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HANSARD Building HomesThe Deputy Prime Minister has outlined the dire need for house building across this great United Kingdom and set out a system to try to achieve that. However, there is the…30 Jul 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI thank the Minister for that response. If we want to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, it is quite clear what the free world has to do: get rid of Hamas, who are…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Road Safety on the A1Will the hon. Lady give way?29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceStill the strongest legs in the Chamber, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for calling me to ask a question. I am very pleased to hear the Chancellor’s statement. The clear…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Road Safety on the A1I commend the hon. Lady for bringing this forward; she always brings important issues to this Chamber, as she does to Westminster Hall. I understand that this morning, a BBC…29 Jul 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI thank the Home Secretary very much for her positive answers to all the questions put forward. University of Ulster research from 2023 shows that an eye-watering 98% of women in…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMay I welcome the Minister to her place and wish her well in her new role? I thank her for bringing forward a Bill to modernise the railways. I make a plea on behalf of those who…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeI understand the mathematics—one party has over 400 Members, another has more than 120, another has 72, and so on—and I understand how Committees are made up, and how the…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeIt is a pleasure, Madam Deputy Speaker, to speak for the second day running with you in the Chair. May I say what a pleasure it is to follow the hon. Member for Poole (Neil…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Criminal LawI thank the Minister for her statement. I clearly understand the Government’s predicament and the reason for bringing forward these legislative changes, but one matter that I and…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the question of the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery), does the Minister hold any statistics on how many individuals are due infected blood compensation…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorI very much welcome the Minister to his place and wish him well in the role he now plays. This is a vastly important question right across the whole United Kingdom of Great…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the opportunity to ask a question regarding the necessity of safeguarding freedom of religion or belief. As I indicated to her, I would like to…25 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesWill the Minister give way?24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityI congratulate you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on being elevated to the position of First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means. Those of us who know you are very pleased to see you in…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesI commend the shadow Minister for what he is saying: his great focus on the issues of modern technology, our companies and what they are involved with. I know that he has a…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaMay I, too, welcome the Secretary of State to his place and wish him well in the role that he now plays? The Chancellor has indicated that there will be a 5% increase in wages for…24 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett Formula9. If he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reforming the Barnett formula for Northern Ireland.24 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireIn my intervention on the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), I referred to insurance premiums. If we sort the flooding out, insurance premiums will fall…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireI congratulate the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) on being elevated to Deputy Speaker. She is well-respected and her appointment is…24 Jul 2024