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HANSARD Community and Third Sector Organisations: EmploymentI spoke to the hon. Lady before the debate, and I commend her initiative. Her constituents can feel immensely proud of her efforts. Scrabo residents’ group has done something…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI kindly say to the hon. Gentleman—he will know that that is my form when I ask questions—that there is a serious problem with the border between Northern Ireland and the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI commend the shadow Minister. He is speaking exceptionally well and encapsulating the opinion of almost everyone in this Chamber. I thank him for that. In my contribution, I…10 Feb 2025HANSARDCoalfield CommunitiesI congratulate the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme on securing this debate. Through his wife if nothing else, he will know the strong industrial connections with coalmining…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationMy contribution, not that it was better than anybody else’s, put forward the idea that the countries we are helping with debt might be able to supply us with some goods as a way…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland)I suppose the thrust of all the good things—we do not deny them but welcome them because they are good things—is to have the sale as one entity. On behalf of the workers, I…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the Minister for her answers during this urgent question. Let me make it clear in the first instance that, not having seen the full detail of Trump’s plans for Gaza, I…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFor the last 25 years, Falun Gong practitioners in China have suffered relentless persecution at the hands of the Chinese Communist party. Reports from human rights organisations…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI am a great example of that. Whenever I was 16, my mum took me down to Northern Bank, as it was then, gave me £10—I could have bought a second-hand car for that in those days—and…06 Feb 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsI thank the Minister for his answers to all our questions—he always replies in a positive fashion. As for my question, he probably knows what is coming, but I will ask it anyway.…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship again, Ms McVey. I commend the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for leading the debate. I…06 Feb 2025HANSARDMetal Recycling: RegulationIn Northern Ireland we are fortunate to have fairly good regulation of metal recycling businesses. Ards and North Down borough council, for example, do that exceptionally well.…06 Feb 2025HANSARDSerious Fraud Office: Economic CrimeI thank the Solicitor General for that reply. We in Northern Ireland understand that economic crime is used by paramilitaries to fund their organisations and criminal groups. In…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland)I knew what was happening there; I just had not looked up at the clock. It is a pleasure to continue the debate. I referred to the Airbus fuselage and how that work employs 33% of…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland)I usually have the graveyard shift down in Westminster Hall on a Thursday afternoon. I think this exceeds that, given the time. It is a pleasure to have this important debate. I…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland)I thank the Minister and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. I am happy that the meeting has taken place. Whenever I met them—it would have been three or even four weeks…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationI would never wish to be anything other than supportive of what the hon. Gentleman says, but everyone who has spoken so far has mentioned the charities and groups that contribute…06 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street RetailersI commend my hon. Friend for securing the debate. He is right to say that about the high street, and retailers across this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthThe fact that there are so many Members present is an indication of the importance of this subject. Does the hon. Lady agree that support is an essential component of maternal…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasI commend the Minister for his response. My constituency has lost the most banks—I think we have lost 12 over the years. It is obscene and immoral that the banks are making…05 Feb 2025