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HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt may only have been a small number of peers who tabled amendments, but many others wished to put their names to them. Does the hon. Gentleman not recognise the will of the House…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentNo. That scrutiny cannot simply be a rubber stamp. If it is conceived of as a rubber stamp, that is a false understanding of what scrutiny entails. The Hansard Society has stated…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this really good debate; I spoke to him about it last week. He will be aware that, as it stands today across the United Kingdom…08 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls Strategy: ImplementationI thank the Home Secretary for her responses. In the last two to three weeks in Northern Ireland, we have had two horrific murders of women and their unborn children; in both…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe Minister quickly and helpfully responded to my earlier intervention, and he will be well aware of the economic position of Northern Ireland due to the Windsor framework.…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am thrilled that the Minister has until 10 o’clock to speak—if you are agreeable, Madam Chair, we will have lots of interventions. The issue is not whether people agree with the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentNo. I understand the desire of those who support the Bill to see it enacted and perhaps even their disappointment and frustration that the Bill fell at the conclusion of the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD High Street Businesses: Government SupportIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) on securing the debate, setting the scene and…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureI thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for tabling this urgent question, and I thank the Minister and, indeed, every hon. Member in this House for their…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his responses to all our questions, which are always chased up. This week, will he ask the Foreign Secretary to make a statement on the…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyI thank the Minister so much for his positive statement—I do so not in the salubrious way that the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) did, but with the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDHome-to-School TransportI wanted to come along and support the hon. Gentleman in bringing this debate forward. He is a very assiduous MP in this House, whether it be on the Back Benches in the Chamber or…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWaste CrimeMay I thank the Minister for her commitment and for her response to the hon. Member for Rugby (John Slinger)? It is good to have a policy that seems to be working and, here on the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDCorporate Manslaughter: ProsecutionI thank the Solicitor General for that reply. In recent times in Northern Ireland we have successfully concluded two corporate manslaughter cases in a positive fashion; there were…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksI certainly do. I commend the hon. Lady for her election and for bringing forward important issues that she has heard on the doorstep, and for taking the chance to come to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyTaking into account the world-class engineering capabilities already proven by industrial icons such as Shorts, Harland & Wolff and Thales in Northern Ireland, will the Minister…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Rail FreightI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. I envy her region’s constructive approach. We unfortunately do not have any rail freight in Northern Ireland, and it is very…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Seasonal Hospitality Businesses in Coastal AreasI thank the Minister for her replies to all our questions. We need to encourage more people from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take home holidays.…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for highlighting this vital thread in the UK fabric. I…03 Jun 2026