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HANSARD Welfare SpendingNothing frustrates genuine welfare claimants more than seeing claimants who are not deserving, or who are defrauding the system. In Northern Ireland, the cost of fraud is £240…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe hon. Member is making a very powerful speech. High streets across my constituency are struggling, and one additional burden that they carry is a parcels border in the Irish…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAsylum accommodation costs are set to quadruple in Northern Ireland, from £100 million to £400 million, and across the UK to £15.3 billion in the next decade. Before hiking taxes…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Sudan: Government SupportThe United Kingdom has always stood as a defender of human rights. I say this with deep conviction: how many burned churches and murdered worshippers in Nigeria and Sudan will it…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentI commend the hon. Member for securing this important debate. As he said, the frustration among communities is felt deeply. Does he agree that whether it is HMOs, buy-to-lets,…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThe hon. and learned Member is making a powerful point. The Minister referred to devolved competences. Does he agree that this Parliament is sovereign and has on many occasions…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillWill the Prime Minister give way?03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI thank the Prime Minister. He is speaking very powerfully about families and about human stories. I commend him for the number of human stories he has talked about today in this…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillWill the Prime Minister give way?03 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictI welcome the clear and just verdict delivered by Mr Justice Lynch, which rightly found Soldier F not guilty on all charges—vindication for a man who served his country with…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasWill the Minister give assurances to the House that this Government are utterly committed, along with our international allies, to eradicating Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure,…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI agree with the hon. Member. According to an estimate from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, the policy will impact a third of all…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI commend the Member for the stand he is taking and for encouraging the Minister in this way. We are not talking about millionaires; we are talking about hard-working family…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandAbsolutely. It does not take much arithmetic to work out the facts of that scenario. In a recent joint letter to the Chancellor, signed by all MPs and peers from Northern Ireland,…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI agree with the hon. Member. I need to give way to the leader of my party at this point.28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI agree with the hon. Member. I thank him for using his intervention to speak up for Northern Ireland farmers, because they will be hard hit because of the land values. When a…28 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration CrimeDoes the Minister agree that foreign nationals convicted of serious drug offences in Northern Ireland should be deported without delay? Will he ensure that his Department works…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayThe hon. Member is making a powerful speech. Family friend Hannah Garrity, who is now in her 20s, took her stroke at the age of eight. She was a little girl, who woke up one day…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI thank my hon. Friend for his comments, and I wholeheartedly agree. I urge the Treasury and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to pause, and engage in genuine…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of agricultural property relief and business property relief on family farming in Northern Ireland. It is a pleasure to…28 Oct 2025