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Nato: Palestine (20 Oct 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: Now that the United Nations Human Rights Commission has decided that Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, and with Israel continuing to flout President Obama's injunction to stop building in settlements, what action are we going to take to stop these blatant violations of international law?

Business of the House (16 Jul 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Will my right hon. and learned Friend provide time for a debate on Lord Archer's report on the contaminated blood and blood products disaster, as a result of which 2,000 people died and thousands more were infected with hepatitis C and HIV? There is huge concern about that in my constituency, and we would like a debate on it.

"the Spirit of Humanity" (13 Jul 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: There is an argument about whether the vessel was in international waters, and certainly my constituent has made it clear that, from his point of view, it was. Setting that aside, is it not bizarre as well as obnoxious that the Israelis should abduct all those on that ship into a country that they had no intention of visiting and then deport them from it?

"the Spirit of Humanity" (13 Jul 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: My hon. Friend is describing an intolerable situation perpetrated by the Israeli state. Is it not a fact that her constituent and mine, who were on board "The Spirit of Humanity", were trying to alleviate that inhumanity but were the victims first of piracy by the Israeli navy and then kidnapping by the Israeli army?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: G8 Summit (13 Jul 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: Is my right hon. Friend aware that I have heard today from a constituent about the kidnapping of a relative of hers by the Taliban in Pakistan, and about his wife and children fleeing for their lives and going into hiding? Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the action that we are taking is essential for the cohesion and security of our close friend, Commonwealth partner and ally,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Building our Common Future (6 Jul 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: In congratulating my right hon. Friend on the extremely effective and compassionate work carried out by his Department, whose role before its existence was one responsibility of a junior Minister in the Tory Foreign Office, may I ask what success he is having in getting aid into Gaza, which I know he has visited, but off which in international waters last week the Israeli navy committed an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Charities (Economic Downturn) (1 Jul 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Will my right hon. Friend congratulate the beloved Christie cancer hospital in Manchester on its successful campaign to obtain a refund of charity money lost following the collapse of an Icelandic bank? Will she thank the Government for arranging that refund, and will she congratulate Lord Bradley on heading that successful campaign?

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Middle East (30 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: As soon as this Question Time is over, will my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary contact his Israeli counterpart about the civilian ship, the Spirit of Humanity, aboard which is a constituent of mine? Its cargo of medical and humanitarian supplies was thoroughly inspected by the port authorities before it left Larnaca yesterday, but the vessel is now surrounded by Israeli warships in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Building Britain's Future (29 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that more jobs, more houses, more and better schools, a better NHS and safer streets offer a hope that contrasts with the rotting Britain that the Government inherited from Thatcher and Major, and to which we would return if the Tories had their way?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Tribute to Mr. Speaker (17 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Mr. Speaker, I address you in your capacity as a fine Speaker of the House of Commons, a devoted Member and, if I may say so, a good friend. With others, I had the privilege of serving on the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission. I remember what a trenchant Chairman you were, within your obligatory neutrality. One of the great features of your speakership, and one that I have not...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: In congratulating my right hon. Friend on his appointment, may I point out to him that in an era when all commercial broadcasting is fragmenting into niche broadcasting and will continue to do so, top-slicing the BBC licence fee will neither ensure the long-term viability of commercial services nor solve the important problem of regional news provision on ITV? Indeed, it will impair and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (10 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Will the Prime Minister affirm the Labour Government's commitment to maintaining funding for public services such as housing, universities, police, law and order, transport and pensions, and reject the Tory party policy of a 10 per cent. across the board cut, which would take this country back to the worst days of Thatcherism?

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Community Sport (8 Jun 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating all who were involved in establishing the boxing centre of excellence in Gorton, which provides facilities for boys, girls and people with disabilities? It already has a amateur boxing club with 100 members, and is part of a £200 million educational complex in Gorton. None of that would ever have happened without this Labour Government.

Petitions: Economic and Voting Scales (20 May 2009)

Gerald Kaufman: I wish to present a petition in the name of my constituent, Mr. Martin Burke. The petition states: The Petition of Mr. Martin Burke, Declares that Mr. Martin Burke of 'Elizabeth Regina Love' has written to several Members of the Commons and Lords individually and collectively in the past three years and now wishes to introduce himself and address the Commons as a whole; Further declares that...

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Gaza (Reconstruction) (25 Mar 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: My right hon. Friend personally, and this Government, have a magnificent record in assisting Gaza, but is it not lamentable that the money that he provides simply goes to rectify the wanton devastation inflicted savagely by Israeli forces in Gaza? Does he agree that the real obstacle to reconstructing Gaza is not Hamas, loathsome though it is, but what is about to become the most extremist...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: I join the Foreign Secretary in apologising for not being able to be present for the winding-up speeches; I long ago accepted an invitation from the Pakistani high commissioner to an event this evening relating to Kashmir. I also apologise to the House for the fact that I will not be speaking principally about Afghanistan. I recognise the huge achievements of our troops in Afghanistan, which...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: Of course I agree. Democracy is not just about voting for a Parliament, although that is very important. It is about the values to which the hon. Gentleman refers, and it is essential that they are sustained in Pakistan, which has among other things a very free press, as I have found when I have been interviewed by the press and television there. It is important that democracy in Pakistan be...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: It is a huge error to believe that the issue is marginal or peripheral in some way. Indeed, not paying serious attention to it is a prime strategic error in the context of what my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and the shadow Foreign Secretary have been talking about. First, as I say, it is essential that we act because the voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir has not been heard...

Sri Lanka: Afghanistan and Pakistan (5 Feb 2009) has video

Gerald Kaufman: I have high a regard for my hon. Friend, but I have only one minute and 23 seconds left. We have seen the poverty shown in the film "Slumdog Millionaire". That poverty exists whether a movie is made about it or not, yet India is wasting unspeakably large resources on its confrontation with Pakistan. Some 100 million people in India are living below the Indian poverty line. A quarter of a...