"T6. Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director of National Intelligence, said in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, as did the UN atomic energy agency. However, a day before a conference on recognising Palestine, Israel decided unilaterally that Iran had a nuclear weapon, and that there was an …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I congratulate the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) on securing this debate. This is an issue close to my heart. I used to be a school governor as well as a college governor, and I remember setting up—along with other teachers and professionals—a specific learning unit, …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for dentistry and oral health. Access to NHS dentistry is in crisis, including in my constituency. New analysis by the British Dental Association shows that the …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"Q6. In the words of the former Israeli Prime Minister, what we are witnessing in Gaza is the“indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians.” More than 50,000 people have been killed, and children have been shot while queuing for bread. A growing number of genocide scholars, including leading Israeli …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I thank the Chancellor for all her commitments to spending on education, health and transport, but I thank her particularly for the £39 billion that she has committed to housing. In my constituency, thousands of families are still waiting for social homes, and about 20,000 people are now on Bolton’s …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd.
I rise to oppose the petition and the divided narratives that surround it. Let us be clear: non-stun religious slaughter accounts for just 2.9% of all animals killed in the United Kingdom, and 88% of halal meat is already …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I totally agree, and I will come to those points a little later in my speech.
As I said, for many people the debate has been revealed to be less about animals and more about Muslims. If it is truly about animal welfare, will we be talking about the 44,000-plus …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I agree with my hon. Friend and thank him for making that observation.
Jewish and Islamic traditions around slaughter are grounded in clear rules designed to minimise suffering. These are not casual practices. The animal must be healthy. It must not witness another animal being slaughtered; the slaughter must be …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech
"I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) for securing this important debate.
From Farnworth and Kearsley to Walkden and beyond, people across my constituency have seen at first hand the impact of losing high street banks. In Farnworth, for example, last month …..." Yasmin Qureshi - View Speech