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HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) not only for all her work in the…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary FestivalIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland) for introducing the debate so well, and…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsI absolutely condemn any action or violence taken against the public or, indeed, the police. However, I wrote to the former Home Secretary twice on this matter, because many…08 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundWill the Minister give way?04 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDoes the hon. Member share my concern that if we are going to make the investment for the long term, we have to look at the number of children in care? In 2010, there were 64,000,…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMany parameters of the fair funding review will address social injustices in our communities, but places like York will lose out significantly. It is already the lowest-funded…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThis September, Poppleton Road primary school will be opening its nursery for the little people of York, lifting families out of poverty and giving them the best start. Will the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett). Imagine for a moment that you are a child. You endured abuse,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Food SecurityThe depletion of soil health, the risk of disease and climate change threaten our food security for the longer term, and yet we need biotechnologies and sciences to ensure that we…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement Parkingrose —03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI am slightly baffled; I have been campaigning on this issue throughout my 10 years in this place, and the hon. Member’s Government were in power for almost the entirety of that…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingThank you for chairing the debate, Mrs Hobhouse. I also thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing it. Having campaigned to reclaim our streets for…03 Sept 2025HANSARDPIP Application ProcessOver the summer, I have been doing a deep dive into children with special educational needs and disabilities, not least the transition points between education and work. As part…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumThe stigmatising and dehumanising of asylum seekers has stirred up race hate in our communities, thankfully by only a small number, and I have been really disturbed to see that…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Humanitarian Situation in SudanIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) on securing this debate. This war is both…22 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Government Relations with IsraelI rise to present a petition concerning the UK Government’s relations with Israel. It is joined by 354 signatures from a parallel petition collected by campaigners for Palestine…22 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYork is seeking to advance new models of support for children with SEND that are inclusive and provide opportunity, including greater curriculum flexibility to deliver a broader…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastDoctors have told us that they walk into the emergency room and see, if not starved and emaciated children, tiny bodies strewn across the floor with burns, blasts and bullets, and…21 Jul 2025HANSARD SudanThe brutal violence being perpetrated against Sudanese civilians is only fuelled by external actors from the UAE, Egypt, Russia and beyond. Will the Minister ensure diplomatic…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Women and Girls with Autism: Mental Health SupportI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing the debate. Will the Minister ensure that mental health trusts and integrated care…15 Jul 2025