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HANSARDIsrael and GazaConstituents of mine have been in touch to express how appalled they are at a report in The Times about how an individual with known links to Hamas was not only given UK…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCould we have a debate on media reporting of the conflict between Israel and Hamas so that we can hold to account those media outlets that chose to rush to blame Israel for the…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the Minister assure the House that the compromise set out in the Secretary of State’s letter to colleagues of 5 December last year will be implemented? It is an important way…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith). I rise to give my general support to the Bill and to speak to that, as well as to reflect on some…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaDuring the Prime Minister’s school visit this morning we heard incredibly powerful speeches from students about the situation, showing the anguish felt about the worst attack on…16 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector: High-skilled Jobs16. What steps she is taking to help promote the creation of high-skilled jobs in the renewable energy sector.19 Sept 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector: High-skilled JobsMay I urge the Government to give real priority to the creation of apprenticeships in the renewable energy and green sector? That way, we can use net zero to create great…19 Sept 2023HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief“You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say you did not know.” Those were the words of William Wilberforce in a 1791 debate in this House on the slave…19 Sept 2023HANSARDRegulatory ReformI thank the Minister for his answer, but can we have more urgency across Departments on regulatory reform? Using our Brexit freedoms to modernise our regulation is a key way to…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRegulatory Reform5. What recent progress she has made on regulatory reform.14 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group for events, can I highlight the huge benefits the sector brings us in promoting trade, exports and inward investment? Will the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDProbation ServiceI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. Two horrific cases—those of Jordan McSweeney and Damien Bendall—show how vital it is to have effective supervision of recently…12 Sept 2023HANSARDProbation Service16. What steps he is taking to increase recruitment to the probation service.12 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023I very much welcome the Government’s efforts to make consumer goods in the so-called internet of things safer and more secure and resilient against cyber-attack, but how confident…11 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateIn its China report, the ISC highlighted the efforts of the Chinese Communist party to influence, co-opt or coerce into silence potential critics of its regime in the UK. We…11 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI agree with the hon. Lady. It was a rigorous study, and it is a concern that in 2019 MHRA experts rejected that report, arguing that the quality of the studies examined was poor…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI am really interested to know what Labour would do if it won the next general election. Would it set up a fund for financial redress?07 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have manifesto commitments to ban the live export of animals for slaughter and to crack down on the illegal smuggling of dogs. The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill would have…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI was moved and saddened to read of the lifelong health difficulties experienced by one of my constituents, whose mother was given the Primodos hormone pregnancy test. It is a…07 Sept 2023