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HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI thank the Minister for his constructive and positive response. I asked about the £350 per month and the £10,000—the different systems—and he has referred to that in his…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Deteriorating Long-Term Health ConditionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and I seem to be doing so regularly. I am pleased to participate in this debate. I want to thank the hon. Member…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Covid-19: NHS Support for Prostate Cancer PatientsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh, and to make a contribution on this issue as my party’s health spokesperson. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton…10 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyI thank the Minister for his statement and very much welcome it. There is, as he knows, a great tradition and history of shipbuilding at Harland and Wolff in Belfast in Northern…10 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal Summit: Freedom of Religion or BeliefAt the summit coming up this year, it will be really important to have individual stories from the countries where persecution is rife, whether that is China, India, Pakistan,…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs everyone knows, this week we had International Women’s Day. In my work as chair of the all-party group for international freedom of religion or belief, I repeatedly hear of the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Deteriorating Long-Term Health ConditionsI am finding the Minister’s response very helpful and supportive of what we are trying to do, but I asked a specific question in relation to those who are waiting for…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCoastal CommunitiesIn the past, central Government have helped the Northern Ireland Assembly to address some of those issues, through finance but also through physical help. Has consideration been…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI thank the Secretary of State very much for his statement, for his clear commitment to donating military equipment to the Ukrainians, and especially for the Starstreak…09 Mar 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The disgraceful and murderous attack on the hospital in Mariupol in Ukraine was mentioned earlier. As the right hon. Member for Rayleigh…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Shared Transport: Government Policy ObjectivesThe right hon. Gentleman is making an important point, and this issue concerns us all across the whole United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Does he agree that by…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Mr Walker. I thank the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) for setting the scene so well. It is great to be here to discuss…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Allergy Research and Treatments: Government SupportI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. My second son was born with allergies, and has just the one now—I am thankful that he managed to grow out of some of…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman’s comments about the size of the British Army and the need to return to the numbers we have lost over the past few years—the right…09 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Service Improvement Plans: North-west EnglandI want to make a plug if I may, Ms Nokes. The hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) may be well aware of the advances being made in top-of-the-range buses—for…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Shared Transport: Government Policy ObjectivesI do not believe that; the hon. Lady is just too young.09 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat representations has the Minister made to our counterparts in Kazakhstan on the security forces’ use of force on people protesting against living standards and on the…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Paid Miscarriage LeaveI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this issue forward. One of my office staff has had multiple miscarriages. It has been a traumatic and difficult time for that lady, and I…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportThank you for giving me the chance to speak, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) on securing the debate and thank her for setting the…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this debate. She has certainly been a champion on this issue—that word is used often in this House, but it is applicable to her.…08 Mar 2022