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HANSARD Mental Health: Farming and Agricultural CommunitiesI congratulate the hon. Lady, to whom I spoke beforehand, on securing the debate. The Ulster Farmers Union runs its “Mind Your Head” campaign every February to bring down the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I live on our family farm and declare an interest as a member of the Ulster Farmers Union. As most Members are aware, I represent a rural…11 Nov 2024HANSARDChild PovertyNorthern Ireland has some of the highest child poverty figures in the whole of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I am sure that the Secretary of State…11 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentI thank the Secretary of State for his answers to all the questions. I seek an assurance that our spending will focus not only on cyber-security, which is obviously essential, but…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI have been inundated with messages from farmers back home. I am a member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, so I understand the issues clearly. The National Farmers Union here on the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural Affairsrose —11 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyThe hon. Lady is right. Others have illustrated the issue of house building. We live in older houses: that is a fact. The Government have committed themselves to 1.5 million new…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFurniture PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling) on securing and introducing this…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyThe hon. Lady illustrates a point that she rightly says is replicated regularly among all our constituents. This debate today is about them, and that is why we are here. We are…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing the debate, which gives us all an…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUyghur and Turkic Muslims: Forced Labour in ChinaThank you for the opportunity to speak, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) for setting the scene so well and with such compassion,…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Road Fuel MarketI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing the debate forward. I spoke to him beforehand; he and I share the same concerns in relation to fuel. Drivers in rural constituencies,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDJob CreationThere is great potential for creating new jobs in wind energy and sea energy in Wales. We in Northern Ireland, and in Belfast in particular, have the engineering skills to provide…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. I recall the two Members to whom he referred, including a former colleague, and their campaigns. In the previous debate, I also…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Peak Forest and Macclesfield CanalsI commend the hon. Lady for securing the debate. She is presenting a lovely visual account of her constituency. Based on what she says and on what I observe, the potential for…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI hope the Minister will not be disappointed. There are many good things in what the Government have brought forward, but what is missing, unfortunately, is support for farmers on…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel PovertyI am very much listening to the Minister, who was perhaps about to tell us what will happen in Northern Ireland, where 62% of households are dependent on oil. In comparison, the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDFurniture PovertyI mentioned the significant work done by charities and particularly churches, including St Vincent de Paul. What are the Minister’s thoughts on that?06 Nov 2024HANSARD Fuel Povertyrose—06 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI thank the Minister for her answers. I want to take a slightly different look. I welcome the fact that smugglers will now be treated using terrorism powers, as it is my firm…06 Nov 2024