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HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe Ukrainian diaspora and the Ukrainian families who have come to my constituency will welcome this announcement and the UK’s leadership on the issue. I particularly welcome what…26 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy thanks to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) for bringing forward the debate and my commendations to the new hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I commend my right hon. Friend on her earlier Burns quote? Burns always sought to shine a light on hypocrisy. May I ask my right hon. Friend if we can have a debate in…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine UpdateBasic kit.26 Jan 2023HANSARDRoyal Mail and the Universal Service ObligationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. As the MP for the largest constituency in the UK outside the highlands of Scotland, I very much welcome this debate,…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Unfortunately, many of my constituents have not had a happy new year, because we have experienced extensive flooding in parts of my…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Motor Neurone Disease Research: Government FundingI will call Karl Turner to move the motion, and then call the Minister to respond to what is a timely debate following the sad death of Doddie Weir, who through his My Name’5…13 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI apologise in advance to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, to the Minister, and to the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh), who tabled new clause 7, as I may not be…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI fully understand what the hon. Lady is saying, but it is not a small number of people: it was estimated in 2019 that 8 million people across the United Kingdom would struggle…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillLike my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom), I had a very useful conversation with the Minister. Will he confirm what I think he just…07 Dec 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionMy constituents will not be celebrating this outcome, but they will be deeply relieved that, with all the other issues that they face, they are not going to be facing a hugely…23 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I am delighted that the Government see nuclear power as part of the low-carbon future and that its skills are part of the green economy, but does my right hon. Friend share my…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainAs the Member with the largest rural constituency outside the highlands—it is larger than any in England or Wales—I am pleased to be called to speak. I will not take up the eight…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalI have previously raised my concern about the capacity of FirstGroup, which is a partner of Avanti that also operates the TransPennine service that has been absolutely appalling…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Motor Neurone DiseaseThe issues and concerns about MND were brought back to me in the past few weeks when Jim Hughes, a very prominent local businessman in the community where I live, in Moffat, in my…20 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022When I had the opportunity to travel to Qatar with Sir David Amess, he was at the forefront of raising those issues. The points that the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos…20 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022I hear what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but does he not agree with me that there are serious issues with professional football here in the United Kingdom in respect of accepting…20 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022My right hon. Friend raises the issue of alcohol consumption. It is obviously very important that we understand how fan zones will work and how alcohol will be consumed, but…20 Oct 2022HANSARD FIFA World Cup 2022I declare my own entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Obviously, concerns about attitudes towards LGBT+ issues in Qatar have been raised. However, does my right…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend may have heard many of the tributes that were paid to the late Dame Angela Lansbury who sadly passed away last week. Most of those tributes focused on her…20 Oct 2022