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HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerThe hon. Member makes a valid point. I asked a question of the Northern Ireland Office on 12 December about the appointment, and the answer I got was: “We will set out steps for…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerTo clarify, the hon. Gentleman means a veteran—that is the point that has been made very vocally by the veterans community. The third point in the annexe was: “Initiate a review…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Veterans CommissionerI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, in this…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Business ConfidenceI thank the Minister for that point, which goes back to my contribution. This is about seeing what the Government can do in the next few weeks to give small businesses in my…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsThe Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee, the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), referred to levelling-up funds. Is the Secretary of State aware that commitments to…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Sepsis AwarenessI thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for moving the motion and for speaking about not just the political side but the personal side of this debate, through the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Since the signing of the Belfast agreement in 1998, more people in Northern Ireland have now sadly lost their lives to suicide than those who were killed during the 30 years…09 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI thank the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this debate. I want to bring up a specific Northern Ireland and constituency-based concern. When the addition…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityAs a past president of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster I think the hon. Gentleman’s point is very apt. At this moment across the UK, 95% of farmers under 40 say that mental…08 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance OverpaymentsThe Minister has referred to the army of carers that we have across the country, but we also have an army of unpaid carers who are being deterred from applying for carer’s…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationChapter 5 of Lord Darzi’s report is about where and how the money should be spent. I know from previous experience that there is a lot of money that can be spent in the national…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Rural Bus ServicesI thank the hon. Member for that point and for bringing this debate to Westminster Hall. Where rural areas in Northern Ireland do not have a central bus connection or even a bus…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPatrick Finucane MurderWill the Secretary of State clarify that he has now ended any opportunity for the families and loved ones who still held out hope that there would be an inquiry into the death and…11 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI can assure the shadow Minister that I do not think it is a good idea. On the point that she and others have raised about no assessment having been done, I represent Northern…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel Paymentrose —10 Sept 2024HANSARD MedicinesI thank the Minister for bringing this statutory instrument to the House. As I think all hon. Members have said, naloxone has proven itself time and again to be the lifesaving…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressThe Secretary of State knows that 26 postmasters in Northern Ireland were wrongly convicted. I thank him for his work with the Northern Ireland Executive to bring forward the…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Rail and Road Connectivity: Northern LincolnshireI support the subject of the hon. Lady’s debate. She mentioned the United Kingdom; it is important that we look at the connectivity of the entire United Kingdom. In the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDInward InvestmentThe Minister has expressed the importance of life sciences. Can I seek her assurance that Northern Ireland is part of that trade mission as well, especially as it relates to my…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingThe hon. Member talks about sheep farmers in Northern Ireland looking enviously on at beef farmers in Northern Ireland, but he will be aware that they also get to look across the…04 Sept 2024