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HANSARD Off-road BikingThank you, Mrs Latham, for calling me to speak in this debate. I did not intend to speak, but some issues have been raised that I feel strongly about. I declare that I am chair of…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingIn a moment, I will call Sarah Jones to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaWith that benediction, Minister, I ask the hon. Member for Strangford to wind up for a couple of minutes.06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaOrder. The hon. Lady has made numerous substantial and detailed interventions— I have lost count now. I think the House would have benefited from a speech from her, as opposed to…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaI thank colleagues for their detailed contributions to a very important debate. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered freedom of religion and belief…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI thank the leader of the party for his comments. This is crucial: it affects every single person in Northern Ireland because it is about food security across the whole of the…01 Feb 2024HANSARDIran: Freedom and DemocracyThe hon. Member is making a brilliant speech. The dead hand of Iran is, unfortunately, everywhere; its influence and impact is incredible, and I would suggest that it is even in…01 Feb 2024HANSARDIran: Freedom and DemocracyThank you for that ruling, Mr Deputy Speaker. I appreciate that you are taking it seriously. I have made arrangements for a substantial dossier of information to be left with Mr…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandA lot of this is quite surreal, because it falls into the grounds of piffle. I remember sitting in the Select Committee on Northern Ireland, and the then Secretary of State for…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMany happy returns, Madam Deputy Speaker. I know that you will not be the only person celebrating today: my constituent Catherine Humphrey was at the Palace yesterday for an…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandFurther to that point, in respect of paragraph 96 of the Command Paper, will the Secretary of State outline whether he expects further SIs in the pipeline to give full effect,…01 Feb 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseJust to be clear, we are presented with the United Kingdom’s internal market piece of legislation, a Northern Ireland constitutional law piece of legislation, and 80 pages of a…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationThe Secretary of State knows that 2025 is just too long to wait for veterinary medicine issues to be resolved in Northern Ireland. That grace period is totally unacceptable. He…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government’s flagship policy for a generational ban on tobacco sales has many health benefits, of which the Leader of the House will no doubt be aware, but is she alarmed that…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokefree FutureThank you very much, Mr Sharma, for chairing this debate and for calling me to speak. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on moving the debate. He…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokefree FutureI do not know whether it is relevant, Mr Sharma, but for the completeness of the record I ought to have referred to my registered interests. I chair a charitable trust on…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokefree FutureThat is a very good point when it comes to that threshold between 17 and 21 or 22. The problem is that this generational legislation creates a conveyor belt—from 18 to 19 to 20.…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Proposed British Jewish History MonthThe motion that has been so ably put before the House today poses the question of the potential merits of a Jewish history month. Potential merits? We have already heard some…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalThis was an appalling travesty, which impacted the lives of so many innocent people in all four corners of this kingdom. Our hearts go out to them, and I welcome the swift action…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn all parts of Northern Ireland, planning applications are subject to scrutiny by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, as is right and proper. However, delays in planning are…14 Dec 2023