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HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaI thank the Minister for the details of the visit to India. There is a strong and growing evidential base showing high levels of persecution of Christians, Muslims, Sikhs,…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030I thank the Minister for her response to this issue, and what she is saying is very positive. I am ever mindful that Northern Ireland has the highest rate of deaths due to…26 Apr 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesFirst, let me thank the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for setting the scene so very well, and all right hon. and hon. Members who have made fantastic…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillIf the right hon. Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) were to pursue the matter, my party and I would be minded to support him. Although I understand from the figures in…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?25 Apr 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have a real concern about Lords amendment 80. I am not sure that my concern, or the concerns of my hon. Friends the Members for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson), and for North…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Further to the point of order of the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson), having participated in that debate on the armed forces…25 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Sanctions on RussiaYou almost caught me out there, Mr Speaker. May I, on behalf of the Democratic Unionist party, wish Her Majesty the Queen a very happy birthday on this special day? I thank the…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Foster CarersIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I commend the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) who introduced the debate and who set the scene for us with her knowledge, interests…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Digital PersecutionI congratulate the hon. Lady on all that she does in her role as the special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, and I express an interest as chair of the all-party…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesFurther to the point made by the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron), many of us in the Chamber have lost loved ones in the last period of time and feel greatly…21 Apr 2022HANSARDWorking Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child LimitI wholeheartedly support the hon. Lady’s comments. I am going to say something fairly harsh. I am not a harsh person, or I try not to be, but I always had a fear about the…21 Apr 2022HANSARDWorking Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child LimitI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. It is about not just the two-child limit on its own, which means that a person cannot have a third child because there will not be the…21 Apr 2022HANSARDWorking Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child LimitIt is always a pleasure to speak in Westminster Hall, but it is a special pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss). The hon. Lady and I have many…21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Sanctions on Russia21. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Russia in reducing international trade with that country.21 Apr 2022HANSARDWorking Tax Credit and Universal Credit: Two-Child LimitI am normally pleased to hear the hon. Lady speak on any issue, but particularly so on this issue, given her knowledge and expertise. On her point about faith, does the hon. Lady…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillOn the issue of levelling up, I know that the Government and the Prime Minister have given a commitment to levelling up all the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Drug CrimeI am sorry—Mr Pritchard was clear on times, and I have less time than everybody else. It is as a community that we can and must defeat the scourge. The difficulty in the community…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Drug CrimeI thank the hon. Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore) for setting the scene. We have been here before, discussing this issue, and have heard the stories before, but I congratulate…20 Apr 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) on setting the scene very well, as she always does. The hon. Member…20 Apr 2022