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HANSARDOffshore Wind Farms: Health and SafetyI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this matter forward. When it comes to health and safety, we are all concerned. Given the fact that the offshore energy created comes on…06 Mar 2023HANSARDBenefit FraudThank you, Mr Speaker. It is very important that all benefit fraud is taken on board, but many times in my constituency over the past few years, people have inadvertently filled…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate; I have spoken to the Minister before, so he knows my thoughts on the Bill, and I am very pleased to add my support to what we have before…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityI thank the Minister for his answers. Does he accept that impartiality is not just a desirable quality, but an essential quality for any investigation? Does he believe that the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionI thank the Minister very much for her detailed and helpful statement on special educational needs, which builds on a previous statement about the Stable Homes, Built on Love…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThere are many things across the world that need to be highlighted, whether it be Nigeria’s elections and the allegations of fraud, the persecution of Christians in India, or the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersThe hon. Lady is being very generous. My constituents, and those of the hon. Lady and of all Members, want legislation to give safety to mothers and children. We do not see that…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI commend the hon. Lady for bringing this forward. I think every one of us in this House supports her in everything she does, and we greatly admire her tenacity and courage on…02 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI will go at a rate of knots. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for bringing this debate to the Chamber. The issue is of even more importance to us in Northern…01 Mar 2023HANSARDAuthorised Push Payment FraudI do not normally intervene this early, but this issue is critical for my constituents in Strangford—and indeed for everyone, I suspect. I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing…01 Mar 2023HANSARDHealth and Wellbeing Services: East of EnglandI commend the right hon. Lady. She was a very effective Home Secretary and it is good to see her just as active on the Back Benches—well done. This subject does not affect me…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsI thank the Minister for her answers. Everyone’s thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones. The impact of the covid lockdown on mental health was felt most keenly in…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Charity Sector Funding: TransparencyI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. We all want to ensure that our charity giving goes where we expect it to go. As he may be aware—this is factual, not me…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this tremendous debate forward; I am looking forward to making a contribution. Does he recognise that the likes of Asda, Tesco and some…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTributes to Baroness BoothroydIt is with great sadness that we gather today to pay tribute to Betty Boothroyd. On behalf the Democratic Unionist party, and particularly our leader, my right hon. Friend the…28 Feb 2023HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresOne thing we have seen increasing in my constituency is credit unions. Have credit unions in the hon. Lady’s constituency had the opportunity, as those in mine have, to reach out…28 Feb 2023HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresI thank the hon. Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for securing this debate, and I spoke to her beforehand. I represent a rural constituency where we have had 11 bank…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionI commend the shadow Minister for his thoughts. The poaching of junior doctors by Australia, for example, for better pay and working conditions, as opposed to fractured shift…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Leaseholders and Managing AgentsI hope to give the hon. Gentleman a chance to clear the frog in his throat, and I congratulate him on securing the debate. Does he agree that the current arrangements, whereby…28 Feb 2023HANSARD UEFA Champions League Final 2022: Independent Review FindingsThe hon. Gentleman has a love for the beautiful game and a love for Liverpool, and I commend him for that. Even though I am not a Liverpool supporter, I very much enjoy that. Does…28 Feb 2023