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HANSARDBTEC QualificationsI am conscious that our education system in Northern Ireland is different from the one here, so the debate is slightly different for us. Every time there is a major educational…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?18 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessI also thank the Minister for his answers. Does the NHS 111 system, so effectively used at the height of the covid crisis to liaise with GP surgeries, have capacity to ring the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he not agree that like most of us here, the Government are not perfect? None of us is, and certainly not me. This motion appears to…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and BeyondThe Minister is absolutely right: the two fishing organisations in Northern Ireland, the Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation and the Northern Ireland Fish Producers’…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland donated £1.5 million to Kenya’s drought areas, I was glad to see that the first shipments of that high-density food…14 Jul 2022HANSARDVeterans Strategy Action PlanI welcome the hon. Gentleman back to his place and look forward to his contribution as a Minister on veterans issues. On funding for privately operated rehabilitation facilities,…14 Jul 2022HANSARD British Special Forces in Afghanistan: New AllegationsI also pay tribute to all of our forces and special forces for their bravery, courage, determination and perseverance. Some 1,281 allegations were made after the closure of the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS PPE Supply Chains: Forced LabourI would. I shall be only two minutes. I thank the two shadow spokespeople. I thank the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Steven Bonnar) for his always helpful…14 Jul 2022HANSARD British Glass IndustryI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. I spoke to him beforehand, Mr Deputy Speaker. At a time when prices are soaring across the world for deliveries,…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareI thank the Chair of the Education Committee for all his hard work, his personal commitment, and his endeavours. I, for one, am very much impressed by all he does, and by the work…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS PPE Supply Chains: Forced LabourI thank the Minister for her positive response. Clearly, the United States has taken a line of legislative action. Has the Minister had a chance to discuss or get ideas from what…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and BeyondI commend the right hon. Gentleman for the planting that he has done on his acres of land. He spoke about the changes that he has seen. I am fortunate to live on a farm, where we…14 Jul 2022HANSARDSrebrenicaI commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate, which is so important. I speak as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief. The…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS PPE Supply Chains: Forced LabourI beg to move, That this House has considered forced labour and NHS PPE supply chains. Thank you, Ms Rees, for the opportunity to lead this debate. I applied for it some time…14 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe debate was not widened by me; it was widened by somebody else. Let me be clear: I voted against that agreement, but I listened to its proponents tell us that it protected…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) and to hear his words of wisdom and his facts. I welcome the Secretary of State to his…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIf I had known the hon. Gentleman was going to say that, I would not have let him intervene. I never said that. [ Interruption. ] No, I did not say that. I said that international…13 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipI am ever mindful that men might sometimes feel that they can play golf better than ladies. But about a month ago the Swedish golfer Linn Grant beat the gentlemen in a final. Does…13 Jul 2022HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipFirst, I apologise for being late for the debate, Mr Hollobone—when the planes are delayed, it is beyond my control. Hon. Members will be able to tell from the sweat on my brow…13 Jul 2022