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HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow others who have made points very clearly. I support trying to get our finances on an even keel after the massive unexpected…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseBearing in mind the shortage of hauliers—a 30% shortfall in Northern Ireland—will the Leader of the House allocate time for a debate on a special method to accelerate massively…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me the chance to participate. Just last Friday, the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) was here for the consideration of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDAUKUSI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. He will know that Northern Ireland plays an integral part in the procurement and manufacture of defence products; we have the highest…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersI thank the right hon. Gentleman for intervening. Absolutely, we want to associate ourselves with those who lost loved ones in Liverpool and their pain. We in Northern Ireland…16 Sept 2021HANSARDUK Maritime SectorIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate and to add a Northern Irish perspective to the contributions that have already been made. First, I thank my friend the right hon. Member…16 Sept 2021HANSARDTourism IndustryI thank the Minister for all the help that he has given us over the recent period. In my constituency, tourism is a key marker for economic growth, jobs, wages and so forth. May I…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Brexit: OpportunitiesFirst, I welcome the Paymaster General to his position and wish him well. I remind him of his comments when he referred to eliminating the Brexit burden for the United Kingdom,…16 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the Minister give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI thank the shadow Secretary of State for introducing this important debate. Northern Ireland has the highest levels of child poverty in United Kingdom of Great Britain and…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up AgendaIt is hard not to be enthused by the hon. Gentleman’s energy. I congratulate him and his colleague, the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon), who is no longer…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Geothermal EnergyAlthough I might not be able to claim specifically for Strangford, I can say that all of Northern Ireland should take advantage of where those opportunities are. This debate is…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up AgendaI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing this forward. The Government’s policy of levelling up is to benefit all the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayI certainly will. The hon. Gentleman has tempted me, but I thank him for giving way. It is not just about the crops in the fields; the pig-producing factories cannot get workers…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The House has expressed itself very clearly in saying that there are concerns about the £20 of universal credit being taken…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Stafford (Theo Clarke) for setting the scene and for giving us all an opportunity to participate. I very…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Geothermal EnergyIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for setting the scene and, in doing so, giving us the chance to participate in the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDBack British Farming DayIt is good to have the support of the Scottish National party to oppose the Northern Ireland protocol, because that is what the issue is. Farmers in Scotland and Northern Ireland…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn behalf of the Democratic Unionist party, I convey my sincere sympathies to the Prime Minister and his family on the death of his mum. I thank the Secretary of State for his…14 Sept 2021