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HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI am grateful to the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for bringing this urgent matter to the House today. Once again, one of our great historic football clubs—a founder…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI join the House in congratulating the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) on convening the debate and on all his hard and excellent work in leading the Joint…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Youth Crime and Antisocial BehaviourI am very grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate and to be called so early. Antisocial behaviour is one of the issues that I am contacted about most by…12 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to be able to respond to this important Bill on behalf of the Opposition, alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington. I remind colleagues that it…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Briefly, we can all recognise the importance of parliamentary scrutiny over the spending of funds, and it is vital that the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these clauses. We welcome the first step towards inclusion of pension assets in this legislation. However, I will press him on the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I welcome the Minister’s commitment on increased parliamentary scrutiny and oversight. I still feel that an annual report being brought to Parliament as a written statement, or to…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The central focus of our work in Committee has been ensuring that money trapped in dormant assets, whatever their form, can…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response to new clause 2, which we will not pursue. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn.11 Jan 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillThank you, Mr Speaker. Happy new year to you and to the whole House. After years of Government delay, we still do not have a confirmed timetable for implementation of online…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Abortion Services Commissioning: Northern IrelandI thank the hon. Member for his contribution to the debate. We do disagree in our personal views on abortion. The full consultation process was carried out. Ultimately, at the…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Abortion Services Commissioning: Northern IrelandIt has been a privilege to take part in today’s debate and have the opportunity to speak up on behalf of women in need of abortion care in Northern Ireland. I am grateful for the…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Abortion Services Commissioning: Northern IrelandI beg to move, That this House has considered the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland. As ever, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I am…14 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell and to speak in the debate today, and especially to follow the right hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Roger Gale), who…13 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his update on the impact of Storm Arwen and my thoughts are with everybody impacted by this terrible natural event. Residents and…01 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care System: Women’s ExperienceIt is HIV Testing Week in Wales, and yesterday I joined the Terrence Higgins Trust at Fast Track Cardiff and Vale to do my own free home testing kit. In Wales, everybody can get…24 Nov 2021HANSARDBulb Energy: AdministrationThe UK Government are responsible for families facing a cost of living crisis due to the triple whammy of rising gas prices, looming tax rises and cuts to universal credit.…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Touring Musicians: EU Visas and PermitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq, particularly on a topic that quite clearly means so much to Members and their constituents across the country. I…18 Nov 2021HANSARDTouring Musicians: Support to Work in Europe13. What progress the Government have made to help support touring musicians work in Europe.18 Nov 2021HANSARDTouring Musicians: Support to Work in EuropeI wholeheartedly welcome the news that musicians will no longer need visas to go on short-term tours in Spain, and I am hugely grateful to those in the sector, particularly the…18 Nov 2021