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HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelThat is something I will touch on later in my speech, but I also hope that we will be getting some answers on those exact points in due course. Between October and December 2024…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, which is easy for me to respond to—yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Since October 2023 there have been at least 14 shipments of military…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelI rise to speak about British arms and military cargo export controls—specifically, our exports to Israel amid one of the most devastating conflicts in modern memory. “It’s…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than 9 million people in the UK are not actively seeking work, with long-term illness cited as the single largest reason. Does the Minister agree that rather than penalising…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) for securing this vital…07 May 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) and fellow Welshman for securing this important…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate and express my support for the Bill. For far too long, school children have borne the brunt of academisation. Fortunately, the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that nearly half of families in poverty have a disabled member and that without PIP an additional 700,000 disabled households could be pushed into poverty, I am concerned…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am proud to declare my membership of Unite the union and the NASUWT, and I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Before I was elected, I was…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI wholeheartedly agree with everything my hon. Friend has said. I am also pleased to see Government new clause 34 encouraging greater employer compliance and increasing…11 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIn the UK, a woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week. According to research from Women’s Aid, 46% of women have faced some form of abuse in an intimate…06 Mar 2025HANSARDSocial Housing23. What steps she is taking to build more social housing.03 Mar 2025HANSARDSocial HousingThe most recent data shows that nearly 11,500 people are stuck in temporary accommodation in Wales, unable to move on from homelessness due to a shortage of social housing and…03 Mar 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones) on securing this important debate. Having spent my entire life in various parts of Glyndŵr, it is…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) on securing this important…12 Feb 2025HANSARDJob CreationI welcome the news that the Secretary of State has signed a memorandum of understanding on four Welsh growth deals with Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Rebecca Evans. Will the…29 Jan 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) on securing this…29 Jan 2025HANSARDJob Creation6. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.29 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) on securing this important debate about a topic of major…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental InvolvementWomen’s Aid highlights that the pro-contact culture in family courts can force children into contact with abusive parents, sometimes against their will. Does my hon. Friend agree…22 Jan 2025