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HANSARD Youth Mobility Scheme: EUThe hon. Lady is a thoughtful MP and is always trying to find the ways forward, and I welcome that—it is all about solutions. While I believe in neighbourly friendly relations and…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Road Safety: SchoolsAgain, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth) for securing this debate. Every hon.…29 Jan 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsMy hon. Friend is right. We are all trying to ensure that the programmes and services are delivered and that, more importantly, the rights of workers are protected. He has hit…29 Jan 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) for securing this debate. I do not say…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Rural Housing TargetsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine; I did it last week and I have done it this week as well, so we are on a roll. It was a pleasure to hear the right hon.…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Youth Mobility Scheme: EUrose—29 Jan 2025HANSARD Rural Housing TargetsI commend the hon. Lady for bringing up an important point about apprenticeships. In my constituency, where there is a tradition of service in the construction sector, there is a…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthOne of the advantages of this great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is that every region benefits from the trading opportunities that arise. Will the…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. With those wise words, she has hit the nail on the head. When the Minister looks round this Chamber, he will see that everybody—those…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefOn a point of clarification, Mr Stringer, I understand that the Front-Bench speeches will begin at 3.28 pm. Does that mean that the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI thank the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for setting the scene, and I convey my sympathies to the families in the Gallery on the loss of their young ones. I am very…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefThank you for that clarification, Mr Stringer. I did not intend to put you under any pressure. I wish you well and thank you for your chairship. I thank the hon. Member for…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Unionised Workers in the Housing Sector: Pay DiscriminationI commend the hon. Member for Knowsley (Anneliese Midgley) for bringing forward this debate. I spoke to her beforehand, and I understand what she is trying to do. She has clearly…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityOn building capacity, armed forces veterans concern me and many in this Chamber. They often live with post-traumatic stress disorder and have emotional memories and nightmares of…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Solar Farms: Agricultural LandI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. I suppose the issue is twofold. First, the farmers who sign up to solar farms are committed to a long-term lease, and that will…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefI will try to be brief. On the rateable value, which the Minister mentioned earlier, my understanding after talking to the legal person of the Ulster Farmers’ Union is that the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDExtremism ReviewI thank the Minister for his answers and, in particular, welcome his commitment to supporting the police, which he has mentioned a few times. I have great concerns that the…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefIt certainly does. For the Minister, we will lay on the line what we are after. The £1 million threshold is wrong, because it does not adequately reflect the rateable value of a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionI very much welcome the Minister’s answers—they have been both confident and progressive, which is encouraging for me as the MP for Strangford. My constituents have expressed some…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this topic forward. He is absolutely right to recognise the importance of SMEs and what they can do. In Northern Ireland, Thales invented…28 Jan 2025