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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"In my constituency—one of the most rural parts of the UK—whole areas are without mobile phone coverage. People are forced to cope with unreliable phone lines and, most worryingly, are sometimes unable to call 999. Can the Minister assure me that after the withdrawal of the public switched telephone network, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government have announced £37 million for the first round of schools to expand nursery provision, supporting the roll-out of the extended 30 hours childcare offer in England, but the Public Childcare Now campaign points out that nearly two thirds of the funded schools are part of multi-academy trusts. While …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What steps she is taking to expand school-based nurseries. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"I rise to speak about British arms and military cargo export controls—specifically, our exports to Israel amid one of the most devastating conflicts in modern memory. “It’s horrific. Gaza has become a slaughterhouse. That’s what it is: a slaughterhouse.” Those are the words of Tom Potokar, a British doctor working …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, which is easy for me to respond to—yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Since October 2023 there have been at least 14 shipments of military goods from the UK to Israel. Those include over 8,500 munitions, bombs, grenades, missiles, and 146 armoured vehicle parts. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"That is something I will touch on later in my speech, but I also hope that we will be getting some answers on those exact points in due course. Between October and December 2024 this Labour Government approved £127.6 million in single-issue arms licences to Israel, which is more than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I am very glad that the al-Mawasi attack has been mentioned and I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments he expressed.

Freedom of information data reveals that the F-35 open general export licence was used 14 times to export to Israel in 2023—three …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"The hon. Member raises some really important points and I am in agreement with her intervention.

When reviewing arms export licences to Israel, the UK must also consider violations across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the west bank, where Palestinians face home demolitions, forcible displacement and settler violence—actions breaching the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"I am in especial agreement on the importance of preventing those things. I am very eager, as I am sure the hon. Member is, to hear from the Minister in relation to those comments.

Let us turn to the Government’s own assessments. In the same hearing, it was revealed that …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: Israel

"I agree with the hon. Member that all countries have the right to defend themselves. I have condemned the vile events of 7 October in other places, and do so again here. All countries have the right to defend themselves, but no country has the right to commit war crimes.

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