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HANSARDParole System: Public ProtectionI thank the Lord Chancellor for the statement; I am encouraged by the steps he has introduced today to address what one victim said to me was a “reprehensible” parole system. That…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureIn Northern Ireland, the rise in electric car ownership has been dramatic, but what has not risen is the number of charging points. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that if we are…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI certainly will make my points quickly. My first is on the organ transplant amendment, to which the Minister referred. I fully support the measure and have been asking for it for…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillThank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker, to speak in this debate. I am pleased to follow the hon. Members for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) and for Congleton (Fiona…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the hon. Member give way?30 Mar 2022HANSARDPeople with Down SyndromeI thank the Minister for her response, and I thank the hon. Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) for posing the question. What steps is the Minister taking, in co-ordination with her…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish and Overseas Judges: Hong KongI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for all he has done. Today has been another step in the programme of how to combat Chinese…30 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 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillThe shadow Minister is always kind in giving way. I want to back up his comments about the right hon. Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt). On Lords amendment 29, does the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Ockenden ReportI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, for the obvious compassion that he has for all those involved, and for his support of the Ockenden report. I want to place on…30 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmI congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on her passion and her commitment. I fully support her. I like to think that I am equally passionate when it comes…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for his positive statement. Covid-19 has been a big burden on pupils, and especially pupils with SEND. It is estimated that 25% of children are in…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsIt is always a pleasure to speak in a debate in Westminster Hall, and today I basically support what the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) has put forward. I…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Civil ProceedingsThe legislation covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Will the Minister reassure me that full consultation has taken place with the Health Minister and the Economy Minister…29 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsI congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this debate. It is a pleasure to speak in it, just as it is to follow the hon. Member for West…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say. Does he agree that defunding BTECs poses tangible risks to disadvantaged students and that Lords amendment 17, which…28 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsThe right hon. and gallant Gentleman reminds us all of the conflict and the 30-year war against the IRA in Northern Ireland, where he and others in this Chamber served gallantly…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillObviously, Northern Ireland has a history and tradition of protesting, and it is about getting the right balance. I say honestly to the Minister that I, and probably other…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI welcome the statement and commend the Foreign Secretary for her strong leadership. This morning my constituent, a humanitarian doctor on the border of Ukraine, told me she is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. The parent pledge that the Secretary of State delivered today is ambitious and entirely necessary. A report in Northern Ireland…28 Mar 2022