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HANSARD Domestic Abuse: ChildrenIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. Many thanks to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) for leading this debate on a difficult subject.…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPalace of Westminster: School VisitsIt is important that all children of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland get an opportunity to come here, because it broadens their horizons and gives them an…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Domestic Abuse: ChildrenThe hon. Lady is giving some personal stories, which are always very hard to tell because their seriousness and trauma always lies with us in our hearts. I wish the hon. Lady well…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am deeply concerned by the growing and systematic discrimination faced by Christians in Algeria, including the closing of churches and the aggressive abuse of blasphemy…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPackaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityIn my contribution I referred to DAERA in Northern Ireland. Can the Minister engage with them—I know she probably does already—so that we can work together on progress going…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Grove Park Railway StationI commend the hon. Lady for bringing this issue forward. She is right to highlight the condition of the station. It was great when it was first built because it suited the times,…26 Nov 2025HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. It is not just a Surrey Heath issue; it is an issue across the whole of the United Kingdom. In my Strangford…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for setting the scene so well. Education and career prospects…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Home InsulationFirst of all, I commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. I spoke to her beforehand. The problems that she is outlining in her own constituency of Shipley are similar to…26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashWas it 2001? My goodness! There we are—that is how long ago it was; I was not sure. I was really pleased to see the hon. Member set the scene so incredibly well today. As I…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Children of AlcoholicsI commend the hon. Gentleman; we spoke about people who have lived with this before the debate, which he might refer to, and I was very moved by what he told me. Across Northern…26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashMay I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd? You are known as probably the most friendly Chair in the House, so we are pleased to have you here. We all…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI want to confirm my party’s support for the Government’s change to the two-child benefit cap. Child poverty levels in Northern Ireland are some of the highest in all of the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Bike Theft: LoughboroughI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. He has referred to the stats in his own area. The Police Service of Northern Ireland notes that the number of motorcycles or…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for setting the scene so well on a subject close to all our…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesOf course. I talk incredibly fast, so I will try to slow down. I asked about the Government’s concessions for people who are persecuted across the world. It is really important to…25 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineI thank the Prime Minister for all that he does for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, indeed, for the western world. It is appreciated by many. There…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesI thank the Minister for the positivity of his replies. His commitment is very clear. I asked about persecuted Christians; in the few minutes that he has left, can he assure us…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. The right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) referred to the impact on Britain, but there is an impact…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate, and I reiterate her point from my experience with level 7 apprenticeship funding at Queen’s University in Belfast. It was…25 Nov 2025