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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI will keep my comments brief as I do not want to repeat what was said on Second Reading. Labour does not oppose the Bill as it is a necessary step to ensuring that governance in…10 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillI feel an enormous sense of déjà vu as I stand here once again to speak about Northern Ireland. As was mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), the shadow…10 May 2023HANSARDSchool FundingOn his visit to Belfast last month, the Prime Minister expressed the view that integrated education should be “the norm, rather than the exception”. However, the current strategy…10 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI welcome these changes, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant) on the urgent question, but these changes relate to the grassroots. We know…02 May 2023HANSARDDraft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I thank the Minister for bringing the regulations forward and I shall keep my remarks short. This statutory instrument is…02 May 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that transparency is the key to all good governance and that, without knowing the impact of leaving the European Union, we will never be able to…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Earlier this week, the Secretary of State said that she likes information and facts, so here are a few statistics for her: the Dogs Trust alone has cared for 250,000 illegally…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25th AnniversaryIt gives me great pleasure to wind up this debate for the official Opposition as a Labour MP, as we acknowledge the Belfast/Good Friday agreement—one of the greatest achievements…30 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewBaroness Casey’s finding of a “boys’ club” is sadly not a surprise to many of us—and let us not pretend that that culture is purely confined to WhatsApp groups in the Metropolitan…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. When the Chancellor chaired the Health and Social Care Committee, the British Medical Association told him that pension reforms just for doctors would be a fraction of the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe Prime Minister stood at the Dispatch Box last week and committed that the Government “will remain a member of the ECHR” —[ Official Report , 27 February 2023; Vol. 728, c.…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State should know that I am the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for access to medical cannabis under prescription, for children with intractable…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.07 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 594390, relating to prescription charges for people aged 60 or over. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverI thank Members for participating in the debate and the Minister for his response. I am sure that the people I have met will not be reassured by that response, but it is…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPrescription Charges: People Aged 60 or OverI thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. It is, indeed, a huge concern that people with multiple health problems are facing extra difficulties in accessing prescriptions and…06 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersMy huge thanks go to my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for bringing this important subject to the Chamber and to national prominence—her role in this has…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), a good friend, for securing this debate and congratulate her on doing so. It has been a great week; the right…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is not often that I agree with the hon. Member, but sunlight, transparency and asking those questions are the best things. I find it hard to believe that there have been such a…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his contribution, because he is right that Noel Mooney, the chief exec of the Football Association of Wales, did say last night that the…02 Mar 2023