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HANSARD Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]The House is clearly united on seeing justice and doing right by those who have been abused and who have waiting too long for recognition and a form of restitution. I thank the…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)First, may I, too, publicly congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your election as the Speaker of the House? It was a great pleasure to watch that. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Ever mindful that this Parliament is coming to an end very shortly, may I ask what we can do in this House to ensure that something happens about…05 Nov 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeI commend the Minister for all he has done to stop imports from trophy hunting, but with special reference to that can he outline recent steps taken to absolutely ban any such…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. My right hon. Friend the Member for Lagan Valley (Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson) has been very industrious today, talking with the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDigitising Parliamentary ProcessesMay I put on record my thanks to you, Mr Speaker, for the encouragement you have given me? I remember my first day here in 2010 and seeing my name on the entrance as I came in. I…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerMay I, on behalf of the Democratic Unionist party, thank you, Mr Speaker, for all that you have done as Speaker? May I also pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Cynon Valley…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis). He has come through a hard time in relation to health. As I was aware of that, I made it my…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern IrelandI will not detain the House for long. It is with some regret that we reach this decision, but we understand why the Secretary of State is bringing forward these regulations. He…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Housing Succession PolicyI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. I have been a great supporter of social housing over the years and I understand exactly the point she is making. Does she not…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Child Poverty in ScotlandI congratulate the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Hugh Gaffney) on bringing forward this debate. He always speaks passionately on behalf of his people, and on…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillMy right hon. Friend has outlined a number of towns where fire services will be cut. Does he share my annoyance and concern over the reductions in the fire service in towns that…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillLet me put on record my thanks to the Minister for the help he gave my constituents, Sophia, Darren and Danielle Gibson in Newtownards, in relation to medicinal cannabis and the…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI thank my hon. Friend for what she said. There has been a joint campaign to have the Vertex drug available for those with cystic fibrosis. I am thankful for the decision, but we…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. It is the Assembly that is not rolling along. I am rolling along very well actually, just to let you know—no problem with me. Even…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillMy hon. Friend makes a most helpful intervention. It would benefit the whole Province, not just his constituency. Education needs a massive injection of sustained funding, not…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Child Poverty in ScotlandI thank the hon. Lady; she is always good in this House when it comes to bringing forward issues that are pertinent to the debate. She again excels today in bringing forward this…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Integrated Foreign PolicyThe hon. Gentleman has brought a very important issue to Westminster Hall for the half-hour debate. Does he agree that it is important for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillWill the Minister just clarify this for us if he can? If the HIA legislation is not brought forward and this Parliament finishes on Tuesday, as it probably will, does that mean…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Cross-border Trade and AccountingI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing this matter forward. It is a very important initiative. It is just a pity that it is coming at this time, given where we are. Does he…30 Oct 2019