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Rosena Allin-Khan MP: speeches 2025

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  • 15 Dec 2025 · NHS: Winter Preparedness · Hansard source
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    I would like to pay tribute to all the incredible staff at St George’s hospital in Tooting. I did my A&E shift with them this week, together in the trenches. The Labour Government inherited an NHS that was bursting at the seams. With flu cases on the rise, the NHS feels as though it is working with one arm tied behind its back. Over half a million people this year were treated in corridors in A&E. That is unsafe and undignified. The all-party parliamentary group on emergency care, which I have the privilege of chairing, working very closely with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, published a report outlining our recommendations to end so-called corridor care. I know this is a matter about which the Secretary of State cares deeply, so will he meet us to discuss the report’s recommendations to provide safe and more dignified care for patients and staff?

  • 3 Dec 2025 · Veterinary Medicines: Northern Ireland · Hansard source
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    I will call Robin Swann to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.

  • 3 Dec 2025 · Local Media · Hansard source
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    Thank you very much.

  • 3 Dec 2025 · Local Media · Hansard source
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    Many hon. Members wish to speak. I suggest a ballpark time of approximately four minutes. I call John McDonnell.

  • 3 Dec 2025 · Local Media · Hansard source
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    Thank you, everyone, for keeping to such good time and enabling all colleagues to get in. We now come to the Front Benchers. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.

  • 3 Dec 2025 · Local Media · Hansard source
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    A couple of Members have dropped out of the debate, so we have a bit more time. There is no time limit, and anyone who spoke for four minutes or who has not yet spoken may make another intervention.

  • 25 Nov 2025 · Violence against Women and Girls: London · Hansard source
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    It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing the debate. Since she has come to Parliament, she has been a tireless campaigner on this issue and a real credit to her community and any victim of violence against women and girls. The damning statistics are so well reported and have been well noted in the debate so far. Although this is a national challenge, in London specifically, almost 160,000 domestic abuse crimes and more than 25,000 sexual offences were reported to the police last year. We know that those figures actually underestimate of the scale of the problem, because so much goes unreported. Silence is not consent; it is the result of a system that fails to empower survivors. As we all know, the effects of violence against women and girls are often too deadly. Across the UK, a woman is killed, on average, every three days. Just think about that for a moment. Behind those numbers are mothers, daughters and sisters—precious lives cut short too soon by a death that was entirely avoidable. Their names and stories must never be forgotten, and today is our opportunity to honour each and every one of them. When instances of violence against women and girls occur, victims should be able to turn to the police, but, too often, women lack trust and faith in our police—and their concerns are not without merit. Reports of misogyny and sexism in police forces remain commonplace and continue to undermine confidence in policing. Just last week, former Met police officer David Carrick received another life sentence for sexual offences. Let us be very clear: today, on our streets, purporting to keep our young women safe, are police officers. When one of Carrick’s victims attended hospital following being assaulted, she was warned that it would be difficult to seek justice as the law protects its own. That is emblematic of a view held by many that officers close ranks and protect their own rather than listening the voices of survivors. The only way for the Met to rebuild trust is to take action when officers fail to meet the high standards that we all rightly expect of them. I know that the Met and its leaders have promised action, and I am sure that any changes will be well supported by us all. No one should have to plan their route home, clutch their keys, or second-guess whether a street is too dark or too quiet to walk down. As a mother of two girls, I should not be having to think about when the right time is to tell them what side of the road they should walk on or how they should seek help, or to take them to learn Muay Thai and boxing at a local gym, because I feel that that is the only way I can protect them in this day and age. In my constituency of Tooting, I launched my Safe Space campaign, signing local businesses up to offer a place of safety to anyone on local streets. The situation is critical, but there is cause for hope, and I welcome work done in London to create our city’s own violence against women and girls strategy, which champions prevention and education while placing responsibility squarely on perpetrators to change their behaviour. I know that our Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, cares deeply about this, and with over £17.7 million invested in specialist support, the strategy recognises that harm often begins with words and attitudes, and it seeks to restore trust in justice. In Wandsworth, our Labour-run council has been proactive in addressing violence against women and girls. It has doubled investment to address violence against women and girls, which has allowed for the employment of a domestic abuse specialist in the housing team and the creation of an advocacy service to help women to navigate the system. These measures will go a long way to supporting those in desperate need of help. While this work is much needed and welcome, we surely all see that there is much more to be done. Violence against women and girls does not occur in a vacuum. It is born out of misogyny. It is born out of the sexism that goes unaddressed on our streets, in our workplaces and in our schools. We need a continued focus on early intervention and education to address the root causes of the violence that impacts too many women and girls. The online world has become a breeding ground for extreme misogyny, targeted at young boys and often glorifying violence against women. Finally, survivors must feel empowered to come forward. That can only be done by driving up standards in our police forces and fixing our justice system, so that all victims are believed.

