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HANSARDUK-EU Fisheries AllocationsMy hope will always be that that committee will come up with workable solutions, so that we can solve some of these problems. However, this has gone on for so long that we are now…30 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Fisheries AllocationsI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution, and I agree wholeheartedly with him. It seems to us that the problems are not insurmountable: they can be overcome if there is a…30 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Fisheries AllocationsI do agree with that. That is one of the thrusts of my comments this morning: the Minister and the Government must ensure that we have transparency and a settled perspective for…30 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-EU Fisheries AllocationsI beg to move, That this House has considered allocations to UK-EU fisheries following the UK’s departure from the EU. Thank you, Ms McVey, for allowing me to speak. I especially…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNICE-Approved Products: Patient AccessI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing a debate on this topic. As she says, this is about NICE-approved products as well as drugs. One of those products is cognitive…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI support what the Minister is putting forward. What happens here will happen in Northern Ireland, as the Minister in Northern Ireland has said that he will follow the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State and his team for all they do to combat covid-19 in the UK. This has an effect on Northern Ireland; the Northern Ireland Health Minister said…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing forward this debate. He has a substantial amount of time in which to put forward his case. Does he agree that middle-income families…29 Nov 2021HANSARDAccess to Salbutamol InhalersThank you, Mr Hosie, for giving me the opportunity to speak in the debate. I am very pleased to see the Minister in her place, and I am convinced that I will get a decent response…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayOne issue I recognise in my constituency, from my weekly or even daily dealings with some workers, is that workers in the DWP do an extremely stressful job. They are looking after…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Civil Service PayThe hon. Gentleman referred to the Child Maintenance Service, with which my staff and I have regular contact. One problem that we have when we take child maintenance complaints…29 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany banks and companies want to do their business online. Indeed, they insist on it. I am contacted daily by constituents who do not have the access or the technical ability to…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Departmental BacklogsI thank the Paymaster General for that excellent answer, and I thank the Government for all they have done for business and for every sector through the pandemic; it is much…25 Nov 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentI thank the Secretary of State for her commitment to finding a solution for this, and it is clear that she is doing just that. My heart aches at the lost lives that have become a…25 Nov 2021HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: 40th Anniversary of UN DeclarationI commend the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) on her presentation. Although she is too modest to mention it herself, I congratulate her on being invited to chair the…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House provide an update on the case of Maira Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian Pakistani girl who was abducted, raped, forcibly converted and forcibly…25 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceLike the hon. Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt), I am a Leicester City supporter, which proves that the fan base for the club transcends not only the Chamber politically, but…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Departmental Backlogs9. What steps his Department is taking to support other Departments to tackle backlogs resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.25 Nov 2021HANSARDAlcohol HarmI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward. Is he aware that in Northern Ireland there were 336 alcohol deaths in 2019—the highest number of alcohol deaths on…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierFirst, I thank the Secretary of State for his clear commitment to the job in hand, and I welcome the additional Royal Irish Regiment commitment he mentioned and the increased…25 Nov 2021