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HANSARDFinance BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. That is what my small and medium-sized enterprises tell me—and, I believe, everyone else on the Opposition Benches—about that. Ultimately,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI commend and thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for setting the scene so well, and for his passion for this subject. In all the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDDiocese of JerusalemA year and a half ago, I met the Archbishop of Jerusalem. He outlined some of the things the Church was doing on education, jobs, and opportunities for young people to do…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the past two months, there have been an increasing number of attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the Lubero territory, 70 Christians, including women, children…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Women’s HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore) for leading the debate and setting the scene incredibly…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryThere are many things we have to address in this debate, one of which is the atrocities that the Russian forces carried out against Ukrainians where they butchered, maimed, raped,…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI thank the Minister for her answers to the urgent question. The BBC has publicly funded status and therefore has an obligation to report impartially, but that has been called…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Child Maintenance Servicerose —26 Feb 2025HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI thank the Minister. I expect that we will have a positive response from him to the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) and all the queries, because that…26 Feb 2025HANSARDIndependent Reporting Commission: Seventh Annual ReportI want all paramilitaries off our streets for good, and I also want to see justice done for their victims. That is why I cannot quite understand why the Dublin Government are…26 Feb 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 ReportI thank the Deputy Prime Minister for her statement, and for the update on phase 2. I think we are all encouraged by her commitment to ensure that those responsible are held…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresThis is a very important subject for the hon. Gentleman and for me as well. We have lost 11 banks in my constituency. They put forward the idea of banking hubs; well, we have got…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) on setting the scene. I wish to give, as I always…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) on introducing the…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street Rental AuctionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank the hon. Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing today’s debate. She has been extremely busy…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this matter. I spoke to him before the debate. I would love to say that things are better in Northern Ireland, but they are not…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Future Skills Programmes: UniversitiesI commend the right hon. Member for bringing forward the debate. I was saying beforehand that Queen’s University in Belfast is already doing this. It runs these online skills…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right—of course he is—about making sure that high streets are safe and secure. We have had a number of knife threats in shops in Newtownards, and…26 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportEverybody brings a personal story to this place, and the hon. Lady has brought a very personal story. It is obvious to all of us here that the hon. Lady is a compassionate MP and…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate forward. He is absolutely right to refer to the importance of the Groceries Code Adjudicator. In my constituency of…25 Feb 2025