Debates between Ian Roome and Lindsay Hoyle during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Ian Roome and Lindsay Hoyle
Wednesday 4th December 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ian Roome Portrait Ian Roome (North Devon) (LD)
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Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 December. [Interruption.]

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. What are those two Members playing at? That is absolutely disgraceful. We have started PMQs. Either come in early or at least wait. Please start reading the room.

Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
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It is a pleasure to welcome His Highness the Amir of the state of Qatar to the UK. I look forward to discussions this afternoon on how we are strengthening our relationship and boosting trade and investment, including an announcement today of a £1 billion investment in our new clean energy partnership.

Sunday marked World Aids Day, and we stand with all those we have lost and those living with HIV today. We will seek to end new cases of HIV in England by 2030.

I also note that we are joined in the Gallery today by Mandy Damari, the mother of Emily, a British citizen still being held hostage in Gaza. I have met Mandy a number of times, and in my view what she is going through is nothing short of torture.

This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House I shall have further such meetings later today.