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HANSARDFur: Import and SaleIt is helpful to hear the Minister outline the progress so far. Given yesterday’s SPS statement, could she clarify that fur and fur products will not form part of the negotiations…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleThank you again for your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. It has been a pleasure to serve under you. This has been a very coherent and cohesive debate; I am not aware that there have…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse (Pets)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the application of non-molestation orders and occupation orders to behaviour relating to pets; to amend…10 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Alec. I welcome the Minister to her place; it is great to see her. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North…09 Mar 2026HANSARDFamily FarmsAs you will be aware, Mr Speaker, the Welsh Affairs Committee recently published its report on farming in Wales. We welcome the Government’s reforms to inheritance tax, but call…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsThe hon. Member is quite right; we are always better together. As a Gaelic colleague, I welcome him to this debate today and I look forward to his contributions later on. St David…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI beg to move, That this House has considered St David’s Day and Welsh affairs. It is a real privilege to open this debate as we come together to mark St David’s day and discuss…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsIt has been an honour to open and close this debate. I thank everybody who made a contribution. I will not go through the list as the Secretary of State just did that admirably,…26 Feb 2026HANSARD Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Report 2024The Minister says there are not alternatives, but there are. The forced swim test is a classic, as is the LD50. These need to be phased out; we do not need them any more. I gently…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Report 2024It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Sir John. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) for…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Animal Rescue CentresMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This is about consistency, levelling up and ensuring that across the UK we are all operating to those standards, so I thank him for that…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Animal Rescue CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing the debate. I was…26 Jan 2026HANSARDMinority Language BroadcastingThe Welsh Affairs Committee took evidence from the chief executive officer and chair of S4C last week, and it was good to hear their plans for the future. What discussions has the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for introducing these important petitions, because…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksThe Minister has explained what has happened in the past and what is happening now, but we are interested in the future. We need legislation, and we need it before 5 November this…19 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. and gallant Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) for securing this important debate. I pay…14 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAbsolutely; the hon. Member makes a point that I am going to come on to later. Welsh farms are typically smaller than those in England, with 55% being less than 20 hectares, and…12 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak on schedule 12. I greatly welcome the Government’s changes to the proposed agricultural property relief and business property relief thresholds. As Chair of the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: Belfast AgreementI thank the Secretary of State for that response. The Good Friday agreement was indeed a proud legacy of the last Labour Government, so does he agree that the reckless approach…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: Belfast Agreement3. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s membership of the European convention on human rights on the Belfast agreement.07 Jan 2026