  • 13 Oct 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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    Up and down the country, people are being priced out of their communities by sky-high rents and extortionate housing costs. In Wandsworth, the rent for a one-bed flat will cost the average Londoner almost half of their monthly take-home pay. Does the Minister agree that we must put an end to this situation and make housing affordable again?

  • 15 Sept 2025 · Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · Hansard source
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    Order. I am keen to get everybody in because this is such an important topic. To do so, I will have to change the time limit to two minutes.

  • 15 Sept 2025 · Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · Hansard source
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    I am afraid that I have to take the time limit down to one and a half minutes to get everybody in.

  • 15 Sept 2025 · Children with SEND: Assessments and Support · Hansard source
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    Order. Much as I appreciate the love and support that you are showing one another, I really want to get everybody in, because Members have sat through the debate for a long time in order to be heard.

  • 10 Sept 2025 · Windsor Framework: Internal Market Guarantee · Hansard source
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    I will call Jim Allister to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make speeches only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.

  • 10 Sept 2025 · Equality Act 2010: Impact on British Society · Hansard source
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    You can enjoy a little more time.

  • 10 Sept 2025 · Equality Act 2010: Impact on British Society · Hansard source
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    Before I call Andrew Rosindell again, I remind Members that if they would like to make a significant contribution today, they should bob, and I will get them in for the debate. I call Andrew Rosindell.

  • 2 Sept 2025 · Gaza: Ceasefire · Hansard source
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    Last week’s Nasser hospital bombings murdered many innocent people, including five journalists, and the double-tap method used was particularly barbaric. Article 79 of the Geneva convention states that journalists are civilians during war, and article 8 of the Rome statute makes it clear that attacking civilians in a hospital is a war crime. I agreed with T he Guardian ’s editorial yesterday when it stated that “Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing”. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that the Nasser hospital bombings are a war crime, and what action will he be taking against Israel?

  • 2 Sept 2025 · Gaza: Ceasefire · Hansard source
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    11. What discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on civilian deaths in Gaza.

  • 25 Jun 2025 · Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east England · Hansard source
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    Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.

  • 4 Jun 2025 · Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories · Hansard source
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    Almost eight months ago, the UN commission of inquiry found that Israel has implemented a concerted effort to dismantle the healthcare system in Gaza, and that the killing and disappearance of healthcare workers amounts to the crime of extermination. UK doctors in Gaza describe it as a “slaughterhouse”. With the growing mountain of evidence detailing war crimes taking place, and our diplomatic efforts being totally ignored by the Israeli Government, it is time to sanction Benjamin Netanyahu and the other murderous figures who are responsible. Words are not enough, so today—here, now, in this Chamber—I would like the Minister to give us a concrete date for when we can expect this Government to impose sanctions.

  • 3 Jun 2025 · Leasehold Reform · Hansard source
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    I will call Ruth Cadbury to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.

  • 3 Jun 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source
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    Order. I will now impose an informal four-minute limit. If we run short of time, I will have to impose it formally or reduce it.

  • 3 Jun 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source
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    I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.

  • 3 Jun 2025 · Groceries Code Adjudicator · Hansard source
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    I am setting an official time limit of three minutes each.

  • 20 May 2025 · Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories · Hansard source
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    Yesterday, Israel admitted that it allowed only five aid trucks into Gaza for over 2 million people—that is more than Northern Ireland’s entire population. This weaponisation of food is morally reprehensible. We must impose an arms embargo and sanctions on the Israeli officials who are responsible for these heinous crimes: Benjamin Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. I welcome the joint Government statement with Canada and France. Given that time is running out with every moment we stand here talking about this issue, can the Secretary of State clarify the conditions and timeframe for the very firmest of action?

  • 14 May 2025 · Gaza: UK Assessment · Hansard source
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    Slow and agonising breaths, scared, crying, emancipated bodies fighting for every heartbeat—it is death by a thousand cuts for the children and for the parents watching their babies deliberately being starved to death. Almost 1 million children are at risk of famine and death in Gaza. Those who have stood by and allowed this to happen should hang their heads in shame. I call on the Government to sanction Israeli officials until the blockade is lifted, because if we do not act now, this will be on us.

  • 7 May 2025 · Personal Independence Payment: Disabled People · Hansard source
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    Before I call the Minister, I kindly request that he leave Diane Abbott a couple of minutes to have a final closing word.

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