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HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI welcome this Bill. As chair of the Channel Islands all-party group, I was interested that the Minister tabled an amendment that covered just the Isle of Man. Before the Bill…17 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance ReductionsIt is always a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for his powerful and accurate speech, with which I…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance ReductionsIt is of course the Government’s right to make whatever policy decisions and budget cuts they feel appropriate, but how are they planning to do the four priorities with a 25% cut…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance ReductionsYou have lots of time.04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMembers might not be aware that the FCDO has given notice to the Insolvency Service that 1,885 jobs are at risk due to the 25% reduction in the workforce that follows the ODA…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI rise to speak to new clause 1 in my name. It would ensure the implementation of recommendation 18 from the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. Survivors of child sexual…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI am really proud to be standing here today, because it is an historic day for ocean conservation. Let us make no mistake: the world’s oceans are under significant threat. The…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI thank my hon. Friend and colleague. He is absolutely right, and that is why today is so historic: this is the UK taking that leadership role and hopefully corralling some of the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister, his Ministers and all the officials who I know have been working incredibly hard behind the scenes for the past two years to get to this historic…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe need to recognise that, due to climate change, conflict and population growth, forced and economic migration is only going to increase. My Committee will shortly publish a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyYou will be aware, Mr Speaker, that as long as I have been an MP, I have been coming to this Chamber arguing for support for Speciality Steel in my constituency. I politely say to…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI appreciate being called to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also really appreciate being able to follow in the wake of my two friends—my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Mr Deputy Speaker, I welcome the— [ Interruption. ] I apologise, Mr Speaker—there are too many deputies in the place today. I welcome the Government’s announcement on grooming…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI rise to speak to amendment 91, on allotments and community gardens, and to new clause 60, on landfill sites, both of which stand in my name. The UK currently has a shortage of…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is no such thing; it is a group of trigger-happy private security employees. Under international law, Israel, as the occupier, has a duty to the…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Glass Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityNot at the moment. In the meantime, our Government are driving packaging customers decisively and permanently away from glass. If, for example, a brand sells 1 million half-litre…14 May 2025HANSARD Glass Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI am sorry, no. In public, and in response to correspondence, DEFRA stated that there is no, or not enough, evidence of material-switching. That is simply not true. The industry,…14 May 2025HANSARD Glass Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI completely agree with my hon. Friend: the Government need to pause, and I will go on to argue why they need to do that. One of the problems is that packaging producers are…14 May 2025HANSARD Glass Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityWill the Minister give way?14 May 2025