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HANSARDClimate ChangeI commend the Minister and the team on their approach. Tackling climate change needs to be a national and international effort. We should all be pulling together on this goal. Is…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Human Rights in KashmirI have been inundated with representations from my constituents who have friends, family and loved ones in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. They are deeply concerned that the blackout has…07 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI must confess, when I have been out and about in my constituency and in others, I have never met anyone who says, “What we really need to do is pay MPs more.” We are already in…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a prohibition of second jobs for hon. Members. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI thank my hon. Friend for her important point. The details of the Bill could be debated and amended in the House and at Committee stage, if it were taken forward, as I invite the…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionThe hon. Member has come forward with a very good idea. Of course, a party could change its own rules and expectations in that regard, but to fully clean up politics, I think that…01 Jul 2026HANSARDMPs’ Second Jobs: ProhibitionI thank every single Member of Parliament who has contributed to the debate and the Minister for her constructive and encouraging response. The message from the debate to the…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeWill the Minister give way?24 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI very much welcome the Bill. I recently had a productive meeting with the Rail Minister in the other place regarding my amendment to close loopholes that could allow private…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ2. I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments on the horrific events in Belfast. The co-founder of US tech giant Palantir once claimed that the NHS “makes people…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsOn that point, will the hon. Member give way?09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsIs it not totally outrageous that energy giants will make billions in extra profits from Trump’s war on Iran while ordinary people are hit with higher costs? Does the Minister…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsOn that point, will the hon. Member give way?09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsIs it not totally outrageous that energy giants will make billions in extra profits from Trump’s war on Iran while ordinary people are hit with higher costs? Does the Minister…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastLet us just imagine that, this weekend in our capital city, there was a “great Russian real estate event” selling off Ukrainian land. Quite rightly and without hesitation, the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Cuba: Humanitarian SituationI recently went on a three-day humanitarian visit to Cuba where, among other things, we delivered aid to a cancer hospital. When we were in Cuba, not a single drop of fuel had got…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesGreedy privatised water companies have caused huge harm by treating our rivers and seas like an open sewer. They have been ripping off the public while doing that and, at the same…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsIsrael’s bombing of Lebanon has seen yet more war crimes. It is incredibly dangerous for the people there. It is also a direct threat to a peace process being achieved between the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastIsrael has been stepping up illegal land grabs in the occupied west bank, so this week’s threats by Minister Smotrich to forcibly evict the Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar…21 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressI have asked the Minister, both in this House and through written questions on numerous occasions, to give the House reassurances that Morgan McSweeney only ever handled documents…19 May 2026