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HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesThere’s only one Jim Shannon, by the way, you know? [ Laughter. ] Mr Speaker, thank you very much for your birthday wishes. I am terribly embarrassed. I thank right hon. and hon.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHorticulture Trade between Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn my constituency, we lost a large number of trees as a result of the storm five or six weeks ago. Mount Stewart had 10,000 trees destroyed, and other people across Strangford…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesIt is clear that the issue is not necessarily with the workers, but with the developers. There must be rules and legislation in place to ensure that developers cannot cut corners…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Veterinary Products in WaterwaysI commend the hon. Lady on bringing this issue forward. She is right to outline the problems with fipronil and what it can do to our water, but there are many other things that…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsThe hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) and I have just been talking about something that we all feel is very important. When a child is experiencing terrible bad…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillFirst of all, I thank the hon. and gallant Minister. We all look to him for his guidance and support, which is much appreciated by us as individuals on behalf of our constituents.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDHorticulture Trade between Great Britain and Northern IrelandI commend my hon. Friend. He says there have been some advances or steps forward, but all they are really doing is just picking at the scab, so the scab is still there. Does he…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsI commend the hon. Member for securing this debate, and I spoke to him beforehand. Charities such as the Family Fund provide a wide range of grants to families in Northern Ireland…25 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipThe hon. Gentleman has set out clearly the concerns that many people have. I am a proud Brexiteer, but we did not get the Brexit that we voted for. Does he agree that the people…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Male Suicide in RotherhamI commend the hon. Gentleman, who I spoke to beforehand. This is his first Adjournment debate, and it is on a subject that every one of us understands only too well. I am saddened…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThere is nobody who does not welcome the 1.5 million houses target, and it is important that we see those homes. Part of infrastructure is electric vehicle charging systems. Many…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI thank the Secretary of State for her answers. Of course, this is not the first time there has been a problem with Heathrow. Back in August 2023, UK air traffic control problems…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipI will talk even faster than I normally do. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. It is no secret that I am a Brexiteer. I voted to leave, and so did my…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. It is never easy to come to the Chamber and make a statement on an issue as complex as this one. We all watched with horror as…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Tourism IndustryIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for his passion for making the best of our…20 Mar 2025HANSARDFlood Defences: HartlepoolUnder the previous Government there was, prior to 2019, a strategy from Westminster to address flooding and coastal erosion across this great United Kingdom of Great Britain and…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Face-to-face GP AppointmentsI commend the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. GP face-to-face appointments are a massive issue in my constituency, and you, Madam Deputy Speaker, are probably inundated…20 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekThe Police Service of Northern Ireland has a 24/7 video system, so that those who have hearing problems can contact them and somebody can come out immediately. Is that something…20 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekKate Hoey, formerly the hon. Member for Vauxhall, said, “Whenever Jim Shannon speaks, he gets more words to the minute that any other MP”, so the hon. Member is absolutely right…20 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I commend the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on setting the scene so well. She spoke excellently yesterday in…20 Mar 2025