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HANSARDCareers in STEM Subjects: Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that girls and women are moving through the STEM pipeline. There has been a 31% increase in girls studying STEM subjects since 2010, and more…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers in STEM Subjects: Women and GirlsI am pleased to say that we are now seeing more women enter undergraduate courses in universities: 42% of undergraduate STEM students in the United Kingdom are women. What we need…13 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We need to make sure that we are protecting people from HIV.13 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers in STEM Subjects: Women and GirlsThe increasing number of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics has been a huge asset to our country. Look at Sarah Gilbert, creator of the covid vaccine.…13 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe use of rape and sexual violence by Russian forces in Ukraine is central to their appalling war tactics. We are campaigning internationally for sexual violence to be treated as…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandOn 18 May 2022 Finland and Sweden submitted formal applications to join NATO. This is a historic moment. Finland and Sweden are NATO’s closest partners. They share our principles…06 Jul 2022HANSARDBishop of Truro's Recommendations: Independent ReportAt the beginning of 2019, the former Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt), asked the Bishop of Truro to review what more the then…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe very clear reason why we are acting now is that there has been a refusal to change the text of the protocol, which is causing real problems in Northern Ireland. As I have…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Those who advocate further negotiation with the EU need to persuade the EU to change its negotiating mandate so the text of the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI will finish off my remarks. The only way for us to uphold the Belfast/Good Friday agreement and fix the problems in Northern Ireland is to pass this legislation. We have heard…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI was directly responding to the point made by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) about why I campaigned one way in the referendum and am now working to ensure…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI will not give way any more—the House will be pleased to hear that I am almost at the end of my remarks. We want to work with the EU for the betterment of not just Europe but the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI note that the hon. Lady has not come up with any alternatives to the Bill to move the situation forward. The approach we have taken, with the four areas that I am talking…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend is right. It is very clear from the legal advice that one of the issues is that the EU will not change the text of the protocol even though, when the protocol was…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point. There are clearly very severe issues in Northern Ireland, including the fact that its institutions are not up and running, which mean that…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all know how hard-won peace and political stability in Northern Ireland was, and we all know how important it is that the Belfast/Good…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We still face a situation in which the EU has refused to change the text of the protocol, and its proposals do not even address many of the…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillPerhaps the hon. Lady can give us an idea about her alternative plan.27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI can absolutely confirm that this Bill is both necessary and legal, and the Government have published a legal statement setting that out.27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI will make a bit more progress and then allow some further interventions. We continue to raise the issues of concern with our European partners, but we simply cannot allow this…27 Jun 2022