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HANSARDBlue Badge Scheme: Hidden DisabilitiesWill the Minister further outline what training must be undertaken by those responsible for parking enforcement to ensure that people entitled to a blue badge for hidden illnesses…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasI thank my hon. Friend for her very kind intervention. There are some 80-plus churches in my constituency. I write to them and let them know what is going on, and this debate will…18 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport in BedfordshireI am very pleased to say that I have had the opportunity to use the Luton airport connection to Belfast City. It is extremely usable and accessible, but I would say to the hon.…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Transport in BedfordshireI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing this forward. There is not an MP in the House who does not have a transport problem in his constituency. My understanding is that the…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Criminal Cases Review CommissionI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for bringing this matter to Westminster Hall for consideration. Bearing in mind that just 0.7% of cases received by the Criminal…17 Jul 2019HANSARD AquacultureI am aware, and I think the hon. Gentleman is aware, that farmed salmon infect some wild salmon—I have read proven cases in the papers in the last 10 days. Does he fear that the…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Small and Village School FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing the debate. What he outlines in his constituency and other parts of the United Kingdom mainland is replicated in Northern Ireland. I know…17 Jul 2019HANSARDMusic Education in EnglandI am not sure whether it has been mentioned yet, but community bands are important in working in tandem with music education in schools. The hon. Gentleman may not know—I expect…17 Jul 2019HANSARD AquacultureI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. Aquaculture is important not only to the UK economy but to my constituency. Does he agree that the importance of…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Drug Treatment ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for bringing this important debate to Westminster Hall. The figures for Scotland are horrendous, but the figures for the United…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingI would adhere to and agree with my hon. Friend’s figures. The obligations on our armed forces are incredible. From war zones to giving aid in peace zones and every area in…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsI declare an interest in this issue as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on eggs, pigs and poultry, which has asked me to pose the following question. Does the…16 Jul 2019HANSARDFuel Cell ManufacturingWe have certainly had some impressive improvements since the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill in 2017, but will the Minister outline what recent steps have been taken to…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) on securing the debate. It is a tough time for children to be children. When I was a child, which was not yesterday, I…16 Jul 2019HANSARD No Deal: Agriculture TariffsIn my constituency we have Lakeland Dairies, which has two factories in Northern Ireland and two factories in the Republic of Ireland. Michael Hanley is the chief executive…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingIt is always a pleasure to speak in these debates. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan) on setting the scene, and thank all right hon. and…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDetainee Mistreatment: Judge-led InquiryI commend the Government on their work on human rights, but does the Minister share my concern that failure to protect human rights by complicity by mistreating detainees…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Motorsport Taskforce ReportMy hon. Friend will of course know that my brother Keith raced motorbikes. Sixteen years ago this August, he had a very serious accident. He came off his bike and was seriously…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Motorsport Taskforce ReportMy hon. Friend is gracious and kind in giving way again. When it comes to the army of volunteers and the thousands of participants in motorsport in Northern Ireland, the spin-off…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Motorsport Taskforce ReportObviously, North Antrim features highly in what my hon. Friend has said. However, my constituency also features highly when it comes to motorsport. At Kirkistown, we have…15 Jul 2019