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HANSARDHuman 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 2022HANSARDHuman Rights: ColombiaThe Minister mentioned indigenous peoples, whom I referred to in my speech. Within the constitution, they are second-class citizens because of their religious views. While I am…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI thank the Minister for what he is saying. He referred to the fact that there had been thorough discussions in this House and in the other place. I am wondering whether those…20 Apr 2022HANSARD British Nationals Detained OverseasThe hon. Gentleman is right to touch on the dreadful story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, which we all watched unfold and which showed the desperate straits that many families go…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogBearing in mind that dentists are now determined to turn their practices wholly private as they cannot make ends meet with NHS prices, will the Minister pledge to review NHS…19 Apr 2022HANSARDComputer Misuse Act 1990It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Sir Mark. I commend the hon. Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis) for setting the scene so well. I look forward to contributions from others,…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillA number of constituents have contacted me over the last few months about eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia, and about bullying in schools. Will the Secretary of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Business to Business SellingI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing forward this debate. As a salesman in my father’s shop way back in the very early ’70s, and then with Henry Denny, a pork products…19 Apr 2022HANSARDLong Covid: Impact on the WorkforceIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, which brings back many memories, as the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) said. There will be no one in the Chamber…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Homes for Ukraine SchemeI very much welcome the scheme and thank the Minister for his answers. Northern Ireland, with a population of 1.8 million, has had more than 6,000 expressions of interest for the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDLong Covid: Impact on the WorkforceMy wife says I am special. I thank the hon. Lady for being most complimentary. I did not have any symptoms, but I isolated as instructed, because I follow the rules—that is the…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityFirst of all, I thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock) for setting the scene so very well. I do not agree with all her comments in relation to Brexit,…31 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy mother calls me James or Jim, so you can choose, Mr Speaker. I thank the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for all his answers. On the recent fears of Russian cyber-attack,…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ukraine Refugee VisasI thank the Minister for our meeting yesterday. He was able to help with two cases, one involving some 33 Ukrainians who are coming to my constituency. He helped to make that…31 Mar 2022HANSARDRape as a Weapon of War in UkraineI thank the Minister for her obvious appreciation of the issue and understanding of how to address it. May I also say, with absolute honesty, that her response to the urgent…31 Mar 2022HANSARDLong Covid: Impact on the WorkforceSorry, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am probably getting carried away in the emotion of the occasion. Has the Minister’s Department been able to collect the data on those with long…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityThere is another thing that exacerbates the issue. If the Ukrainians are to put the harvest in, they have 10 days from now to do it. That focuses attention on where the problems…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business Bids for Government ContractsIn my Strangford constituency and across Northern Ireland, we have large numbers of small and medium-sized businesses, with excellent people and entrepreneurs with talent and…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Algeria, 16 churches have been forced to shut down and a further eight have had legal proceedings started against them in efforts to have them closed. The Leader of the House…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureTo back up what the hon. Gentleman is saying, in my constituency of Strangford, which has about 70,000 people, we have only two charging points.30 Mar 2022