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HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyI thank the Minister for her very detailed response. Sometimes people, for whatever reason—they may just have a busy life—perhaps do not have the opportunity to pursue the…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Heritage Assets: LondonI commend the hon. Lady, who I spoke to beforehand, for securing this debate. She has said not a word that I do not fully support and see the need for. She is right to say that…23 Mar 2023HANSARDWorld Down Syndrome DayI congratulate the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on securing the debate. We are all encouraged by the situation. What comes to my mind is a young gentleman called…23 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYou have called me, and I have a question ready-made here, Mr Speaker. Like on “Blue Peter”, here is one I prepared earlier. Only yesterday, the Secretary of State signed a trade…23 Mar 2023HANSARDDuties of Economic Regulators: UtilitiesI thank the Minister for her response to this important question. All our constituents are squeezed due to rising prices over which they have no control. In the light of her…23 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of support for women in poverty. First, I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate to take place.…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationI am still a young person at heart. I thank the Minister very much for his responses. He understands the issues well. He and the Government are doing their best. I hail from a…23 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyI welcome that. In my office—I am sure it is the same in yours, Mr Sharma, and those of all hon. Members—whenever pensioners come to see me, I always ask whether they are getting…23 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport for Women in PovertyI thank the hon. Lady. I asked the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran about it, but we could not make out the name. Margaret Bondfield set a trend for powerful women who…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandThis is not only about neglect or ignorance. Does the shadow Minister recognise that Tony Blair, the former leader of the Labour party, said that we cannot move forward without…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Order BillI am old enough to remember when a policeman used his initiative and intuition to suspect that a crime was probable, or could be caused or had been caused. Does the Minister feel…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceIt is a real pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) for securing this debate and leading it, and for setting the scene so…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Family Court Reform and CAFCASSThe hon. Lady is right to bring this debate forward and to highlight the disadvantages of legal aid. Does she agree that when it comes to ensuring that every person in this great…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceI was hoping the Minister might deal with this—I requested that she share conclusions in relation to the mainland with the relevant Department and with the Minister back home.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIt is not often that I am called before the others, but it is always a pleasure. The Secretary of State and I will have some differences of opinion on this, but does he understand…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Solar Rooftop InstallationsI commend the hon. Lady for raising this issue. In my constituency, we are very keen to endorse this. Does she agree that solar roof panels can enhance the value of a property and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDStormont BrakeDoes the Secretary of State agree that, rather than an emergency brake, this is more like a handbrake? A handbrake will stop, rather than slow, a moving car. The only brake on…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this forward. Where there is agreement with the community, yes we can do this, but where there is not agreement with the community,…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Large Solar FarmsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?21 Mar 2023HANSARD Social MobilityI commend the right hon. Gentleman for what he says. I am very aware that those with educational attainment can move on to employment that reflects that. People move from one job…21 Mar 2023