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HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents regarding the recommendations of the infected blood inquiry. I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Kingston upon…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryI beg to move, That this House has considered glaucoma and community optometry. First, a special thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for selecting the debate for this…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Preventable Sight LossI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this debate. First, this is a terrific subject. She will know that this morning I had a debate on optometry care, which is a similar…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Telegraph Media Group Ltd: AcquisitionI thank the Secretary of State for her positivity in her responses. Will she highlight what steps can be taken to ensure that the scrambling that took place to protect freedom of…30 Apr 2024HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansI thank the Minister for that answer. Open Doors produces the World Watch List reports and we are deeply indebted to it for what it does. Pakistan continues to cause concern for…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience: Khan ReviewIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for leading this debate on an issue that is so…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryThank you for bringing me and us all back to focus, Dame Caroline. The reason why I said that is that the Minister has been to Northern Ireland and always has an interest in…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and say to the Minister: that is the thrust of this debate. If nothing else comes from this debate but the answer was along those…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryThe hon. Gentleman is speaking very powerfully and I endorse those comments. What I have seen with optometrists in Newtownards in my constituency of Strangford is the amount of…30 Apr 2024HANSARDPost-16 Education: Isles of ScillyI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. Does he feel it is immoral and wrong for a parent to have to pay for their children’s education when sixth-form education is…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and he is absolutely right; again, he iterates the issue. I will give two examples. In Belgium, courts have ruled that doctors have an…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I will give him the example of a lady over 70 who has cancer and of those people who have to apologise for waiting for…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted Dyingrose—29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingTo add to the hon. Member’s concerns over what is coming out of Scotland, it has been suggested that even young girls with anorexia could find themselves in a position where they…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastI thank the Minister for his responses. I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement last week about the extra defence spending. It is important that we support innocent…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIsrael and Antisemitism: Secondary School EducationI thank the Minister for his positive and helpful response. What discussions has he had with counterparts in the devolved nations, in particular in Northern Ireland, where the two…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillFollowing on from my right hon. Friend the Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson), it is fair to say that a week ago or even a month ago, the 23 sub-postmasters and…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a real pleasure to speak in this very poignant debate as the DUP spokesperson on health. The issue is of great importance and must be in line with our obligations to uphold…29 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Freedom of Religion or Belief BillIt is one hundred and seventy-four.24 Apr 2024HANSARD Universal Credit: FarmersThe hon. Lady always brings subjects to Westminster Hall and the Chamber that are of particular interest to me. I declare an interest: I am a member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union,…24 Apr 2024