LabourMP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. it is a true privilege to have been present in this debate this afternoon, to hear some of the most incredible contributions I think I've ever heard, in this place. Madam Deputy Speaker, I'll be mercifully b…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to congratulate my honourable friend from Sheffield Central for leading us on this today. The government rightly says that Israel's settlements in the OPT are illegal under international law. If that'…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I very much welcome the.…”
“And the MacDonald.…”
“I note the definition on activities being “prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom”, but does my right honourable Friend agree that we are getting into some tortuous territory? It could be properly argued that it is in …”
“On what is in the best interests of the citizens of this country, why does the honourable Gentleman think it was rational that other state-owned railways were franchised to run the railway system in this country to the exclusion of this cou…”
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. I want to thank the Minister for the middle east for agreeing with me last week when I referred to the forced displacement of people by Israel as a war crime, and I am grateful for that. I al…”
“I share the Minister’s condemnation of the murderous attacks on Kuwait airport this morning. I am sure he will share with me the condemnation of the murder of two more health workers in Lebanon this morning, at the hands of the IDF. The Min…”
“May I begin by welcoming the Secretary of State to his place and wishing him well in the responsibilities that he carries on behalf of patients, NHS staff and communities across the country? I welcome the Bill and its intention to improve p…”
“What does the shadow Minister make of tilting the balance in favour of communities in Redcar and across Teesside, when his Government sat on their hands and saw the blast furnace go to the wall? Is that his definition of sustainability—to l…”
“This week we have seen two Israeli Ministers, already sanctioned by this Government, act with impunity—Ben-Gvir assaulting and mocking humanitarian aid activists, and Smotrich saying the Palestinian Authority will “get a war”. Smotrich then…”
“I, too, thank the Chancellor for her statement, and in particular the announcement of the £350 million chemicals resilience fund. As a consequence of the Iran war, energy price rises of 16% and food price rises of up to 7% are predicted by …”
“The Prime Minister has set out a detailed chronology. He has made it abundantly clear that he has not lied and he has not misled this House. In those circumstances, would it not be right to embrace this process and wipe the floor with the c…”
“The Bill must be carried over. We need to replace the unlawful 2023 Act, and we must get this right. This is a test of whether the House is serious about addressing legacy in Northern Ireland. The Good Friday agreement commits us to reconci…”
“I thank the Chancellor for her statement and for the work that she and the Energy Secretary have done in this regard. The focus on renewables and the decoupling of gas and electricity is most welcome, but may I point something out? One of t…”
“My honourable Friend will remember our discussion, and I hope that she can help me. Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC was appointed to lead an independent review of laws on public order and hate crime. The review was also to consider the la…”
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As you know, I have tabled an amendment to Lords amendment 312 seeking to disagree with their lordships. This House will not be given the opportunity today to vote on this singular matter, notwiths…”
“May I associate myself with the remarks made by the Leader of the House concerning our colleague David Winnick? The Leader of the House has just announced that the Crime and Policing Bill will come back to us for consideration of Lords amen…”
“The Prime Minister was right when he said today that “we will not be drawn into the wider war”. But the US President is now requesting UK military assets to police the strait of Hormuz. This is exactly the sort of mission creep that many ha…”
“This situation is completely intolerable, as everybody has described. Will the Minister confirm that if the owners continue to fail to discharge their obligations as a matter of urgency, the option of taking Royal Mail back into public owne…”
“I thank the Minister for his response to the urgent question. On work visas and people integrating into our communities, will he say something about the abuses that we hear of—including how sponsors control the situation for these people—an…”
“2. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank.…”
“May I ask the Leader of the House whether the Government will make time for the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to report to this House on the findings of the best value process for the mayoral Tees Valley c…”
“I am listening closely to what the honourable Member is saying. Does he agree, given that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer a royal, that nothing is really stopping us having a judge-led public inquiry into his affairs and all that at…”
“I am grateful to my right honourable Friend for his statement. I agree that the Prime Minister was quite right to put the “Lord of the files” outside the tent; we got there eventually. However, can my right honourable Friend assure me that …”
“This is truly a sordid affair. The Minister speaks of receiving funds from Labour Together to work on policy; I will just remind him that when we sat on the Opposition Benches, many of us were quite content with the support we received from…”
“Will the right honourable Gentleman give way?…”
“I am sure my honourable Friend will be aware of today’s Resolution Foundation report that shows how increases in income have significantly slowed over the past 20 years, particularly for those on low incomes, as shown by the basic rate of U…”
“I am honoured to serve as co-chair of the Britain-Palestine all-party parliamentary group. We face a stark legal reality: the UK’s duty to prevent genocide is triggered the moment a serious risk becomes evident. The International Court of J…”
“I would like to place on the record my disappointment that today the Government have chosen to make two oral statements, both of which are of huge significance—on Sudan and on the national cancer plan—when so many Members will be absent fro…”
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