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HANSARDMineworkers’ 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 Trades and ApprenticeshipsI thank the Minister for her positivity and for her response to the hon. Member for Portsmouth North. I hope I have not jumped the gun with this point—perhaps the Minister is…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI thank the hon. Lady for bringing this debate forward. She has touched on the issue of funding. In Northern Ireland, we have already made that commitment as it is a devolved…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Musculoskeletal ConditionsI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. There have been some worrying trends in the press in the last six months, in relation to children as young as 11. Does she agree…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 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the shadow Minister for her words of wisdom in the Chamber tonight. Does she share my concern over the excessive bonuses that the chief executives of these businesses get?…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysI commend the hon. Lady on concentrating on this issue, and on securing this debate so that we can all support her. Does she agree that while every victim deserves their day in…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Victims of Sexual Violence: Court DelaysI very much welcome what the Minister is saying; it is really positive stuff. Policing and justice are devolved matters in Northern Ireland, but I know that she takes a big…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am going to keep to the four minutes—I am sorry. I would normally give way, but I am going to follow Mrs Harris’s rules. It is deeply misguided to suggest, as one of the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI start by making my position abundantly clear: I am, and always have been, a steadfast friend of Israel. My commitment to the state of Israel is rooted in its right to exist as a…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentI thank the Minister for his answers. He will be aware that I have spoken on numerous occasions about the feelings of my constituents who are British passport holders of Chinese…16 Dec 2024HANSARDPensions Auto-enrolment: Lower EarnersI thank the Minister very much for her answers. Both parties—the one now in opposition, and the one in government—have always encouraged people to buy pension contributions in…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDisability History MonthI thank the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for setting the scene so well on a subject that we all engage with every day in our constituencies. I believe, as I think we all…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI would very much like to congratulate the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary on their decision to appoint a new special envoy for freedom of religion or belief. The right…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Qualifications Reform ReviewI am minded of that old adage—I suppose I am old enough to remember all these things—that when you ask a fish to climb a tree, it does not make the fish stupid; it just cannot do…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness: Northern IrelandChallenged already! In the short time that the Minister has been in her role, she has shown quite clearly that she has a deep interest in Northern Ireland. Defence, light…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesI thank the Minister for his statement. Across this great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, we clearly have an ageing population. I believe there is a…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. Unfortunately, in my Strangford constituency, 11 banks have closed, I think, so the impact on rural dwellers is very real. Does…11 Dec 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThank you, Mr Speaker.11 Dec 2024HANSARD Dental Healthcare: East AngliaOn that critical point, dental care must start in primary school. When I was at school—that was not yesterday, of course—they came in to check the children’s teeth. We had that…11 Dec 2024