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HANSARDHealth and Care BillI will not push either of my new clauses to a vote. However, legal clarification on sex-selective abortion is urgently needed for the sake of women and the missing girls who are…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillThe hon. Member will know that we have not done that. We want this Government to act on behalf of the people of Northern Ireland. Lord Frost and his colleagues have heard clearly…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillLike other Members on both sides of the House, I desire a stable Stormont and a Stormont that offers good government to the people of Northern Ireland. Indeed, I am sure everyone…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillThe hon. Gentleman will know that the protocol is damaging everyone within Northern Ireland, both economically and constitutionally, and I would ask him to go and speak to the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThe hon. Member may know that Lucy’s law has still not been legislated for in Northern Ireland, and that a colleague in the Northern Ireland Assembly is bringing it forward. Would…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillMy hon. Friend will know that the Bill makes positive moves regarding the export of livestock and the importation of dogs, cats and ferrets, but in that area we in Northern…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThe Bill puts a policy duty on the police in GB to act. In Northern Ireland, we use the local councils, given the pressures on our police service. Perhaps the Government could…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAgri-food Industry: Labour ShortagesI extend my thoughts and prayers to the families, friends, colleagues and staff of Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire. I trust that I will have the opportunity to speak further…18 Oct 2021HANSARDAgri-food Industry: Labour Shortages10. Whether she plans to take steps to amend immigration rules to help tackle labour shortages in the agri-food industry across the UK.18 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Following the ill-informed and partisan comments from President Biden overnight, would the Deputy Prime Minister urge the Prime Minister to point out to those he meets in the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThe right hon. Gentleman is certainly making a very valid point. Does he agree that, with one in four children in Northern Ireland growing up in food poverty and with 22% in fuel…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayI thank the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for securing the debate as we celebrate Back British Farming Day. I also put on record my thanks to the farming unions across…15 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and I agree with much of what she has said to date. She may or may not know that in Northern Ireland today a leading gas supplier announced a…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThat will put significant pressure on the low paid and the squeezed middle. Does she agree that the increase in national insurance contributions on top of that will have an impact…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThis is a welcome step and we await the response from the EU. Of course, its refusal to recognise the fundamental flaws of the protocol and the intransigent approach of the Dublin…21 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, this House debated for an hour the horrendous abuse suffered by three young black England players at the hands of, in the main, anonymous, faceless trolls. While I…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I am grateful to the Members who tabled the motion. The rigorous implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol would be…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Billrose—05 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe Secretary of State will no doubt agree with me that the support packages provided by the Government—furlough, grant packages, low interest loans—have been essential in…29 Jun 2021