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HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyBefore I call Back Benchers in to speak, I am hoping to bring Front Benchers in by eight minutes past the hour, if you can bear that in mind while you are speaking.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyOrder. It is usual that if a Member is going to directly criticise or mention a Minister, they give them advance warning. I am not sure whether that has been done, but if it has…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyOrder. The sitting is suspended for 15 minutes for a Division in the House.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI am introducing an informal time limit of less than four minutes to try and get everyone in.12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesBefore I call the Minister to respond, I remind her to allow time for Huw Merriman to wind up at the end of this extensive debate.12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesWe have managed that on time. I call the SNP spokesperson, Alan Brown.12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesAs everyone can see, this is a highly subscribed debate. If everyone gets to speak—I want to try to get everybody in—they will have a minute and a half. I will have that limit…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareI will call Anne Marie Morris to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is a huge honour to take part in these tributes on behalf of my constituents. As has been said, we must remember that Her Majesty’s family are grieving the loss of their…09 Sept 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI am not reassured by the Minister’s response. She talks about substantial measures, but substantial measures have not worked. She talks about the CQC, but it has been involved,…23 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaI acknowledge my role as chair of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East and of the Britain-Palestine all-party parliamentary group. Will the Minister state exactly how…16 May 2022HANSARD Women’s Elite Sport: Prize MoneyI beg to move, That this House has considered prize money in women’s elite sport. It is a pleasure, as ever, Sir Charles, to speak under your chairmanship. I am grateful to the…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Women’s Elite Sport: Prize MoneyAbsolutely—and, as I have said, not just in football; this debate is happening across sport more widely. Unfortunately, that is where we are with sport. Jessica Ennis-Hill went on…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Airport Passport Control Delays6. What recent assessment she has made of the extent of delays at passport control in UK airports.25 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Airport Passport Control DelaysI thank the Minister for that response. I recently wrote to him regarding the experience that my constituents, the Collins family, had at Newcastle airport when returning from…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. However, I was talking about upholding international law, which the Minister for Asia and the Middle East talked about a few…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineI beg to move, That this House has considered the UK Government position on the recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel. It is a real honour to speak…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Recognition of the State of PalestineI thank all colleagues, on all sides of the House, who have taken part in this very important debate. I accept that, today, there have been pressing issues elsewhere; that is why…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxIn starting my contribution in support of Labour’s proposal, I would like to consider what it is actually about. We have heard massive iteration in support of the oil and gas…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballI beg to move, That this House has considered the experience of women playing football in England. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank…26 Jan 2022