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HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI thank the Chancellor for his statement and welcome the additional financial support for the Northern Ireland Executive. I also look forward to the detail of the pay rise for…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanThe Prime Minister will be aware of the positive role that churches play in our society and the importance of the act of public worship for so many. Churches across the UK are now…23 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsOpenness and transparency around the sharing of data is key to ensuring that the public and the business community buy into the draconian measures that we have introduced in the…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyMay I say what an honour it is to follow the hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart)? I thank him for the way in which he served and protected the people of Northern…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for a point well made. According to the Ministry of Defence, 1,441 serving members of the British armed forces died in Operation…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I had hoped to speak in this debate but, unfortunately, there are limited flights to Belfast. Does the hon. Member agree that there needs to be additional testing in the care home…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his efforts with regard to a vaccine and for his commitment on equal distribution throughout the Union. Nurses and care workers in my…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Online ScamsThe Minister mentioned Action Fraud and the police. The problem is that Action Fraud does not seem to have the capacity to deal with the volume. It then passes cases to the London…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Online ScamsI thank the hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to speak on this timely subject. In the past few weeks in my constituency, I have had two cases of online scams brought to me.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I ask the Minister for his assessment of the comments made by Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s in recent days that there will be a barrier to some goods coming to Northern…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI rise in support of the amendments from the other place. In recent days, the Government have moved to address some of the concerns that I and other Members have raised in this…04 Nov 2020HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI wholeheartedly support the comments made by other hon. Members. I urge the Minister, the Foreign Secretary and, indeed, the Prime Minister to bolster efforts to bring Nazanin…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) in this debate. My colleagues and I support the good intention of this Bill. It is the right thing to do…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Yesterday, in the debate on the Agriculture Bill, Members heralded a new dawn for UK farmers. Likewise, today, with this Bill, we see a new dawn for our fishing industry, breaking…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThis is a vital piece of legislation, and it is symbolic. This is the drawing of a new era for the United Kingdom and our agriculture industry outside the European Union, with the…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI agree wholeheartedly. As I said at the last stage, flooding our market with cheap imports and cheap produce will have a disastrous impact on our farmers. We cannot claim to back…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Online HarmsI commend the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) for securing this important debate on an issue that I am passionate about, being motivated by my own experience of online…07 Oct 2020HANSARDAbortion ServicesThe Minister will be aware that tomorrow marks the commencement of Down’s Syndrome Awareness Month, when we celebrate Down’s syndrome, raise awareness and promote inclusivity…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodSeven thousand- truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade would be disastrous for UK businesses, but so too would any delays and queues resulting from checks imposed…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI thank my hon. Friend, and I agree entirely with his sentiments. On 18 March, in a statement to this House, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland did give a commitment that…23 Sept 2020