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HANSARD Steel Trade MeasureI thank the Minister for his statement, and his clear commitment to defining the issues and making things better for us. It is a real pleasure to hear a statement with so much…25 Jun 2026HANSARDConversion Practices BanI am mindful of the question asked by the hon. Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns) and the Minister’s response. What protection has the Minister put in place for those who actively and…24 Jun 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperI thank the Secretary of State very much for her answers and her positivity in responding to all the questions that have been asked. Mine is a very specific question relating to…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for introducing the debate and support his ambitions to take…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasMy hon. Friend and colleague brings forward the exact motivations of many people who speak to me. I endorse what he says, as I am sure others will. When it comes to our national…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Animal Shelters: Regulation of EuthanasiaFirst, I commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward. I spoke to him beforehand, to make him aware of my intervention. He will not be aware—indeed, nobody will…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). I will shed some light from a constituency that operates PR for…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasThe hon. Gentleman underlines the issues. He is an assiduous and hard-working MP; his constituents should be proud of what he does. Those problems are happening not just in his…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasI do not entirely agree with the hon. Member’s comments, but he is my friend and I take his intervention along those lines. We talk regularly about many things but we do not…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for North Northumberland (David Smith), who set the scene incredibly well. I have four points of…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Public Libraries: Bournemouth EastMy Newtownards library has been allocated funding by the relevant Minister. Understanding that a warm library is a place of knowledge, friendship and community, does the Minister…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThe hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) said that the first thing for people is always to feed their children and look after their families, and he is absolutely right:…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI thank the Minister for outlining the issues. One of the critical problems in prisons is the mental health crisis. People are coming in with complex needs, including complex…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasThey are not Wombles, but the Strangford Lough and Newtownards Wildfowlers clear the foreshore at Strangford Lough every Sunday—they did it this Sunday past. Their work as…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI commend the hon. Lady for rightly securing this debate. She has given us some of the problems and, in her intervention, the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke)…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI commend the shadow Minister and the Conservatives for what they are bringing forward today. Warfare is changing, and the shadow Minister knows that. As an example of how warfare…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI just say this to the hon. Lady and, perhaps more importantly, to the Secretary of State, who is very genuine, personable and easy to speak to. In Northern Ireland, the Assembly…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI commend my hon. Friend for securing this debate. The party that she and I belong to has been highlighting this back-door approach for a number of years, but the Government have…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationIf Members have not had the chance to go to it already, I will just let them know that the British Red Cross is holding an event in a dining room A or B today. Earlier, I was…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationThe hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) said that the first thing for people is always to feed their children and look after their families, and he is absolutely right:…23 Jun 2026