James Sunderland raises concerns about political bias in the BBC, particularly in the commentary of individual presenters and in tweets, and calls on the BBC to do more to ensure that it remains impartial as a public service broadcaster in order to justify its publicly funded license fee.
Following the statement in the House of Commons on the Government’s response to Bishop James Jones’s report on the experience of the families of the 97 people killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, James Sunderland seeks assurance that sufficient legal and institutional protections are now in place to help prevent another event like Hillsborough.
Following the Defence Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons on UK military deployments to the middle east, James Sunderland receives an assurance that British forces will not become involved in any military action unless it is in direct support of British interests or British nationals.
James Sunderland seeks assurance that political resolve in NATO will remain strong even if the war in Ukraine becomes protracted and attritional and asks what is being done to ensure that all NATO countries pay their 2% share of defence spending.
Following the Government statement on the Israel-Gaza situation and the humanitarian pause, James Sunderland seeks reassurance of efforts being undertaken to urge restraint on both sides to protect civilians in Gaza.
James Sunderland welcomes the inclusion of elements of the Desecration of War Memorials Bill into the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, and presses the Justice Secretary to complete the job and implement the remaining provisions.
Following the Government statement on the work that the Government are doing to ensure that our welfare services for veterans are fit for the future, James Sunderland questions the Minister about his vision for what comes after Veterans UK.