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HANSARDEngagementsForty three years ago I, like many others, was ordered to serve in Northern Ireland to keep the peace while terrorists were attacking and killing civilians in Northern Ireland.…22 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersDoes my hon. Friend recall, as I do, it being drilled into our heads that a 7.62 round would travel through two levels of brick and kill something on the other side? That often…20 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, and to have served under Mrs Moon’s. I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer)…20 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersI agree. The other day, I made the point that I have an Operational Service Medal for Rhodesia, as it was then, and a General Service Medal with a clasp for Northern Ireland. I…20 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of VeteransI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, and I apologise that I came in when the Minister was already on his feet. I served in Northern Ireland and in what was then Rhodesia. I received…16 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of VeteransI recognise that I arrived slightly late, but I wondered—16 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of Veteransrose—16 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s Funeral FundI mean my hon. Friend no criticism, because I am a huge supporter of his—I think he is doing a great job, as is the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend…01 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s Funeral FundWhile the hon. Lady gets her breath back, can I just say that many Conservative Members absolutely and totally support her? We think that she has been marvellous in running this…01 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s Funeral FundWill the hon. Lady give way?01 May 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI commend my right hon. Friend for his statement and for raising the reality, which is clear to us all, that these attacks were planned to have the maximum effect on the single…23 Apr 2019HANSARD HousingI want to take my hon. Friend to one particular issue. One of the big problems we have had is that the building regulations are set against a new type of homes—prefab homes made…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)Following the intervention the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes), a fact that I find most harrowing is that aid lorries are now being turned away from the Venezuelan…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. It is always worth hearing him on these subjects. I would simply point out that it is not all sweetness and light. For example,…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I just want to clear up something that I heard my hon. and learned Friend say. I think I heard him say at the Dispatch Box that it was wholly feasible that the Government may…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend confirm that at all stages we will continue to oppose the Bill and that the Government oppose any amendments in process? Does she not agree that there is…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on producing something that clearly binds all parts of the House together. There is much to be welcomed. I want to make two quick…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill my right hon. Friend give way?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIf it is urgent, I will give way; then I will conclude.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am genuinely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, and I hesitate to correct him, but if he thinks back to what he has just said, he will see that he has made a comparison that…03 Apr 2019