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HANSARD Commonwealth Day 2026A good choice!11 Mar 2026HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesAs always, it is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts; thank you for all you do for us in relation to Westminster Hall. I also thank the hon. Member for Bromley…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionIt is again a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts—it has been a long afternoon for you and for me. We have been here together all this time. I thank the hon.…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRough Sleeping: Families with ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool Wavertree (Paula Barker) for leading the debate. She often brings important…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRough Sleeping: Families with ChildrenThat is very clear for everyone, and I thank the Minister for it. One example from Northern Ireland that I did not get a chance to mention in my speech was the case of a mother…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI want to make a quick point about hospital appointments. When someone misses their hospital appointment, they go to the back of the queue and start again, and might have to wait…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityI commend the hon. Lady on all that she does on behalf of the Sikh community. I am very happy that we have developed a friendship over the years through freedom of religious…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Technology SovereigntyThe hon. Lady is terribly kind and it is always a pleasure to come to a debate that she has secured. Recent studies indicate that AI-powered tools have already been used in…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward for debate. It is not just about the clubs; it is also about those who inspire. One of those who perhaps inspires is…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Technology SovereigntyWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Mar 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. I spoke to him beforehand, so he knows what I am going to say. I want to support him—that is the reason why I am here—and I…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones) for highlighting this topic, which is important…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Adult Cerebral Palsy: National Service SpecificationI congratulate the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate, and I thank him for sharing his personal story. That personal knowledge adds to the debate. Studies by Queen’s…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillThe Minister and the Government are caught between a rock and a hard place. They have to address the backlog while trying to ensure that jury trials are retained. The general…10 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital ID: Public ConsultationThere is a clear and growing concern across the United Kingdom, including with myself and my constituents, regarding digital ID. The general public seek firm assurances about…10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing forward the debate. She is right to refer to the terrible weather we have had. Before Christmas, I think we had 43 days in Northern…10 Mar 2026HANSARDWorker Protection: Hazardous Medicinal ProductsI thank the Minister for his answers. I do not know whether he had a chance to see in the paper last week some figures for poisonings of those over 50 years of age on a number of…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanI thank the Minister very much for his positive statement, in which he described the society we all wish to live in. It is the society that I wish to live in, too. As he will…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI commend the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for securing the debate. She is right to raise this issue. In Northern Ireland, we are fortunate to have a number of…09 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicySome time ago, there was a debate on fisheries in this Chamber. The Minister who replied for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said that she would meet those…09 Mar 2026