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HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsWill the hon. Member give way?23 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsLet me begin by saying how good it is to see the Conservative party on the Opposition Benches and in such diminished numbers. No doubt some will say that I am being unsporting,…23 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsWill the hon. Member give way?23 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsI will be voting for it, thank you. It is a move backed by everyone from Gordon Brown to all 11 trade unions affiliated to the Labour party, the TUC, which represents 6 million…23 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This House does not aid…22 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMr Deputy Speaker: “I was plunged into huge anger…upset…distress. I felt like I had been scammed. Why hadn’t anyone told me my pension age had changed? Why hadn’t I known about…16 May 2024HANSARD Free School MealsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and always an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery). I congratulate the hon. Member for…07 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastIsraeli media are reporting that the International Criminal Court could be about to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials for the litany…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateI have notified the office of the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns), who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, that I would reference her in my question. It was…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewAlthough I welcome the call from Dr Cass for all young people, including young trans people, to be “treated with compassion and respect”, I share concerns about important elements…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaAs we debate this topic, children are starving to death in Gaza. Babies are so malnourished that UNICEF says that they do not have the energy to cry. Famine is not just imminent;…19 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI was a teenager when the Conservative party came to power. As that Government took office, they told us that they had to cut funding for public services, blaming “benefit cheats”…12 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThis weekend it was reported that the Government are finally starting to withdraw support for the Israeli military, suspending assistance for Israeli F-35 fighter jets and…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to a question from the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), the Minister said that the arms…27 Feb 2024HANSARDLegal MigrationTo cut a long story short, a constituent’s skilled work visa application was mistakenly withdrawn by the Home Office. The error has resulted in him no longer having the right to…26 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaMadam Deputy Speaker, “what I witnessed…in Gaza was not war—it was annihilation.” Those are the words of an American doctor, Irfan Galaria, who recently returned from Gaza having…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Balochistan: Human RightsI would like to echo my right hon. Friend’s admiration for the courage of the women leading the long march to Islamabad from across Balochistan, raising awareness of human rights…20 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanI thank the hon. Member for his question. As I mentioned in my speech, we in this Chamber are often quick to resort to law and order and custodial sentences, but that is not the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanMadam Deputy Speaker: “I just want it to stop. I just don’t want it to be happening here…where there are little kids playing in the park.” That is how one Coventry teen described…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe International Court of Justice ruling that it is plausible that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza should have been the moment that this Government suspended arms sales…29 Jan 2024