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HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityI was not sure if I could give way, Mr Dowd, because I am conscious of the time. Some of the main pollution sources include agricultural run-off containing fertilisers, pesticides…15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetI thank the Minister for her very comprehensive response. I am very keen to see that we all realise the potential from the dismantling of the submarines, and I know the Minister…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityI thank the hon. Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes) for setting the scene. I am aware that the Minister serves on the Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee and has been…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI commend the hon. Lady for raising this massive issue. I have in my office a girl who joined as a 16-year-old and has been with me for almost 12 years. She got married on new…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI thank the Minister for his answers to this urgent question. He is outlining a clear policy and strategy for the way forward, and we welcome that. The papers today are full of…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationOn behalf of the 5,000 WASPI women in Strangford, I beseech the Government to take the right decision and make the just decision for them. It is not just an obligation because of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI declare an interest as a member of the Ulster Farmers Union. Indeed, I live on a farm on the Ards peninsula, where dairy farming and sheepmen surround me, and the impact on them…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Town Centres: Stoke-on-TrentI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. There will not be a town centre in this great United Kingdom that does not suffer from the problem of online shopping, which…15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the second time this afternoon, Dr Murrison. There are slightly fewer people at this debate than the last one, but it is equally…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHarland and WolffA company in my constituency of Strangford is among those that will suffer because of Harland and Wolff being in administration. This small family firm—I will not put its name in…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI am happy to give way.14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmily DamariAt Easter last year I had the opportunity to meet Amanda Damari in Israel and to speak to some of the families of the hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on that terrible and…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesIt is the subject matter that motivates us, of course—that is why we are here. I am really pleased to see the Minister in his place, and I wish him well in his role. He and I have…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI am unable to answer that. I say only that I make sure that the constituency of Strangford is named every time I am here. That is the important point, because it is the people…14 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsI thank the Minister for his answers today, and for his clear commitment to making changes that will make a difference. In Northern Ireland prisons, contraband has been a…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefI commend the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this forward. All my neighbours in Northern Ireland are small farmers. Everyone will be impacted, because the threshold of £1…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThen I wish you well in your new role. I am sure that you and I and others will meet on a number of occasions—14 Jan 2025HANSARD Parking: Town CentresI commend the hon. Lady for raising this incredibly important issue for my constituency and those of all Members here. Footfall is the lifeblood of the local high street, and…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI say that as personal opinion, of course. The point I am making is that we can be better together, and we can do it better together. Our people deserve that.14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI thank my hon. Friend—he is a friend—for that intervention. That is my feeling, ensconced in those few paragraphs. He is right that when it comes to saving money, there are some…14 Jan 2025