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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) raised a point of order yesterday following the Department’s failure to respond to a letter from a number of…13 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillWe can all agree that immigration must be managed. The public rightly expect a fair, firm and functional system, but control cannot come at the cost of compassion, so let me be…12 May 2025HANSARD Brain Tumours: Research and TreatmentI salute the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) for securing this debate. Hopefully we can turn her personal tragedy into a national triumph if we work…08 May 2025HANSARD Brain Tumours: Research and TreatmentThis is about awareness campaigns. People should be aware that 39%—I think—of children unfortunately diagnosed with a brain tumour experience some kind of sight loss or vision…08 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleDoes the right hon. Member agree that PIP is not an income, and that those councils that count it as income should be called out? Leicester city council counts PIP as income. The…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. This week, the Israeli Government approved a plan to officially conquer Gaza. Just yesterday, Minister Smotrich vowed that Gaza will be “entirely destroyed” and that the…07 May 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I broadly agree with the Bill, but I hope you will kindly indulge me this evening, Madam Deputy Speaker, especially as my team, Leicester City, which has languished near the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceI thank the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing the urgent question. Despite the barbarity of Sudan, it seems to be the…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIf the Leader of the House will indulge me, I would like to quote somebody who I suspect has read more books than I have: Albert Einstein. He said, “The only thing that you…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the words of the legendary rock band 10cc: “I don’t like cricket…I love it.” However, with reduced council budgets and annual park budgets falling by 14% over a decade, and…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI thank the hon. Member for securing this very important debate. Does he agree that, under article 20 of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, when children…03 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsAnother day, another statement, another day of predictable and depressing answers. Nothing is more predictable and depressing than the statement, “We are doing everything we can.”…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastToday is the anniversary of the killing of the 33-year-old ex-Royal Marine James Henderson, who was killed by the Israelis among seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsEveryone agrees that we must have sensible immigration policies, but does the Minister agree that phrases such as “Stop the boats” and “Smash the gangs” are just populist…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaAlong with a billion Muslims around the world, I began my fast on Tuesday morning, having taken some food and water, with the screams of 400 innocent men, women and children…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelI thank all hon. Members for their sincere contributions. We all want the hostages to be released, but as the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said, “The Israeli government has…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelI completely concur with the hon. Member’s timely intervention. The Government claim that they provide intelligence only when they are satisfied that it will be used in compliance…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelThat is the question that I wish to be answered. Were we involved, directly or indirectly, in the Israeli operation in Nuseirat in June 2024, when 276 Palestinians were killed at…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelIn addition to the 400 the hon. Member mentions, we have seen close to 50,000 Palestinians killed, the majority of whom have been women and children. In addition to the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelI thank the hon. Member for his intervention; that is something I will come on to. The question is very clear: are we upholding the rule of law or are we complicit in its erosion?…18 Mar 2025