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HANSARD 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 CohesionIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison, and to have the opportunity to be here. I thank the hon. Member for Rugby (John Slinger) for allowing us to…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityWill the hon. Gentleman give way?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 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionWith one exception—my colleague sitting to my left, who is two years ahead of me. None the less, we understand that for many other communities in the UK, funding and programmes…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Premises: Environmental Health InspectionsI commend the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. I always try to be helpful by talking about what we do in Northern Ireland. Issues around funeral service premises are…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI certainly do, and I will hand over to the Minister to respond at the end of the debate.03 Mar 2026HANSARD North Middlesex Hospital Accident and Emergency Services: Cancer PatientsI commend the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She is right to illustrate this important issue at her local hospital, which is replicated wherever we might be the United Kingdom.…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Power to Cancel Local ElectionsWill the right hon. Member give way?02 Mar 2026HANSARD Power to Cancel Local ElectionsHonourable would be enough for me. Does the right hon. Member agree that the elections are not just bureaucratic processes? They are how communities hold leaders to account, set…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillWill the Secretary of State give way?02 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. Ayatollah Khamenei and his regime have denied religious minorities their freedom of religious belief for years—Christians, Sunnis,…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThe UN’s definition of an adult is somebody who is 18 years of age. Restrictions on social media are being introduced to ensure that those aged 16 and above will be protected. I…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillWe in Northern Ireland have a particular, perhaps peculiar circumstance in that we have a border with the Republic of Ireland. We have political parties in Northern Ireland and…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Religious Organisations: SafeguardingFirst, I commend the hon. Gentleman on bringing forward this debate. He spoke on this issue some time ago, and made a very good case. I support him in the case that he is putting…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseDuring the recess last week, I had the opportunity to visit Iraq as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for international freedom of religion or belief, and I wish to take…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Independent Faith Schools: VATFirst of all, I thank the Backbench Business Committee for giving me the opportunity to speak on this issue, and I thank all Members for their contributions. I thank the hon.…26 Feb 2026HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekOf course. I do not think I need to do the introduction again; I will leave it at that. I want to tell a story—the hon. Member for Bath already knows it—about one of my…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Gibraltar TreatyI thank the Minister for his statement and for his strong words. I am reminded of a wee saying that my mother used to use when I was young: once bitten, twice shy. With that in…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Independent Faith Schools: VATThis debate is quite clearly on VAT on independent faith-based schools, but I do support that principle and have voted accordingly in the Chamber, as has been recorded. I am today…26 Feb 2026