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HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseThank you for calling me, Mr Hollobone; it is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It happens very often that you and I are here in Westminster Hall, but perhaps…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Pupil Roll Numbers and School Closures: LondonThis debate is clearly about London, but I always come along to support Members, and I want to support the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) today. I apologise that I…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMajor Conditions Strategy: WomenI thank the Minister very much for that response and for the £10 million that the Department has set aside for the breast screening programme on the UK mainland. In Northern…07 Jun 2023HANSARDHazaras in AfghanistanI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward and thank him for being a champion—I use that word honestly because it is the right one—in this House for the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum-seeking Children: Hotel AccommodationThank you, Mr Hollobone, for calling me to speak; it is not often that I get called first, so this is a real pleasure. I commend the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportI commend the shadow Minister and the Labour party for bringing this issue forward. Support for mental health across this great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern…07 Jun 2023HANSARDErrol Graham: DWP and Safeguarding Adults Board InquiryI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this debate. She has compassion and a heart for people who are in trouble, and we commend her for that. She often brings forward…06 Jun 2023HANSARDDental Recovery PlanI thank the Minister for his response. Would he consider encouraging more students to go into dental work by writing off student loans for those who go into NHS dental work for a…06 Jun 2023HANSARDChildren's Access to BooksThank you very much, Sir Christopher. It is a real pleasure to speak in the debate. I thank the hon. Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford), who put the case very well,…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend always makes wise interventions. He is right: we are not trying to westernise Afghanistan. It is about people being able to choose their religious belief. I would…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsFirst of all, I welcome you to your new position, Mrs Latham. Usually you are contributing to Westminster Hall debates, but today you are making sure that we are contributing in…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetFirst, I commend the right hon. Gentleman for raising an important subject that we will all have to acknowledge and be involved with. It is clear that to achieve this ambitious…06 Jun 2023HANSARDAfghan Women and GirlsOne of the things we all referred to was the NGOs and the fantastic humanitarian work they do. For many ladies and girls, that is where they find their employment. Has the…06 Jun 2023HANSARD British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) BillLike my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell), I fully support and welcome the Bill. I am not sure whether the Minister is aware that, last week, a former…06 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I commend the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing it. Although her speech took 20 minutes, every part of it was worth…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationChildren who have been brought into this country from desperate situations will bring with them not simply the trauma of events, but also the real physical ailments that are part…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewThe Minister always gets the hard stand, and he always perseveres to give answers as best he can; we thank him for that. Some 3,445 people died in Northern Ireland because of…05 Jun 2023HANSARD KosovoI thank the Minister for his response. Thirty peacekeepers and 52 Serbs were injured while protesting the installation of the mayor. NATO has sent additional troops, on top of the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI do not think that any of us here do not welcome the training money and the opportunities it will give the sector back home to try to gain employment. I am mindful that that is a…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI have the strongest legs in the Chamber, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Leader of House always responds well to the questions that I put to her. Earlier this year, the Ukrainian…25 May 2023