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HANSARD Omar al-Bayoumi: Arrest and ExtraditionMy right hon. Friend the Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis) did the House a service today in raising this important matter, but there are wider issues associated with…08 Sept 2025HANSARD10-Year Health Plan: Prevention of Ill HealthThe NHS 10-year plan identifies antimicrobial resistance as “a critical threat requiring urgent action.” AMR kills 35,000 people in the UK every year and 5 million globally and…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Birmingham Bin StrikesI commend my parliamentary neighbour, the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan), for bringing this urgent question to the House before it rises. I also pay tribute to…22 Jul 2025HANSARD SudanThank you very much, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question today. I make no apologies for raising the dire and desperate straits of the Sudanese people again in this…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Sudan(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister if she will make a statement on Britain’s response to the worsening situation in Sudan.16 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI can make a very short speech today, Madam Deputy Speaker, because my right hon. Friend, the shadow Chancellor, in his brilliant speech at the beginning of this debate, set…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesThe hon. Gentleman brings me elegantly to my final point. Having praised Labour Back Benchers and encouraged them to speak out, my one ask is that they now stand up for the…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1This Minister well knows that, across the House, many colleagues for years now have raised deep concerns about what happened. I raised it myself on 10 June 2020, 5 October 2020,…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Actions of Iranian Regime: UK ResponseI have to say that I think the Minister is right in making the judgment about whether to proscribe the IRGC. I support the comment made by the Chair of the Select Committee, the…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement today. Although we clearly have differences with the Netanyahu regime, Israel is a close ally and friend of the United Kingdom.…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetWill the Minister ensure that Britain properly replenishes Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a brilliant programme that has benefited so much from British leadership as well as…13 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemSurely the most immediate challenge is illegal migration across the channel, which is enraging our constituents, but the Home Secretary’s Government have kicked away the tough…12 May 2025HANSARD India-Pakistan: EscalationThe Minister has rightly underlined the fact that we face an incredibly dangerous moment, but that Britain has a uniquely deep, historical and influential relationship with both…07 May 2025HANSARDBirmingham: Waste CollectionWill the Minister make a point of thanking the well-run and cost-effective Conservative councils that have either helped or offered to help clear up this terrible mess? Will he…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAre the British Government going to act, as the French and American Governments have done, to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara?01 Apr 2025HANSARD Myanmar EarthquakeI thank the hon. Lady for her statement to the House. For those of us who have been closely involved on issues to do with Burma/Myanmar for decades now, the severity of the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDBirmingham City CouncilThe Minister really cannot get away with blaming the last Conservative Government for this situation. Labour’s own campaign improvement board said: “Budget cuts and the size of…31 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaThe Minister is to be commended for bringing this statement to the House. He will be aware that Britain has been heavily involved, since we helped to set up the Zaatari camp, in…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Minister for Intergovernmental Relations is an extremely experienced Minister, so will he cause to be reviewed the quite extraordinary decision to cut the integrated…06 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Mar 2025