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HANSARDDefence Industrial Strategy 20253. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.11 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial Strategy 2025In Northern Ireland the defence sector offers many opportunities to apprentices, as it does across the rest of the country: I met two apprentices from MSI Defence Systems in my…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanI welcome the local power plan, which builds on much clean energy investment in Norfolk, including backing for the Vanguard wind project and £17 million for warm homes in Norwich.…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate on such an important subject. When I think of youth unemployment, what immediately comes to mind is the young woman I met on the doorstep…28 Jan 2026HANSARDRail Infrastructure22. What steps she is taking to providing funding for rail infrastructure.27 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureI welcome the investment the Government have made in rail, including East West Rail, but there are still several projects that would hugely benefit passengers and the local…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech on this important subject. As well as reporting, I am sure she agrees that it is important to gather intel from women about where…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week I visited the YMCA centre on Aylsham Road in Norwich, which is doing incredibly work to address youth homelessness. Will the Leader of the House join me in celebrating…22 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Norfolk is a dental desert, which is causing real suffering for my constituents. I welcome Government action so far, including 21,000 extra urgent emergency appointments, but…21 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI, too, pay tribute to Redwings Horse Sanctuary, which is headquartered in Norfolk. Norwich North was among the top five constituencies for the number of signatories to the…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI welcome the investment for the Norfolk Vanguard project, which will play an enormous role after being awarded over a third of total capacity under these contracts. The Secretary…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI am pleased to bring forward this debate on Government support for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan because, put simply, the situation for women and girls there is…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI thank the hon. Member for that important point. He is right. The Government have set out new proposals on immigration that have a focus on safe routes, and it is important that…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI thank the hon. Member for her contribution, and for everything she has done as chair of the APPG. She has been advocating for Afghan women and girls for a long time. I totally…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI completely agree with my hon. Friend. This week, girls in the UK are going to school, and it is a right that we take for granted. It is a right that so many countries take for…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanBut still those women fight on. Women-led organisations continue to lead the way in so many different respects, delivering humanitarian assistance, supporting survivors and…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanAbsolutely. We were, of course, on the brink of eradicating polio. It exists in very few countries, and to see it surge again in countries such as Afghanistan risks so many…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI entirely agree: it is a war on women, and we must make clear that we will not tolerate it. There have been some welcome moves, including the announcement by the Prosecutor of…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI agree, and I welcome my hon. Friend’s support. Gender apartheid speaks to the systemic dismantling of a whole system of women’s rights, not individual cases of persecution. We…05 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning ReformI welcome the Minister’s commitment to tackling the housing crisis that we inherited. I have had many emails from people in Norwich about the need to build much-needed homes but…16 Dec 2025