extremism—whether home-grown or…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineThe paralysis of the G20 statement reflects the difficulties of the geopolitics we face. The absence of a communiqué to confirm that it is Russia at fault here shows what…11 Sept 2023