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HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsAppropriate and adequate housing is key to the growth of any area. A lack of housing is a very real problem in Northern Ireland, particularly in my constituency. While we have a…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEU Trade Agreement: Economic ImpactThe Windsor framework is causing untold damage to businesses in Northern Ireland. It cost one of my local businesses £86 to bring a box of simple ties from GB to Northern Ireland…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationMany businesses in Northern Ireland query their bills and recognise that they have been overcharged. It is dispute resolution access that is the problem: that is why many…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe Secretary of State has claimed that she is listening. Does the hon. Member agree that she is certainly not listening to many of her Back Benchers, nor the 86 disability…01 Jul 2025HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingDoes the hon. Member agree that there is also a real problem with data collection, which means that the extent of the problem in our prison service is not known? We experience…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend is right that the hospitality sector is important to Northern Ireland. It is probably one of the most difficult sectors, with long hours, high costs and low…01 Jul 2025HANSARDParental Leave ReviewEveryone will know that I want to see life-affirming laws restored to the United Kingdom. Therefore, underpinning the birth of a child with adequate parental leave is of the…01 Jul 2025HANSARDEndometriosisOne in 10 women in Northern Ireland is thought to have endometriosis, and the average wait time for diagnosis is an unacceptable nine and a half years. Does the Minister agree…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf criminal law does not work as a deterrent, why did late-term abortions increase in the State of Victoria and in New Zealand after decriminalisation? If we look at New Zealand…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI believe that both lives matter in every pregnancy—both the mum’s life and the child’s life. Abortion is often framed as a choice between the rights of the mother and of the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWill the hon. Lady give way?17 Jun 2025HANSARD Prostate Cancer TreatmentThe effects of prostate cancer have been well noted tonight, as has the number of men who are affected. About 12,000 die from it each year, more than 300 of them in Northern…17 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to support and speak briefly to amendment (a) to amendment 77, tabled by the hon. Member for South Antrim (Robin Swann), and I will speak to new clause 13, amendment 96 and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. On a constitutional basis alone, amendment (a) to amendment 77 is necessary, and I hope that hon. Members will feel they can support it. Moving…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I will not. Amendment 443 sought to mandate that those substances be approved through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and either the National Institute…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Theft of Tools of TradeNorthern Ireland has been named as one of the top hotspots for tool theft in the United Kingdom, with tools stolen every 12 minutes according to police force data. Does the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpace IndustryIn Upper Bann, I see at first hand the potential of the space industry, with my area having one of the strongest advanced manufacturing bases in Northern Ireland and being home to…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment: WalesJob creation in Wales is vital, so what representations has the Secretary of State made on behalf of businesses in Wales and the rest of Great Britain, which are being forced not…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThis Government appear willing to sanction selected Israeli Ministers, while groups that have openly supported the terrorists who carried out the terrorist atrocity on 7 October…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme: Capital DisregardI thank the Minister for his response in relation to Northern Ireland, but I reiterate that the Northern Ireland Executive is just the postman for social benefits. The UK…10 Jun 2025