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HANSARDCorpusty Primary SchoolOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today is 17 March, St Patrick’s day. People will be celebrating across the world, something that has been made easier for us this…17 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractWe all welcome the work being done to get our national health service back on track. What engagement does the Department have with, and what guidance does it provide to, ICBs…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026My hon. Friend is right. As he talks about the importance of ports to the Commonwealth, I think of my grandfather who docked at Liverpool in February 1941 to help the war effort…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He calls me his hon. Friend; I am not sure what that does for his street cred or mine, but I am grateful to him for the compliment—it will…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026My hon. Friend makes a really important point. In the Gallery is Father Tommy Merry, who used to be the vicar of St Margaret’s at Wolstanton in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where there…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026The hon. Gentleman makes a really good point. I feel as though Conservative campaign headquarters has seen my speech, because I was just about to say that in world war two,…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026Who doesn’t love an intervention from the Liberal Democrats? The hon. Lady will not be surprised to hear that those issues have been brought to me, in my capacity as co-chair of…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026Talking of Southampton, I happily give way to my hon. Friend.11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I am grateful for the chance to lead the House in acknowledging and marking Commonwealth Day 2026. I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026A very good choice. I am glad that she chose me. Actually, I am sure that she regrets it sometimes in this life. The importance of Northern Ireland both to the United Kingdom and…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026My hon. Friend—he is a very good friend—makes an excellent point. I hope that His Majesty’s Government will advance a Commonwealth-first approach in the coming years. My hon.…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026My hon. Friend from Lichfield in Staffordshire raises an excellent point. I am looking forward to him competing one day in the Commonwealth games when they are held in Lichfield—11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I know that it is naughty to intervene on the Minister in my own Adjournment debate, but since we have five minutes left—four minutes, excuse me —I wonder whether he might touch…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I will, and I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. I am glad he has found his voice. He was losing it earlier on today, and I am grateful to him for his intervention.…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I will happily give way to the Member of Parliament for my in-laws back in Northern Ireland.11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026—and my hon. Friend the Member for Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Henry Tufnell)?11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026How could I refuse my hon. Friend from Staffordshire?11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I would be delighted to give way to the right hon. Gentleman.11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I will give way to the hon. Member, who I don’t think was there in 1949.11 Mar 2026HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026I would bet on you, brother. But in all seriousness, my hon. Friend raises an important point. The Commonwealth games is just one example of how the Commonwealth brings people…11 Mar 2026