Andy McDonald

67875 • Hussam Abu Safiya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart calling for the immediate unconditional release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from custody.

67876 • Hussam Abu Safiya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information he holds on the (a) status and (b) health of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.

58977 • State Retirement Pensions: North East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of state pension age there are in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough local authority area, (c) Tees Valley combined authority area and (d) the North East.

58978 • Winter Fuel Payment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received Winter Fuel Payment in winter (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 in (i) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (ii) Middlesbrough local authority area, (iii) Tees Valley combined authority area and (iv) the North East.

58979 • Winter Fuel Payment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will receive Winter Fuel Payment in winter 2025-26 in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough local authority area, (c) Tees Valley combined authority area and (d) the North East.

58616 • Tees Valley Combined Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 April 2025 entitled Local Government Best Value, HCWS576, whether her Department has taken recent steps to issue guidance to other Departments on strengthening assurance requirements for (a) new and (b) ongoing funding for the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

58617 • Tees Valley Combined Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 April 2025 entitled Local Government Best Value, HCWS576, whether her Department's quarterly engagement with the Tees Valley Combined Authority includes consideration of the management of the Transport for City Regions funding allocation.

58618 • Transport: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 3 April 2025 on Local Government Best Value, HCWS576, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of the Tees Valley Combined Authority to (a) manage and (b) account for the use of the Transport for City Regions funding allocation between 2027-28 and 2031-32.

58619 • Transport: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 3 April 2025 on Local Government Best Value, HCWS576, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Tees Valley Combined Authority's (a) management of and (b) accounting for the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding allocation between 2022-23 and 2026-27.

58620 • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 4 June 2025 on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Official Report, Column 338, who will carry out an independent investigation into mass casualty incidents at aid sites in Gaza; and when that independent investigation will be completed.

58621 • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2025, Official Report, column 338, if he will make an estimate of the value of the humanitarian relief funded by his Department that has reached Palestinians in Gaza in the 2025-26 financial year.

58622 • F-35 Aircraft: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2025, Official Report, column 338, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of suspending a foreign military sales customer who is not a partner nation from the F-35 global supply pool on the continued operation of the F-35 programme.

58623 • F-35 Aircraft: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2025, Official Report, column 338, whether (a) his Department and (b) any F-35 partner nation requested a (i) discussion and (ii) technical assessment of the international humanitarian law implications of any foreign military sales customer's F-35 use at an F-35 Joint Executive Steering Board meeting in the last 12 months.

58624 • F-35 Aircraft: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2025, Official Report, column 338, whether (a) his Department and (b) any F-35 partner nation requested a (i) policy and (ii) technical working group review of export licenses for any foreign military sales customer's F-35 use in the last 12 months.

58625 • Israel: F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' oral contribution of 4 June 2025 in response to a question from the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst, Official Report, column 344, what recent discussions he has had with his Canadian counterpart on Israel's access to the F-35 Global Supply Pool.

58626 • Israel: F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' oral contribution of 4 June 2025 in response to a question from the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst, Official Report, column 344, what recent discussions he has had with his Norwegian counterpart on Israel's access to the F-35 Global Supply Pool.

58635 • Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 4 June 2025 on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Official Report, Column 338, whether the Israeli Defence Force have used UK-supplied military equipment in Gaza since September 2024.

58636 • Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 4 June 2025 on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Official Report, Column 338, (a) how and (b) when his Department will review the impact of actions announced on 20 May 2025; and whether he has a deadline for Israel to cease military action in Gaza before further action is taken.

58637 • Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 4 June 2025 on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Official Report, Column 338, what steps his Department is taking to deter Israel from supporting further settlement building in the West Bank.

57248 • Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds data on the work destinations of (a) existing and (b) past Universal Credit claimants by (i) industry and (ii) sector.

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 330 • Support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

That this House expresses its regret at the passing of laws in Israel's Knesset which in effect denies the protections a...

EDM 33 • Gaza

That this House notes the appalling situation in Gaza, where Palestinian civilians are facing death by starvation; suppo...

EDM 34 • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

That this House calls on the Government to restore immediately full UK funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Ag...

EDM 1754 • Arrest of protestors in Liverpool

That this House expresses its concern at the physical methods used by the police to arrest a 74 year old woman protestin...

EDM 1620 • Ayman Odeh

That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Odeh, a Palestinian member of the Knesset re...

EDM 1637 • Government policy on the Hillsborough Law

That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniv...

EDM 1573 • Durham Miners' Gala 2025

That this House celebrates the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala, to be held on Saturday, 12 July 2025, organised by the Durham ...

EDM 1488 • Harmful chemicals in period products

That this House notes that recent testing by PAN UK and the Women’s Environmental Network found glyphosate, a probable c...

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 1424 • Israel’s interception of the British-flagged Madleen boat

That this House expresses alarm at the Israeli military’s interception of the UK-flagged civilian vessel Madleen in inte...

EDM 1339 • Accountability in the water industry and proposals for the reform of Ofwat

That this House notes with concern the systemic failings of the water industry and its regulators, which have allowed wa...

EDM 1322 • Recognising Action for Brain Injury Week 2025

That this House marks Action for Brain Injury Week 19 to 25 May 2025; commends this year’s ‘On a Good Day’ campaign to s...

EDM 1324 • Real Living Wage Campaign

That this House supports the Living Wage campaign; notes that 4.5 million UK workers are currently paid below the real L...

EDM 1333 • Future of rail freight

This House notes with concern that the future of rail freight in Great Britain is uncertain; welcomes ASLEF’s Rail Freig...

EDM 1393 • National Carers Week 2025 and the Women in the North report

That this House notes that 9 to 15 June 2025 marks Carers Week; recognises the vital contribution made by unpaid carers ...

EDM 1399 • PA Media Ltd parliamentary newswire coverage

That this House notes with concern the proposals by PA Media Ltd, trading name of the Press Association, to cut posts an...

EDM 1392 • Madleen Freedom Flotilla Ship

That this House stands in solidarity with the crew of 12, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, of the Madleen Free...

EDM 1266 • Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into ec...

EDM 1256 • Negotiating rights for police officers

That this House notes that pay and conditions for police officers in England and Wales are subject to recommendations by...

EDM 1242 • Future of the UK baking industry

That this House notes with concern recent media reports that Associated British Foods, parent company of Allied Bakeries...

EDM 1195 • Better Jobs, Better Services campaign

That this House notes that the Government has committed to oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation; welc...

EDM 934 • Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease

That this House regrets that despite being a serious lifelong condition, sickle cell disease is not consistently recogni...

EDM 950 • Royal Television Society and withdrawal of award to journalists in Gaza

That this House expresses its strong concern at the decision by the Royal Television Society to scrap a special recognit...