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HANSARD War MemorialsIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for securing the debate.…24 Jun 2025HANSARD War MemorialsI agree: that local link with the community connects the past and the future. As we remember, we must also reflect. It is painful to acknowledge that the stories that we tell…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe most in-depth study ever conducted of the casualties of the so-called war on terror was carried out by Brown University in America, which found that, directly or indirectly,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDSeverely Disabled People: East Worthing and ShorehamI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as an officer of the all-party parliamentary group on eye health and visual impairment. A recent…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point. Can he foresee a circumstance in which a child with anorexia turns 18, decides to get assisted dying, and the first time the family…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, I met more than 20 business owners in the hospitality trade in Leicester city centre. They tell me that, due to the rise in national insurance and hikes in business…19 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetWith a decade of delay, costs spiralling to eye-watering sums of anywhere between £60 billion and £100 billion and now credible allegations of fraud in the supply chain, will the…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillCan I ask the hon. Gentleman what he would like me to tell the family of Mohammed Saleem, the 80-year-old grandfather who was stabbed simply for being a Muslim?18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI would like to speak briefly to the issue of live facial recognition and new clauses 21 and 22 in my name. New clause 21 calls for a ban on live facial recognition because it is…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictLast week, this House was united in supporting the long-overdue recognition of a Palestinian state, and we urged the Minister to advocate for that at the United Nations conference…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAir India Plane CrashWhen news of the tragedy came last week, it served as a real unifier in my great city of Leicester—it unified us in shock, absolute disbelief and mourning. I take this opportunity…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Member give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the hon. Member agree that no matter how many new clauses we introduce, we cannot militate against people being vulnerable, particularly financially? According to the charity…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for his learned and absolutely…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a person of Gujarati heritage and an MP who represents a large number of Gujarati constituents, I, too, would like to express my shock, horror and sympathies over the…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Outdoor EducationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?11 Jun 2025HANSARD Outdoor EducationWill there be consideration for children with sensitivity issues and special educational needs in that programme?11 Jun 2025HANSARD Outdoor EducationDoes the hon. Member agree that, as one in eight children living in urban areas does not have a garden, we should encourage some sort of exchange programme between rural and urban…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my the hon. Member for Melksham and Devizes (Brian Mathew)—who cut his teeth in the continent and the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBen-Gvir is so extreme that the Israeli Government themselves banned him from joining the army, and that was three decades ago. So if the Minister will please excuse me, I am not…10 Jun 2025