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HANSARD 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 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandI thank the hon. Lady for securing a debate on this important issue, and I welcome her back to the House and wish her well. She is outlining the issues in the north-west. Does she…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the second time today, Mr Turner. I wish you well in this new role, and I hope we will have many engagements in this Chamber. I…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Supported Internship ProvisionI commend the hon. Lady for securing the debate. She clearly has a heart for her people, including her young people, and I commend her for that. I thank her for getting here on…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillOne question raised regularly in my constituency relates to GP surgeries. The national insurance contributions will hit them immensely hard. GPs tell me that their only choice is…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Miscarriage of Justice CompensationI have always believed—and the hon. Gentleman is probably the same—that someone is always innocent until proven guilty. It seems that the Ministry of Justice is saying: “You are…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Council Tax ReformMay I commend the hon. Member for bringing forward the debate? He is getting himself a reputation in this House for being an assiduous constituency worker. I wish him well in…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Miscarriage of Justice CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I wish you well in your new role. I thank the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for raising this issue. I…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Defence Industries: West MidlandsI commend the hon. Lady for bringing this issue forward, and she is certainly making a reputation for herself as an assiduous MP on these issues. I welcome what she said in…19 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayShortly before he was 16, Patrick was captured from the villa of his father, Calpurnius, by a group of Irish raiders who took him to Ireland and forced him into slavery. Six years…18 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School MealsAs the hon. Lady says, there will always be children who miss out. How do we bring them into the system? The Minister has, no doubt, listened to her question, and hopefully his…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayOf course I will. I knew the hon. Gentleman long before he became a Member. He and I have been friends for four or five years. We corresponded on an app regularly, I followed his…18 Mar 2025HANSARDCOP29What assessment has the Minister made of the COP29 commitment to tripling finance for developing countries from the previous goal of $100 billion to $300 billion a year by 2035,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School MealsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) for setting the scene and for delivering a debate that is so important…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI believe that when we look past the myths to the message of the man, few in this House would disagree that the holiday should be UK-wide, as indeed should all the national…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayNo, I cannot say that in the Chamber—it would be unfair. But I can say that I wish the hon. Gentleman’s wife many happy returns. I am sure that when the hon. Gentleman is here she…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI am not technically minded, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayYes, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Health Minister was there as well. I am very respectful of others who were there who I have not named, but I thank the hon. Gentleman for his…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayThe hon. Gentleman always brings wise words to any debate. I talked to him on Monday in Westminster Hall, when he got up and said that he had a few comments. I was greatly…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayYes, Madam Deputy Speaker.18 Mar 2025