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HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelAbsolutely. To be true partners calling for peace, we cannot be arming one side of the conflict; we need to secure a political settlement to the crisis.12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelThank you, Sir Christopher. Since being elected, I have raised the issue of arms licences for regimes such as Saudi Arabia, which used British-made weapons in Yemen, so I…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelAbsolutely. Those are hollow words if there is no action. Following the 2008 to 2009 Gaza war, the Labour Government admitted that British-made arms had been used by Israel,…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelAs I mentioned, a lot is shrouded in secrecy. We do have the figure of £474 million, but we believe that the figure is much higher. There needs to be true transparency, especially…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelWill the Minister give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelMany hands are going up—I will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy)12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelYes, I agree. In the past, we have shown that we can take leadership, and I mentioned the example of when David Cameron stopped arms sales, although we resumed them afterwards. On…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. Amnesty International says the “arms licensing system is not fit for purpose in assessing risk, is riddled with loopholes and is…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Arms Export Licences: IsraelI agree with the hon. Gentleman. British credibility has been damaged, especially by the vote at the UN Security Council. If we are to show true leadership—moral leadership—that…12 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaIn a debate on Islamophobia in Parliament two years ago, I spoke up about my experience as a left-wing Muslim woman in the public eye. I spoke up about the barrage of hate I…07 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMadam Deputy Speaker: “A night of utterly relentless bombardments”— the worst of the war so far. Those are the words of a UNICEF spokesperson this morning in Khan Yunis in the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsErrol Graham starved to death in his own home. When his body was found, he weighed just 4½ stone. Errol was a grandfather. He was disabled and suffered from severe mental…27 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI rise to support the amendments in my name and amendment (h), and to highlight the failures of this King’s Speech to ensure that the Government uphold international humanitarian…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Minister’s call for Israel to follow international law in Gaza rings utterly hollow when we know that that is not happening. The United Nations Secretary-General, Amnesty…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationGaza used to be described as a “prison camp”—that is what Prime Minister David Cameron called it in 2010. This week the United Nations Secretary-General called it “a graveyard for…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI am going to continue. While the Government supported the apartheid regime, local councils across the country rallied around the anti-apartheid movement, with 39 councils across…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI rise to speak to the amendment in my name, as well as amendment 13, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner). Both relate to how the Bill…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIndiscriminate bombing and obliterating entire neighbourhoods is a war crime. Collective punishment and starving a population of necessities is a war crime. Ordering 1.1 million…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe housing system is rigged against renters. In Britain today, on average, private renters spend about a third of their incomes on rent—on properties that are disproportionately…23 Oct 2023HANSARDCoventry University NurseryI rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of Coventry South regarding Coventry University’s proposal to close its nursery. The petition declares that “the Coventry…12 Jun 2023