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HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords]First, thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to speak on this issue. I will not take too long, you will be glad to hear. As we are all aware at this stage, the main…10 Jul 2023HANSARDHouse BuildingI thank the Minister very much for her responses. One of the key issues is for urgent planning decisions to be made. The Minister has a keen interest in Northern Ireland, where…10 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo strengthen the Union, and with the Windsor framework not able to answer all the difficulties due to the Northern Ireland protocol, what recent discussions have taken place with…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPolice StationsWill the right hon. Lady give way?10 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget (No. 2) BillMay I say what a pleasure it is to speak in this debate? I am pleased to follow the right hon. and hon. Members who have already contributed. My colleagues have clearly set out…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPolice StationsThank you very much, Mr Speaker. The right hon. Lady is right to mention community policing—it is about not just the buildings, but the community officers and the contact with…10 Jul 2023HANSARDRape and Sexual Violence: Criminal Justice ResponseI thank the Minister very much for responding to questions and for her statement. While I welcome the fact that the 43 police forces in England and Wales are to implement a new…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesStrangford is the centre of the world, Mr Speaker. Is the Minister aware that not everyone is completely computer literate or has access to a printer? For example, my 92-year-old…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsBounties for people are the stuff of films, not the stuff of real life in this United Kingdom. However, the despicable behaviour of the Chinese Communist party towards those who…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, it was reported that some 150 Christians were killed in Nigeria’s Plateau state in the first three weeks of June alone—seven men, women and children each day. On…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-mains Drinking WaterLike yourself, Mr Speaker, I am of a generation that can well remember when water came from the wells, and it was pure and clean. Times have moved on, and we have realised that…06 Jul 2023HANSARDRape and Serious Sexual OffencesI thank the Attorney General very much for her answers. One thing that concerns me and everyone in this House, but in particular families, are the delays for those who have been…06 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy InfrastructureI commend the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward. As Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee, he is talking about Wales, but he also mentioned that all of the…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Financial Markets and Monetary PolicyI commend the hon. Gentleman for raising this complex matter. He is outlining the issues for the banks and talking about ensuring patience and balance. My constituents tell me…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold and Leasehold ReformI thank the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) for leading this important debate on leasehold reform, or fleecehold as it might be for some people—I think everyone who has…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Charity Lottery Fundraising CapsIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. It is also a real pleasure to hear from the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), who set the…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEthnic Minority and Migrant Victims of Violence Against Women and GirlsI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward the debate. I make my point with great sadness—the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips), has a…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Defibrillators: Public AccessI commend the hon. Lady for securing the debate. She was very kind to mention me earlier—I brought the Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill to the House in 2020,…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Defibrillators: Public AccessThe hon. Lady is right to outline the fact that many people do not necessarily know where defibrillators are located, and there is a need to ensure that that happens. Does she…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Winnie EwingIt will be. May I first congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing the debate? He and I spoke earlier. Not many people in this House will know that Winnie Ewing and Dr…04 Jul 2023