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HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI thank the Minister for his response and for what he is going to say. I asked about those small businesses, perhaps with five staff members, in which, when one staff member has a…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandIt is an absolute pleasure to contribute to this debate. I often make contributions to Adjournment debates, but they are usually interventions, so perhaps tonight I will get the…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Gas and Electricity CostsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. You caught me off guard there; the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Angus Brendan MacNeil) just asked if I was…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Coronavirus Grant Schemes: FraudI think everyone in this House recognises that Government stepped in and helped; I know my constituents recognise that, and we want to put that on record. HMRC stated in November…18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI commend the hon. Lady for securing the debate. I asked a question on this issue in the Chamber some time ago. All too often, we have heard of businesses across the United…18 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryI thank the Minister for his answers to questions. Recent figures show that in 2021 some 28,000 migrants crossed the channel in small boats. That number is rising. The UK has a…18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandI congratulate the hon. Gentleman and all his colleagues on their attendance. He mentioned the Prime Minister. The week before last, the Prime Minister stated, during Prime…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Midwives in the NHSI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate; the number of MPs here is an indication of its importance. In the Royal College of Midwives annual survey, over half the midwives…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillDoes the hon. Gentleman recognise the evidence base from Northern Ireland? The introduction of voter ID in 2002 has proven instrumental in an increase in voter turnout, reassuring…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillOn that point, the evidential base that the hon. Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) referred to is very clear. There has been success in Northern Ireland and voting turnout has…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this forward. We have a colleague in Northern Ireland, Diane Dodds MLA, who has had unbelievably vile abuse towards her and her family.…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport CommitteeFurther to the comment from the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), I have also had the opportunity to listen to a very distressing emergency call from a father panicking…13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI remind the Minister for Defence People and Veterans of my request to him about the charity Beyond the Battlefield, which does amazing work for veterans who suffer from poor…13 Jan 2022HANSARDUnderpayment of Benefits: CompensationI thank the Minister for his replies. There is no doubt that the inaccuracy of benefit payments will have a detrimental impact on individuals and their families throughout the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersI am pleased the right hon. Gentleman is able to say that. Although I acknowledge there have been gigantic steps in the right direction, I will illustrate where the problems are.…13 Jan 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for his point of order. There is such…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBahraini Political PrisonersIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I very much acknowledge what the right hon. and gallant Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) said about terrorism. None of us supports…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Youth Crime and Antisocial BehaviourIn my contribution, I referred to Street Pastors as one such organisation. I am aware that it works in the constituency of the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi), as it…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Youth Crime and Antisocial BehaviourThank you, Mr Robertson, for enabling me to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) for securing and leading the debate, and for his…12 Jan 2022