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HANSARD Police Service: HMI ReportI thank the Minister for his response to the questions that have been asked. I also want to put on the record my thanks to the many police officers who are above reproach and do a…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, Chanda Maharaj, a Hindu girl from Hyderabad in Pakistan was kidnapped and forcibly married to an older man. She is one of an estimated 1,000 under-age girls kidnapped…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Yemen Peace ProcessI give special thanks to the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) and the hon Member for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond). I think they both set the scene very well for a…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Members for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) and for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) for…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector: Trade OpportunitiesI welcome the Secretary of State to her place and wish her well in all that she does. I welcome greater trading opportunities for the energy sector. We must also be aware of the…03 Nov 2022HANSARD International Students: Contribution to the UKIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield), who genuinely brings knowledge to these debates, not just because he represents a university…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Derry Addiction CentreI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward. I talked to him at the airport on Monday, and today as well. Unfortunately, what he is referring to in his…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022It is always a pleasure to listen to the right hon. Lady; she brings lots of wisdom and knowledge to these debates. Ministers in other debates we have had in Westminster Hall, in…02 Nov 2022HANSARD International Doctors: VisasI recently chaired an event in Portcullis House on a completely different matter. When I came out, the people taking over the room were getting ready to give a presentation about…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022On a point of order, Mr Gray. Obviously, this is a subject matter of much importance, and we should be aware of that. I am sure that the shadow Minister and the Minister are…02 Nov 2022HANSARD International Doctors: VisasI thank you for allowing me to participate in the debate, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Matt Warman) for bringing this matter to light. It is good…02 Nov 2022HANSARD International Doctors: VisasDoes the hon. Member agree that, when it comes to the criteria used, one thing we should perhaps be seeking from the Minister is an assurance that greater weight will be given to…02 Nov 2022HANSARD International Doctors: VisasI agree with the hon. Lady. I hope that through today’s debate and contributions, this issue can be addressed. Again, we look to the Minister to give us some help, direction or…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022I am pleased that the hon. Lady has brought this debate to Westminster Hall, and although there might not be big numbers here today to discuss the matter, it is of great…02 Nov 2022HANSARDReligious Education in Modern BritainI wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Lady. That is something we should all strive to make happen. I am reminded of the Hindus in Pakistan and the Ahmadi Muslims in India as…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Fertility Treatment and Employment RightsIt is always a pleasure to speak in any debate in Westminster Hall under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I commend the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Drug Reclassification: Monkey DustI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. He is absolutely right to refer to the cost factor. Does he not agree that the fact that monkey dust can be bought for such…01 Nov 2022HANSARDReligious Education in Modern BritainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Dame Maria. I too thank the hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) for setting the scene so well and for giving us a…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Avian InfluenzaI thank the Minister for his response. In my constituency of Strangford, in Northern Ireland, I am aware of two confirmed outbreaks of avian flu, one in Ballywalter, 4 miles from…01 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. A taskforce for all the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has to be excellent news, and I welcome it. The Northern Ireland…01 Nov 2022