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HANSARD Higher Education: Financial SustainabilityThis is a really important debate, but it does pose a question, and I want to ask the hon. Gentleman for his thoughts on it. He referred to the cost of living pressures that every…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Government’s commitment to the infected blood compensation scheme, and everybody in the House and across the country is pleased to see it. As of this month, how many…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadI brought the case up in Westminster Hall. Jimmy Lai was denied the Eucharist when it is his right to practise his religious belief. When there is that attack on someone’s…05 Dec 2024HANSARDPublic Procurement ReformI thank the Minister for her answers. I have a very simple question: what steps have been taken to ensure that we have better procurement measures domestically in the United…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadI congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for bringing the matter forward and, as he does so often in the House, for setting…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingMy hon. Friend the Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) and I have both contacted the Ulster Farmers Union in Northern Ireland. We have spoken to John McLenaghan, the legal…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityFirst, I thank the Minister for his responses to us. I know that he will do this, but just to have it on the record in Hansard I ask him this question: will he have some…04 Dec 2024HANSARD End of Radio Teleswitch Service: Rural AreasIn my discussion beforehand with the hon. Gentleman, I mentioned what I would be referring to in this intervention. We have similar issues in Northern Ireland, so does the hon.…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain, and to see you in your place once again. I thank the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for…04 Dec 2024HANSARDBiosecurityI thank my hon. Friend and colleague for that. On best practice, the Minister, other hon. Members, and you, Dame Siobhain, will know that I always think it important to share…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Hospitality Sector: EastleighI commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I spoke to her beforehand and we share a similar concern in relation to national insurance contributions. The pressure on…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) for working so hard to keep the plight of farmers throughout the United Kingdom in the mind of this Parliament.…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Children of PrisonersI commend the right hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. I always do quick research on these matters. Does he not agree that we must also consider the vulnerable adult children…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the shadow Minister give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI welcome the news that the Secretary of State will repeal the legacy Act. This is something that the previous Government—I say this with great respect—simply did not get right,…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI commend the shadow Minister for bringing forward the debate. The collective decision to have this debate in the House is one that my farmers and constituents very much support.…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe Secretary of State will recognise that the rise in national insurance contributions will have a clear impact on economic growth, whether in Scotland or anywhere else in this…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Sir Mark. I first of all thank the right hon. and learned Member for Torridge and Tavistock (Sir Geoffrey Cox) for introducing the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDCritical Minerals: Domestic ProductionIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I am sorry I missed you yesterday, but I am back in line today. It is really nice to be here. I thank the hon.…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Freight CrimeI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this important issue. In Northern Ireland, the National Criminal Intelligence Service reported some 5,373 cases of freight and cargo…03 Dec 2024