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HANSARDCritical 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 2024HANSARDGeorgiaI thank the Minister again for her answers. Freedom, liberty and democracy are vital for Georgia to have an unfettered, stable Government, and so that people can express…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 2024HANSARD Leisure Services: West LancashireThe hon. Lady is outlining the issue that clearly exists and the critical need to improve swimming facilities. However, she has also talked about the importance of leisure,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillNot more than half an hour ago, I met a businessman from Northern Ireland whose firm employs 1,200 people. He said national insurance contributions will cost the firm almost £1…03 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker—I am sure that this is a thrill for everybody. I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. The failures of the previous Government…02 Dec 2024HANSARDLocal Growth Funding AllocationI thank the Minister for his answers; it is always good to hear some positivity. We in Northern Ireland are still waiting on shared prosperity funding. There would be some…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Medical Aid During ConflictI commend the hon. Gentleman, who I spoke to beforehand, for bringing forward such an important issue. Does he not agree that even during the worst of the world wars, and there…02 Dec 2024HANSARDNorth-West SyriaThis scenario is one in which we are considering the lesser of two evils in Syria, and I do not have enough information to gauge which that may be. However, as always, my concern…02 Dec 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Attacks on Hindu CommunityI thank the Minister for her commitment to addressing issues of religious freedom and human rights. Over 16 days, 2,010 people reported incidents, including attacks on 69 Hindu…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryFirst, I commend the Deputy Prime Minister on her words—they are the words of us all in this House. We welcome those words and the constructive way in which they have been…02 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipHaving been one of many in this House to have vehemently opposed the ceding of the Chagos Islands without consulting the residents, and having stood in solidarity with those who…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMen’s Violence against Women and GirlsI commend and congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I know that the Minister has a love of Northern Ireland, and in the last year six women have been murdered in…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillEver mindful of what the hon. Lady has said about the criteria, I remind her that Belgium started off with a simple project like the one she refers to but it deteriorated and…29 Nov 2024HANSARDPimping websites and paying for sexOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. In the debate on the assisted dying Bill, the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) assured the House that there would be cross-party…29 Nov 2024HANSARDCreative IndustriesI thank the Secretary of State for her enthusiastic response to the questions. In my constituency, and for Ards and North Down borough council, the creative industries are really…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryI commend the right hon. Gentleman on bringing forward this debate. I have spoken to him, and I apologise that I cannot be here for the rest of it—I think it will be the first…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTaiwan: International StatusIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank all Members who have spoken. Their contributions are always exceptional and I am very pleased to hear them. I commend the hon.…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Cross-Boundary Housing DevelopmentsI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. One of the issues that clearly arises from what he refers to is the impact of development on GPs, education, roads and…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Pakistan: Freedom of ReligionFrequently, when accusations are made—accusations that are often vexatious and malicious, with no evidential basis whatsoever—the police stand by and do nothing to control the mob…28 Nov 2024