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HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentI wholeheartedly agree with what the hon. Lady says. I am very conscious that in many of the countries my constituents have relationships with—Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Malawi, to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesThat is quite phenomenal timing, Mrs Murray. Thank you for calling me, and I also thank all Members for their contributions. I am sorry that I could not be here for them all. I…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesThe right hon. Gentleman is right. The way in which those problems all came together was like a perfect storm. We have a strategy in Northern Ireland, as I mentioned in my…05 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThank you for calling me to speak in the debate, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for securing it. By doing so, he ensured that we all have a…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesThe hon. Gentleman is making a critical point, but does he agree that we must have a strategic, laid-out plan for how to achieve that? It cannot be left entirely to the bus…05 Jul 2022HANSARDArmy SizeI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He is absolutely right: as of January 2021, the RAF figures were down by 6%, and the Army and Royal Navy figures by 5%,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDBereavement CharitiesI congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on bringing the debate forward. The topic is something that I deal with nearly every day—bereavement charities, if…05 Jul 2022HANSARDRape and Sexual Abuse Victims5. What steps his Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual abuse.05 Jul 2022HANSARDRape and Sexual Abuse VictimsI thank the Minister, who clearly has a very clear strategy to move forward. However, recent statistics from the charity Rape Crisis state that in 2021 only one in 100 victims of…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on introducing the debate on what is a topical subject in the real sense of the word, and I am pleased to see the Minister in her place. We…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI agree with what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but I live in an agricultural community. I live on a farm, and all my neighbours are farmers. Let me give an example of the current…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and Decarbonisationrose —05 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI share my hon. Friend’s disappointment over the amendment that he put forward. It grieves me deep in my heart when I think of those things, and I thank him for reminding us all…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI thank the Minister of State for setting the scene. There is one thing that concerns me and, I believe, many DUP Members, but which has not been mentioned very much in any of our…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am glad that that has now been put on record. In an earlier intervention on the Minister of State, I think there was some…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI have spoken at some length on this matter. On the first occasion, I spoke about family members and illustrated the issues with the Bill. I have spoken in the past about those…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The prison officer who finally died as a result of the breakout from the Maze was one of my constituents. His wife still lives in my…04 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillJust last week, it was reported in the Belfast Telegraph that victims’ campaigner Kenny Donaldson—he is well known to everyone in the House, including the Minister and Secretary…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseNext week, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland hosts the 2022 freedom of religion or belief international ministerial conference. We all welcome that, and I…30 Jun 2022HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallI welcome the Chairperson’s statement and I thank her for all she has done. I absolutely support young mothers’ being able to sub for a Member in a proxy vote; I also value the…30 Jun 2022