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HANSARD Child Maintenance Service: Payment Recovery from Absent ParentsI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. Does he agree that more must be done to reconcile reported earnings with the lifestyle of the absent father or mother? I…02 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI discussed my intervening on the right hon. Lady beforehand. The fact that multiple trains fail at the same time causes massive delays, but South Western Railway’s communications…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)I thank the Minister for that explanation and for all the hard work that he does in his Department. It is good to see him in his place doing things that he did in the past and…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSmall BusinessesWill the Minister outline whether he has considered tax incentives for businesses to take on apprentice staff in administrative roles, with special reference to young people from…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsThere has been much talk of a 10-mile buffer zone on the border. Can the Minister outline the stage that discussions are at as they pertain to where the Republic of Ireland…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)First, let me thank the Minister for bringing this measure forward. In his introduction, he said that powdered milk was one of the products he is referring to. My constituency has…01 Oct 2019HANSARDPark Home Residents: Legal ProtectionI congratulate the hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) for introducing the debate. There have been a number of park home debates, questions, interventions and…01 Oct 2019HANSARDMaraviroc and Progressive Multifocal LeukoencephalopathyI am pleased to see the Minister in her place. I offer her congratulations; it is well deserved. Will money be set aside at the end of the consultation to address the medicines…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7This issue is a difficult one to speak about. It is heartbreaking when we hear of the scale of abuse and the ramifications of that abuse for entire families throughout the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I, too, thank the Members here for making the effort to be present. The hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) is always here when a debate on gambling is taking place, and…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5Does the hon. Lady recognise the international aspect of human trafficking? The hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) referred to local paramilitaries, both loyalist and…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6On 10 December 1971, Daniel McCormick, a part-time soldier in the Ulster Defence Regiment, was murdered. His wife and three children got compensation of £3,500. Will the Minister…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7I think it is important that we have that issue on record, as that has been abuse as well. By way of quick summary, the independent inquiry by Sir Anthony Hart that was…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Wrightbus (Ballymena)One of the best things that the Secretary of State and the Government could do would be to encourage and fund Translink to the tune of £40 million, to enable it to buy the new…30 Sept 2019HANSARDMaraviroc and Progressive Multifocal LeukoencephalopathyI thank the hon. Lady for bringing this matter to the House. Does she agree that the treatment of this often fatal viral infection of the brain must be focused on survival rates…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5There is an organisation in my main town of Newtownards. It is a charity group and probably a church group as well. The hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) referred to…30 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6I thank the Minister for what he said, but what I am trying to get to is that £3,500 was paltry compensation for a wife and three children. What we need for that family, going…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI welcome this statement on the commitment to the selected six hospitals in this year and 34 others over a period. I had occasion on Friday past to visit the Royal Victoria…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I full-heartedly agree with what she says. I think there is no one in this House who would disagree with it, including the…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I thank my hon. Friend and colleague for that intervention. I believe that that is the case, which is why we are looking to the Minister to see what we are going to do about it.…30 Sept 2019