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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is good to see you back in your place, Mr Speaker. Is the Department monitoring the case of Raffaele Mincione, the British citizen who is currently being taken through the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideThank you Minister. I know that Members will appreciate that very comprehensive overview.07 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I draw the Leader of the House’s attention to the career of Geraldine Bradley, the catering services manager at Ballykeel Primary School in County Antrim in my constituency?…07 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThe hon. Member is raising some very deep points that need to be in a conversation and considered. Bad parenting is exactly that: bad parenting. But does he believe that, when…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesIt’s very relevant.06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThe hon. Lady can probably anticipate my question. As legislators, we are entitled to know what the Opposition’s policy will be, if there is to be a different Prime Minister—a…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI am fascinated to see that there is demand for policy and action on the issue on both sides of the House. I want to know, as both a parent and a legislator, what the proposal is.…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in SheffieldI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s raising this issue, because public transport is the key. It is a major solution to a lot of problems, including clean air. The strategy appears…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in SheffieldSheffield has an application under ZEBRA 2. Those applications close at the end of December, I think. Does the Minister agree that something the Government could do is make sure…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in SheffieldThe hon. Gentleman is making a fantastic point. That would join up the whole strategy of hydrogen production with a utility vehicle providing a public transport solution and clean…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Zero-emission Buses and Air Quality in SheffieldSheffield does have a lot of hills, and the answer is not batteries but hydrogen, which is a much better way of fuelling buses on hills. I encourage the hon. Gentleman to look at…05 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationEight weeks after the unjustifiable murder of Jewish people in Israel and the countless rapes of Israeli and Jewish women, is the Minister disappointed that the United Nations…04 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe Minister must be concerned by those who seek to play down what has actually happened to innocent Israelis in the middle east. He must be gutted and alarmed that Leo Varadkar,…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery10. What discussions he has had with the chief commissioner and the commissioner for investigations at the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery since…22 Nov 2023HANSARDIndependent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryI am sure that when those meetings finally take place, the Secretary of State will take the opportunity to raise the numerous crimes committed in the Republic of Ireland against…22 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeWill the Minister give way?15 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ14. According to the British Independent Retailers Association on a matter that affects every constituency across this kingdom, 82% of retailers do not even bother reporting…15 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureCan the Minister say something about the availability of new and specialist drugs that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is not recommending? Will an effort be…13 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceWhen women were treated brutally and unjustly by the Metropolitan police in this city in the wake of the Sarah Everard murder, Members came, correctly, to criticise the police,…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, may I, too, thank you and your staff for all the hard work that was done to make the state opening such a magnificent occasion? It was exceptional, as usual. Since 3…09 Nov 2023