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HANSARDSeafaring Support: Red SeaI thank the Minister for that positive response. It is clear that the Government are taking the right steps to broadly address the issue, but what is being done to ensure that…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Services: Isolated CommunitiesI commend the hon. Gentleman for initiating a debate which, coincidentally, follows another very significant debate about the Post Office. As he may have heard Members say during…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I commend the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) for setting the scene so well. She touched on everything in her…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresI didn’t.08 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter). I thank him for his contribution and his knowledge of his constituency. I also thank the hon. Member…08 Feb 2024HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekWe in the House may want to reach out further and bring about more testing. Has the Minister been able to explore the possibility of extending this programme to Northern Ireland,…08 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank Ministers for all their answers. Regarding accessibility for disabled passengers, being ever mindful that we are in an age of equality and that disabled people deserve the…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureI commend the hon. Lady for her speech. One issue that burdens me— I think it burdens us all in this House—is those who unfortunately took their own lives as a result of what has…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is always a privilege to come to the House and ask a question of the Leader of the House because, as she says, this is the mother of Parliaments. I chair the all-party…08 Feb 2024HANSARDKurdistan Region of IraqYesterday, Ms Bardell, you and I were side by side in Westminster Hall supporting a cause we both have great interest in—funnily enough, the same Minister is in his place today.…07 Feb 2024HANSARDSTEM JobsI am always encouraged by the number of young ladies and girls who wish to be involved in science, technology and mathematics in Northern Ireland. They can do the job every bit as…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Physician AssociatesI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. The issue is massive—it is massive for me back home, as well—so I thank him for his reasoned and knowledgeable speech, as…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersFirst, I thank the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) for her speech. I have to put this on the record, and forgive me, Mr Gray, for having to do so, but I am a bit…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI thank the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) for raising this massively important issue, and for finding what I felt was the right way to deliver a difficult…07 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingI thank the hon. Gentleman for introducing the debate. He is right to outline the issues. He said the last time there was a massive flood was 17 years ago. In my constituency,…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaI thank the hon. Lady for those words. We have a fantastic and incredibly important relationship with Nigeria; there are rich cultural, historical, economic and family connections…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaVery wise. We are always glad if we have a wise mum. One thought comes to mind, and I will leave it with the ministerial team today. Galatians 6:9 says: “And let us not grow weary…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionThat is another case that I hope the Minister will add to the concrete case we are trying to make on behalf of the continuity of the scheme. I understand, accept and welcome the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to underline that point, and those stark figures illustrate it very well. Unfortunately, it seems to be the killing ground for those of an…06 Feb 2024HANSARDFreedom of Religion and Belief in NigeriaThe hon. Lady again makes a very pertinent intervention, which illustrates the issue I referred to earlier. Nigeria and the middle belt of Africa are awash with weapons. We need…06 Feb 2024