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HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThe Bill before us stands as a testament to the decades of campaigning by the Hillsborough families. I want to pay special tribute to them and to other families I have been…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillShe has been forgotten too many times in this place, but I will put that to one side. The letter from the then shadow Home Secretary and I called on Theresa May to introduce a…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasThe war crimes carried out by Israel last night, including the killing of 35 children, are a continuation of the horrors that we have seen over the last two years visited on the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDChild PovertyDespite what those on the far right try to claim, the cost of living crisis remains the main issue that people face. One way to really help struggling families would be to lift…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHealth Service Spending14. What steps his Department is taking to tackle wasteful spending in the health service.21 Oct 2025HANSARDHealth Service SpendingPrivate finance initiative deals did huge damage to NHS budgets. Despite receiving just £13 billion in assets, NHS trusts were saddled with more than £80 billion in PFI debts—most…21 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanIs it not the case that the police, acting on intelligence, believe that Maccabi fans should not be allowed to attend the match for public safety reasons? Their record of…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceNot only as the Member of Parliament, but as an east Leeds resident, I am delighted that £20 million has been secured for Seacroft North and Monkswood, which really needs it. Does…15 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossThe points that the hon. Member is making about the choice of people to oversee the review or inquiry reflect the points made to me by two of my constituents, Amarjit and Mandip,…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDGiven the serious threats that digital ID poses to civil liberties and our data security and the risk of our data being handed over to US tech giants, I am firmly opposed to it.…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe right hon. Gentleman talks about decisions by the Prime Minister. He talks about the duty on Members of this place and of the other place to conduct themselves appropriately.…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Provision of Council HousingMy hon. Friend extensively quotes Aneurin Bevan, a man with whom he shares the honour of being unfairly suspended from the parliamentary Labour party. I am sure that, like Aneurin…15 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeIsrael is a rogue state that blatantly disregards international law. This bombing was a blatant attempt to scupper peace negotiations. Pleading with Israel will do no good, so how…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. We are at a very dangerous political moment, with opinion polls warning that for the first time in our country’s history, we risk the election of an extremist far-right…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastToday, the world’s leading genocide scholars declared genocide in Gaza. Earlier this summer, famine was officially declared in Gaza. We have seen war crime after war crime, with…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillSometimes politics seems complicated. Sometimes the passage of a Bill through Parliament, especially with antics and shenanigans like those we saw last week, may confuse people.…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI want to speak specifically about Palestine Action. It is most regrettable that the Government have tabled one order banning three organisations, when it knows that there is…02 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI wish that we were not here today. We do not need to be here today. There is nothing special or magical about this Tuesday—nothing at all. The deadline we have been given is to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDisability Support CutsI rise to present a petition on cuts to disability support, further to an online petition signed by more than 77,000 people. The petition states: The petition of residents of the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformDespite the changes, is it not the case that over 400,000 disabled people—our constituents—who need assistance to cut up their food, wash themselves, go to the toilet and dress…30 Jun 2025