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HANSARDHostages in GazaLast week, I spoke with Mandy Damari. The Minister has mentioned Emily, and I know the Foreign Secretary and his team have been in touch with the family as well. She and many…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe relationship that the Government are building with China appears to be all give and no take. In order to convince the House that the situation is different, can the Foreign…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the light of that response, can the Foreign Secretary state categorically whether, as part of his conversations with Chinese counterparts, the UK Government have explicitly…26 Nov 2024HANSARDMiddle East: Humanitarian SituationThe root cause of so much of the terrible humanitarian suffering in the middle east today is the regime in Tehran, fuelling the Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah and brutally…26 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest Warrants(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government’s response to the decision taken…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsThe International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for the state of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant will…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government’s response to the jailing of…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsThe jailing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under the draconian national security law is appalling. It is a serious blow to freedoms in Hong Kong. The harsh…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement and, importantly, to the Government for making time to acknowledge and mark this tragic and terrible…19 Nov 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for articulating the whole premise of an Order in Council, which is a long-standing procedure. There is not much for me to add on clause 4, because that is…13 Nov 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]I am very grateful to the Minister for the way in which he outlined the detail of clause 2. First, we recognise the benefits of conferring the legal capabilities of a body…13 Nov 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I echo the Minister’s words about the Committee, the long-standing support for this Bill and the work that took…13 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsThank you, Mr Speaker. The world is a more dangerous place than ever before in our lifetimes and this Government have agreed to give away a key strategic asset in the Indian…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesDoes the Minister recognise that the changes not only break the Government’s previous promises on APR to farmers, but that they will add significant burdens and costs to family…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Essex Highways FundingIf I may respectfully say so, we are not here to do partisan politics. Importantly, these schemes were funded by the previous Government. They have been under development for more…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Essex Highways FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for highways in Essex. I am delighted to be granted this debate and pleased to see you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I welcome the…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Essex Highways FundingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Mid-Essex has been growing for decades. We support that growth, but with it we have to have the infrastructure investment. She will be familiar…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I commend the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (Mr MacDonald) for securing this debate. As the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPatient Waiting TimesPatient waiting times are reduced dramatically through the recruitment and retention of more GPs, so will the Secretary of State welcome the work of the Anglia Ruskin medical…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI think it is right that at this moment we all pause to remember those who have lost their lives to acts of terrorism, and not just in recent years but across many decades. I pay…14 Oct 2024