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HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is important that the motion is aired and that the detail of what is happening today is put formally on the record. The wash-up is an important part of the United Kingdom’s…23 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI wonder whether the hon. Member agrees with his shadow Health Secretary who said at the weekend that, right across the UK, every part of the NHS is in crisis. All roads lead back…21 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI want to recognise the valuable and incredible work of many of the campaign groups, not least the Scottish Infected Blood Forum, chaired by my constituent, Joyce Donnelly, whose…21 May 2024HANSARDCost of Living12. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of increases in the cost of living on people in Wales.08 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThe Secretary of State mentioned Ukraine and covid as contributing factors to the cost of living crisis, but he forgot to mention Brexit—or is he going to try to argue that Brexit…08 May 2024HANSARD Passport e-Gates Network OutageThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—you perhaps saw the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) handing me the wooden spoon on his way out of the Chamber earlier. None of this will…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Gentleman does not need to go into the details, because we can read them in the press release that the Moroccan Government released after his meeting with the Foreign…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe right hon. Gentleman is making very positive points. Is he aware that, on 7 December 2022, the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) secured a debate in…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) on securing the debate. I am not the…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This is a long-standing issue that continues to be unresolved and has, to some extent, been frozen. At least in some respect, this…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and climate change is causing displacement around the world. Indeed, if the UK Government do not want people to make their way here by…08 May 2024HANSARDRecognition of Western Sahara as MoroccanThe hon. Gentleman made that point in his contribution, but I think that the point is that the people of Western Sahara—the Sahrawi people—have to endorse whatever the ultimate…08 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaAt a recent event in Glasgow, I heard the parish priest of Gaza describe the situation as almost like hell on earth. If an individual were to escape that hell in Gaza and make…07 May 2024HANSARDWine: Pint Measures14. Whether UK wine companies have sought advice from her Department on preparations for producing wine in pint measures under the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor)…02 May 2024HANSARDWine: Pint MeasuresThat answer is nowhere near as definitive as the press release that the Minister’s Department put out on 27 December last year—which is still on the Government website—with the…02 May 2024HANSARDSecurity in the Western BalkansI congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing this incredibly valuable debate, and on her commitment to ensuring stability and security in the…02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen will the Government admit that their Brexit dream of people quaffing pints of wine and invoking the spirit of Churchill was always a fantasy, and that the reality is, in…02 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House has announced all kinds of worthy general debates, including on statutory instruments, leaving plenty of time for Dissolution and wash-up, if need be, but…02 May 2024