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HANSARD Creative Arts EducationI have not brought my flute. I could whistle a tune, but I will not. I always like to talk about something we have done in Northern Ireland. In late 2022—I know the Minister will…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI thank the Minister for a positive statement on the funding that is available. Government policy states that local government is the foundation of a good state, from bin…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for setting the scene so well. I want to make some…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyI thank the Minister for his answers; however, I am a sponsor of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Citizenship) Bill, which calls for descendants born to individuals within the…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Creative Arts EducationI first say this, Mr Mundell: you have done the long yards this afternoon—three debates. I do not know whether that gets you overtime or what, but well done. I commend the hon.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessI thank my hon. Friend. Others might not have thought about that issue, because there are always the two adults—the mum and dad who are in a relationship—and it is their child,…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention; I do not want to give him a big head, but his interventions often capture the focus of a debate in one sentence. If the companies have…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingI thank the Minister for her response; she is always very positive and very enthusiastic. In last night’s Adjournment debate on the charter review, she referred to complaints and…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsI think the issue that the hon. Gentleman and I agree on, and probably most Members in this Chamber will agree on, is that there are two categories: those who are fleeing their…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Internet Service Providers and Suicide-related ContentI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate before the House. I spoke to him before the debate; this is an issue that needs airing, and he is doing us all justice by…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessIt is a real pleasure to speak in this debate. I commend the hon. Member for Corby and East Northamptonshire (Lee Barron) for giving us the opportunity to participate, and…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Gatwick Airspace Modernisation ReviewI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. I hope I can help him and the Minister as well. For all airport modernisation reviews, the issue of sound is always of…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. She has highlighted an issue that I wished to highlight too, but she did so better than I could, and I look forward to the Minister’s response.…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingI thank the hon. Member for that. He is right to put forward a point of view. I did not speak on behalf of the Reform party, because it is not my party. The point I was making is…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Trades and ApprenticeshipsIt is becoming a bit of a habit for me to be called almost first in Westminster Hall debates, Mr Betts—but whatever the case may be, it is a real pleasure to speak at any stage…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe reality is that those who own businesses in my constituency tell me that they will have to look at reducing wages and reducing numbers. Because of the Government’s policy,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportIt is with great sadness that I rise to ask a question, and I am very disappointed by the statement. As the right hon. Lady will know, I stood shoulder to shoulder with many…17 Dec 2024HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Living Standardsrose—17 Dec 2024HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Living StandardsMay I welcome what the Government and the Minister are doing on this matter? This good scheme takes care of an injustice from some 30 years ago. There are those in Northern…17 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC Charter ReviewIn my intervention on my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell), I referred to impartiality and BBC bias. Many of my constituents feel that the BBC is not…17 Dec 2024