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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI know that Members on the Treasury Bench attach great importance to the international development budget, not least because I recall that the Chancellor of the Exchequer…21 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMay I thank the Foreign Secretary for his kind remarks and applaud his expression of cautious optimism? It is cautious because the agony of the hostages continues and the urgent…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are right to continue the all-party approach to the next International Development Association replenishment of the World Bank, which is extremely good value for…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of Genocide(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for International Development for a statement following the United States’ determination of genocide in Sudan.13 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsIn the royal town of Sutton Coldfield, we understand that we must do our bit to help house asylum seekers, but the Ramada hotel on Penns Lane has always been the wrong place…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideMy purpose today is not to criticise the Government but to urge them to do more on what is without doubt the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. I wish not to detain the House…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not, I am afraid. The current law forces people to plan their deaths in secret. Their bodies are found by their loved ones. Often, they die in the most horrific…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI want to make three brief points. First, I have completely changed by mind on this subject since I entered the House during the last century, because I have sat in my advice…29 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Soft PowerMay I wish the new shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel), every success in her role? May I also wish the Minister and the entire…26 Nov 2024HANSARD SudanThe war in Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis, hunger crisis and displacement crisis in the world, but it has been almost entirely neglected because of the crises in…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Sudan(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Sudan.29 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastMay I thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement, and may I also thank the Foreign Office for its significant help with my visit to Ukraine at the end of last…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationFollowing the removal of the international terrorist Yahya Sinwar and the possibility of an amnesty for those who now release the 97 remaining hostages, what pressure are the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsRecent events in Moldova are yet another example of the importance of combating the modern scourge of weaponising disinformation. What new measures are the Government planning to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationCo-existence is inescapable, and a two-state solution is one day inevitable, as both Israelis and Palestinians are here to stay. Just as the first intifada ushered in the historic…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the comment from the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley), does the Minister share my dismay that, although the director general of the BBC…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSt Helena: UK ImmigrationAnd you, of course, Mr Speaker. We may have been the only Members to survey the island’s new airport, which will in time relieve the British taxpayer of cost and open up the…21 Oct 2024HANSARDSt Helena: UK ImmigrationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes) for raising this important matter. The whole House will welcome the Government’s sudden conversion to offshoring,…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksMay I join the right hon. Lady in her remarks about Alex Salmond, who was a personal friend and a long-standing colleague. I mourn his loss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am concerned that the Government have not always been consistent with the explanations that they have given of their policy in relation to arms…08 Oct 2024