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HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillDoes the Minister share my concern and confusion about the comments made by the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart)? I was not sure if he was supporting…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillAs you know, Madam Chair, I have been urging successive Governments for over a decade to back the British steel industry, so it is genuinely a pleasure to be here today as the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWill the Minister give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe Minister is being very generous with his time. I want to take him back to the issue of Speciality Steel, because this is not just about the business itself—it is also about…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataWill the right hon. Lady give way?01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataCan the Minister give clarity on whether the Government will also accept the 20 recommendations made by the IICSA inquiry?01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI thank the hon. Member for the reasoned caveats that he lays out, but in the case of Rotherham, the gangs that were grooming and abusing young children in my constituency were…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataDoes the hon. Member share my frustration that the petition did not include victims and survivors? I know from my experience that the vast majority are white British girls, but a…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for referring to the Jay report on Rotherham. She will be aware that the frontline staff were gathering that data; management and the upper…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillSpecifically on the single patient record, the explanatory notes say that it will “allow patient information to be shared with patients and their relevant health and social care…01 Jun 2026HANSARDGulf ConflictLebanon’s humanitarian flash fund secured less than a third of the money that was required. Some 20% of the Lebanese population is currently displaced, and 40,000 housing units…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThere are 61 conflicts raging around the world, and I have never known international diplomatic relationships to be more fractured. The FCDO is pushing through 40% cuts of aid and…20 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI welcome this Bill and this Government’s laser focus on supporting victims and survivors, which has been lacking in our courts system for a very long time. I hear what the…25 Mar 2026HANSARD International DevelopmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope that my voice will last—the Foreign Secretary might get off lightly. This was meant to be a statement about the 40% cuts that the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting a debate on this topic, which takes place at such a crucial time for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. I also…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the hon. Member for his kind words and for expressing that sentiment. Of course, faith communities do so much internationally, because it is the right thing to do, but…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. Polio is one of the success stories to show what can happen when countries work together, and we have almost completely eradicated…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI thank the right hon. Member, my fellow Committee member, and I share his sentiment. For those who do not know, BII is our development bank. The FCDO is its sole stakeholder, and…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, we have FCDO and trade staff working together to support the work that he and many others are doing. Trade is fantastic—it is…04 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The only way that I am aware of co-operatives starting is by groups of local people coming together. That is what FCDO and ODA money is…04 Mar 2026