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HANSARD Animal Welfare in FarmingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I commend the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) for setting the scene so well. He mentioned some…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Yeovil Hospital: Maternity UnitI commend the hon. Lady and the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) on their campaign. To reinforce the point evidentially on the closure of Yeovil hospital maternity unit, the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), as we all do, for leading…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment: Ex-offendersI thank the Minister for his answers. To help offenders into employment, they need to have the opportunity of training while in prison, and whenever they leave prison to go back…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Animal Welfare in FarmingMy hon. Friend is wise in her intervention. In fairness to the Minister, he regularly visits Northern Ireland. We have had been fortunate to have him twice at Colin McKee’s in my…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillI think all of us in the House very much welcome the Armed Forces Commissioner. We have a new commissioner in Northern Ireland who is doing an excellent job. There is also a role…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorI wholeheartedly agree. My hon. Friend’s words are on record, the Minister is here, and hopefully he will respond in a positive way. Workers have reported feeling lonely, stressed…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Inheritance Tax: Family-owned BusinessesI commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate. She is absolutely right to highlight the issue of taxation. Does she agree that taxing businesses at 20% based on their value at…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this debate on an incredibly important topic. Those of us here will express that shortly. Does he welcome, as we all should,…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Serious Fraud OfficeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Hendon (David Pinto-Duschinsky) for leading the debate. Economic crime remains a significant…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank the Secretary of State for his answers, and for his perseverance on this subject. He will understand that it is disappointing in the extreme to hear that public funding…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionObviously, the hon. Lady and I have slightly different opinions about decriminalisation. I have been concerned over a period of time, and still am, about examples of cases…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I know that the Secretary of State is committed to ensuring that buses are environmentally friendly and meet the net zero targets that we all want to be met. Wrightbus in…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI cannot let the occasion pass without putting it on the record that silent prayer is very much just that: a silent prayer between the individual and their God. Nothing is ever…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionThe reason I knew that is because before the debate I checked with you, Mr Vickers, that we would have ample time to speak. It is important to put something on the record about…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionWill the hon. Lady give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Many moons ago, we were friends in the Northern Ireland Assembly, as well as the council, and we are still friends at Westminster. I…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionWill the hon. and learned Gentleman give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI thank the hon. Lady for that. She and I have debated this at some length over the years from two different points of view. I think that decriminalisation leads to deregulation,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionWe have three hours.02 Jun 2025