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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThere is much positivity in what the Government are bringing forward. Back in Northern Ireland, Minister Paul Givan has brought forward a pilot scheme to take smartphones out of…09 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) for setting the scene incredibly well. It is a…05 Mar 2026HANSARDOfficial History ProgrammeWhen we go to get tickets on a Wednesday for PMQs, we see the story of the suffragette movement on the walls. What assessment has the Minister made of the importance of teaching…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. As soon as the first missiles were launched over Iran, those working in the energy sector were already warning that prices would…05 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DaySix.05 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is always a pleasure to ask a business question. I want to raise concerns regarding the detention of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, the leader of Zion church, who was arrested during…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for leading the debate. She has done it again: she has brought an…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI thank the Minister for his answers, and I also thank his Department. I have some constituents who work for Bombardier and were in Malaysia. They were returning home to Northern…05 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticThat is the focus we need to have. Climate change is affecting the world. We might find ourselves in a slightly different geographical position in a short time. The right hon.…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I want to give a special thank you to the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for securing today’s…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticThe point I am trying to make is that there is a perception across the world that the United Kingdom, who ruled the waves 300 years ago or whenever it was, has not got a ship that…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI commend the hon. Lady—a champion by name and a champion by conviction. We are very pleased to see her in her place, and we thank her very much for what she does. I sometimes…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandI commend the hon. Lady for bringing this debate forward; she is absolutely right to do so. The devolved institutions’ contribution to net zero targets are important, and I am…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Work Capability Assessment TimescalesI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. To add my support from a personal point of view, in my office I have a lady who looks after nothing else but benefits. She has…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI thank the Minister very much for his answers. Nobody in this House doubts his commitment to finding answers to ensure that the truth is out and justice is done—I thank him for…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthI thank the Minister for her answer. She and I know that when it comes to economic growth in Wales, or indeed in Northern Ireland, Scotland or England, we are better together. We…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, as always, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for leading the debate in such a helpful way. He set…04 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean) for setting the scene incredibly well. Of…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for leading the debate. We should…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionMy hon. Friend and colleague has summed that up incredibly well. That is exactly how I feel about where we are, and the community that we are trying to build for our children and…03 Mar 2026