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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government promised to ban plastic in wet wipes nearly a year ago, on 3 April last year, but there is still no ban in place. Will the Minister protect nature by banning…14 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI know that the residents of Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wandsworth town will be watching this debate, because they tell me all the time as I go out and about in the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile the world looks the other way, Sudan is suffering from a catastrophe, with 8 million people displaced, 15 million with no healthcare whatsoever, and 24 million going hungry.…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Minister give way?12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is absurd that throughout today’s event the Government have been unable to confirm how they will pay for their unfunded £46 billion plan to…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Kinship Care StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Alistair Strathern) on championing this issue so…06 Mar 2024HANSARDProperty Repairs: Recourse for RentersToo many children across the country are still being hospitalised because there is mould in their private rented homes. Repairs and concerns especially about mould are the subject…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesI welcome all funding for youth services, but will the Minister accept that this is a piecemeal, project-by-project approach rather than a place-based strategy that asks what…28 Feb 2024HANSARDFunding for Youth ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) on securing this debate. I do not think there…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthAccording to a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report, Northern Ireland received proportionately less than Scotland, Wales and England in the first round of levelling-up…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Tackling ObesityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) on securing this important…27 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The statutory instruments would bring about changes to postal and proxy voting in Northern Ireland and to EU citizens’…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI am heartbroken and horrified alongside my constituents about the terror attacks and hostage taking, and the horrendous death, suffering and destruction in Gaza. I draw attention…21 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending Rates12. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the length of time that prisoners spend in their cells on reoffending rates.20 Feb 2024HANSARDTime Spent in Cells: Reoffending RatesI welcome the Minister’s acknow-ledgement that more education in prisons means cutting the reoffending rate and that clear link to crime. I welcome the national regime model and…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 February.07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI, too, send my best wishes to the King. Last week, the Foreign Secretary said that, with allies, we will look at the issue of recognising a Palestinian state, so that the…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformIt is my birthday today, and I can think of no higher honour on this day than being called to speak in the House of Commons. I consider it an enormous honour to serve as the…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformI agree, as would all our constituents. It does not seem right that in many cases those large sums of money have been paid out for such a short term of service. That is not what…06 Feb 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank all Members who have contributed to this debate. We are united in wanting the best for the people of Northern Ireland. In particular, we heard a very powerful speech from…24 Jan 2024