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HANSARDPeriod PovertyLast year, NHS England announced that it would offer period products to every hospital patient who needs them, and the Home Office announced plans to change the law to provide…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPeriod PovertyThe hon. Lady makes an absolutely essential point. The tampon tax fund has dealt with a number of these points; it was established in 2015 to allocate funds generated from VAT on…11 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is an honour to close this debate, and I thank every Member who has attended to raise issues, highlight successes and reflect how much women have contributed and will continue…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. She is right; it is already law and we need to enforce it to ensure that it absolutely happens. The Government continue to show…05 Mar 2020HANSARDMLAs’ SalariesI echo the sentiments about colleagues who are leaving, in particular my fellow Northern Ireland Affairs Committee member, the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey), who has stood…30 Oct 2019HANSARDMLAs’ Salaries2. What plans the Government have to make a further decision on the salaries paid to Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.30 Oct 2019HANSARDPolice Officer Numbers: SussexI thank the Home Secretary for her answer. Will she join me in welcoming the announcement from Sussex police that they intend to use their extra funding to reintroduce PCSOs…28 Oct 2019HANSARDPolice Officer Numbers: Sussex13. What steps she is taking to increase the number of police officers in Sussex.28 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI thank the shadow Chancellor for giving way. It is very generous of him. The Labour party’s policy of a four-day week will reduce the earnings of the poorest workers in the…24 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Restoring DevolutionGiven the absence of an Assembly and Executive, the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill has to be passed in this place, and it will have its Second Reading in…21 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. What steps are being taken to protect veterans who served in Northern Ireland?21 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)The hon. Lady may not be aware of many of the sensitive issues in Northern Ireland, but Church groups have been talked to particularly around historical institutional abuse. Many…16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)Will the hon. Lady give way?16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)rose —16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)Will the hon. Lady give way?16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)This is a case not just of dismissing devolution but of pretending to speak on behalf of the women of Northern Ireland. In the Belfast Telegraph just a few days ago, polling…16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)rose —16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)When the issue of historical institutional abuse was raised during debate on the Bill that became the Act, the Secretary of State promised that there would be legislation, and it…16 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI trained in the bursary system and lived on a pittance each month. It is this Government who have introduced degree nurse apprenticeships whereby student nurses earn while they…14 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUThree million tonnes of the Republic of Ireland’s goods travel to and from the EU via the UK land bridge, and without a deal they will be liable for customs checks, tariffs and…08 Oct 2019