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HANSARD Military Co-operation with IsraelIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Leicester South (Shockat Adam) for raising this issue. He and I have very different…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayWe might have different aspirations—one for unity, one for independence—but none the less the hon. Gentleman and I are good friends and have been for a long time, and will…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI am going to come on to that now—my hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have long marvelled at the way St Patrick made theology understandable for those who had no education, no…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayControversial already, Madam Deputy Speaker; my goodness. I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention and I will put forward the case that we should all be looking to be as one…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 HolidayIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to actually lead the Adjournment debate for a change, rather than just intervene in it. I thank Mr…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI go on the tube twice a week, and the disability seat in the carriage says “Not every disability is visible”. Bearing that in mind, those with severe mental health issues, such…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayYes, Madam Deputy Speaker.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthI thank the hon. Gentleman for filling in that gap. Hansard will pick up on the constituency and keep it right. The only reason the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI thought it was important that I should do so, although I wanted to do so anyway. The diaspora in England, Scotland and Wales is massive. It is not just in the NHS, as the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayWill the Minister give way?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 HolidayI could not have put it better. That was brilliant; well done. It is my firm belief that much good for the self-esteem of our young people comes from instilling in them national…18 Mar 2025HANSARD St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank HolidayI thank the hon. Member, who spoke to me beforehand and told me what he was going to say. As a Christian, like others in the Chamber, my thoughts and prayers are with the family.…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 2025HANSARD G7I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and his strong words, which are much appreciated. I welcome the reaffirmation of support for Ukraine contained in the statement as…17 Mar 2025HANSARDDisability Living AllowanceMy staff member, alongside me, does benefit applications, appeals and tribunals at least five days a week. She overturns 75% of applications in favour of the applicant, which…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI have been a Back Bencher all my parliamentary career; I have no wish to be anything other than a Back Bencher. I am very happy in the role that I play. The Government Back…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIs the hon. Lady aware of the pilot scheme introduced in Northern Ireland by the Education Minister, Paul Givan? In some schools, all the children’s mobile phones are placed in…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI welcome what the Minister says. Last week, some of us had the opportunity to attend an event where Jamie Oliver was present. He is dyslexic, and he made a point that I think we…17 Mar 2025