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HANSARDIllegal Israeli Settler ViolenceIsrael has sent tanks to the west bank for the first time in 20 years, and some 40,000 Palestinians are being displaced from refugee camps there. The very least that should be…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe need action, not words. The International Court of Justice ruling means that we need to see real action from our Government, and that means widespread sanctions. I recently…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on securing this important debate. We meet at a time when there is a scourge of fuel poverty…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesTrump has lifted the lid on Israel’s real plan: the ethnic cleansing—the forced displacement—of Palestinians. Nobody can claim any longer that they did not know or do not know…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe Secretary of State is absolutely correct to say that we need to pursue criminal gangs that are engaged in widespread organised theft. I put a written question to the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationNo one can fail to be moved by the powerful scenes of Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza, even though their homes have been reduced to rubble by Israeli forces. Of…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I visited Leeds City college at the invitation of University and College Union reps, and I heard about the great work they do on campuses across the city, including at…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Environmental ProtectionFurther to the point of order made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), in the absence of any statement or urgent question being granted…21 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe all hope that the ceasefire happens and that it holds, and we all resolve that if it does, never again—never again by anyone. For the most part, that means accountability,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think one thing we can agree on across this House is that life in our constituencies across the country is enriched by the work of volunteers. I am thinking of the volunteers in…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI thank the Minister for giving way and I congratulate him on his appointment. However, to get to the crux of this: when the decision our Government have made on this was…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWill the Minister give way?15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWill the Minister give way?15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary has rightly imposed widespread sanctions on Russia for its war crimes. Earlier, he responded on the subject of sanctions on Israel by referring to the fact…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill my hon. Friend give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Billrose —08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making various remarks about what he considers to be the failings and deficiencies of this excellent Bill. May I invite him to reflect on the fact that…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaIsrael is ignoring international law, ignoring the world’s top court’s rulings and ignoring the United Nations. Let us be totally frank: Israel is ignoring everything that the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFlood Protection FundingWhile the far right and shamefully even some MPs in this House are busy denying climate change and trying to turn it into the latest culture war, people in our communities are…19 Dec 2024