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HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I declare my interest as co-chair of both the APPG on nutrition for development and the APPG on HIV, AIDS and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI welcome the point that the hon. Gentleman is raising. There is also an issue with cash machines inside shops that may be open for longer, but they are stocked from the shop by…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House bring forward a specific debate that focuses on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and the end of the war in the far east, so that the horrific conditions…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsDoes the hon. Gentleman share my concern that the location of many of these sites are in rural areas, which are often served primarily by retained firefighters? They are a long…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsDoes my hon. Friend understand that people are very angry about bank closures, and about the fact they feel that the banks just do not listen to them when they go through some…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsIn that case, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will start with my ask of the Minister, which is that the criteria for assessing whether there should be a free-to-use cash machine in a…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLand at Eastriggs in my constituency, formerly part of MOD Eastriggs, was declared surplus, and 18 acres were successfully leased to a rail business that provided important jobs…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI remind hon. Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. I will not set a time limit, but if hon. Members keep their speeches to around seven minutes, everyone will…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI call Martin Rhodes, and I assure Dr Arthur that, after I leave the Chair, he will be called.19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?16 May 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundThe Minister made a passing reference, as other Members did, to Unitaid. Will he more formally acknowledge the huge importance of Unitaid in ensuring the delivery of medicines in…15 May 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundI am grateful to you for stepping into the Chair, Ms Jardine. I was due to chair this debate, but that would have meant that I was unable to contribute, which I very much wanted…15 May 2025HANSARDDriving Test BacklogDoes the Minister acknowledge that part of what has happened as a result of the pressure tests has been a displacement of learner drivers to test centres in rural areas, where…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House has previously been very helpful in facilitating ministerial engagement on the switch-off of the radio teleswitch service. However, the switch-off is due…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that the financial reparations that will be made to LGBT veterans following the Etherton review are not taken into…12 May 2025HANSARDUS-UK Trade Deal: Northern IrelandAlthough it pains me, as it does, to do so, I have to concede that whiskey is produced in Northern Ireland. When the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security made the…12 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateWhat dialogue is ongoing with Egypt at this time? There are concerns about the pressure on Egypt, not just from the situation in Gaza and its obvious interest in the Rafah…06 May 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI look forward to marking VE Day on Thursday in the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar, which is part of Upper Nithsdale’s proud military heritage, at the beacon to be lit at Hass hill in…06 May 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI very much welcome the statement and the action, which I fully support, and I am very pleased to hear of the level of engagement by the US. The Secretary of State will recall…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceI did not run the London marathon and I never will, but I am hugely admiring of all colleagues who did, and particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet…30 Apr 2025