Speeches by Gilbert.

“A very quick follow-up. We spoke about mainstreaming, and I know we have spoken about this quite a lot when you have been at evidence sessions previously. Are you confident that we can deliver that mainstreaming, given the cuts that we have had and the loss of potential expertise through the reorganisation of staffing?”

“Just a light topic then, on women, peace and security. In a recent inquiry on women, peace and security, we heard that women and girls’ rights are under threat, as we know and as we touched on earlier. How is the Government ensuring that the UK remains a leader on women, peace and security?”

“Foreign Secretary, when will the Government respond to the ICJ’s July 2024 advisory opinion on Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians from the West Bank?”

“Thank you for joining us, Minister. Could you give us a bit of an overview of your role in the newly established Department that you are running, and tell us about the main challenges you are facing?”

“Thank you. Andrew, is there anything you would like to add to the same question?”

“Najat, what impact have escalating regional tensions had on the ability of humanitarian actors to deliver aid? Andrew just touched on the fact that shipping equipment is problematic, but I do not know if that is due to the current escalation or just a general problem.”

“Thank you both for joining us. What are the main challenges for humanitarian organisations in delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria?”

“Thank you for joining us, Minister. Could you give us a bit of an overview of your role in the newly established Department that you are running, and tell us about the main challenges you are facing?”

“Thank you. Andrew, is there anything you would like to add to the same question?”

“Najat, what impact have escalating regional tensions had on the ability of humanitarian actors to deliver aid? Andrew just touched on the fact that shipping equipment is problematic, but I do not know if that is due to the current escalation or just a general problem.”

“Thank you both for joining us. What are the main challenges for humanitarian organisations in delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria?”

“Thank you for joining us, Minister. Could you give us a bit of an overview of your role in the newly established Department that you are running, and tell us about the main challenges you are facing?”

“Thank you. Andrew, is there anything you would like to add to the same question?”

“Najat, what impact have escalating regional tensions had on the ability of humanitarian actors to deliver aid? Andrew just touched on the fact that shipping equipment is problematic, but I do not know if that is due to the current escalation or just a general problem.”

“Thank you both for joining us. What are the main challenges for humanitarian organisations in delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria?”

“I am proud to support the Government’s ambition to cut violence against women and girls, and a cross-Government approach is essential to delivering that. I am increasingly concerned that the Department for Work and Pensions is not recognising OnlyFans content creation as commercial sexual exploitation, potentially expo…”

“T3. I refer Members to my declaration of interest as a former employee of USDAW. The new rights of trade union access in the Employment Rights Act 2025 could be game changing, but there is a proposal to cap fines for breaking new rules at £75,000, which is loose change for union-busting employees like Amazon. Will my h…”

“A number of hospitality businesses in my constituency have raised with me that the UK rate of VAT is much higher than it is in France and Germany. Will my hon. Friend ask the Office for Budget Responsibility to model the impact of VAT cuts, as studies have previously suggested that cuts—”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening this important debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee, and I thank Lyla’s family for their courage. Some 95 of my Edinburgh North and Leith constituents signed this …”

“Events of the past week serve as a reminder of the contribution that our armed forces personnel play every day. Many of our veterans will suffer from trauma, anxiety and a range of mental health issues during their career and retirement. The charity Combat Stress is running a “March in March” fundraiser to support the …”