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HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesFurther to that point about our new-found freedom, many of my constituents voted to leave the European Union in order to enhance our animal welfare standards. Does the hon.…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesDoes the hon. Member agree that as the UK continues to be gripped by the cost of living crisis, it is really important that retailers—especially ones that pride themselves on…20 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillAs the Secretary of State knows, I have long campaigned against the badger culls, so the idea that gene editing may improve disease resistance in livestock is something that I…15 Jun 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesOn that point, will the right hon. Gentleman take this opportunity to congratulate the Little Princess Trust, which takes donations of hair to create wigs for children? Quite…26 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI am grateful to Mr Speaker for his comments at the start of the statement. I appreciate that with Chorley in the play-offs, he has a deep interest in the future of football. With…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. At the start of the statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, I was able to pay…25 Apr 2022HANSARDProposed Lidsing Garden Village DevelopmentCapstone Valley and its surrounding areas, which sit between my constituency and that of my hon. Friend for Gillingham & Rainham (Rehman Chishti), is under constant threat of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI thank the officials in the Portcullis House hub who are providing helpful advice to constituents. We have been advised to get people to Rzeszów in Poland for biometric testing…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSeals (Protection)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to make the intentional or reckless disturbance or harassment of seals an…09 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI, too, congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important and very well attended debate. Will he join me in thanking and congratulating the local authorities across this…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementI do not remember the first time I met Jack, but that is probably because when I did, I walked away feeling like I had known him forever. He was gentle, sweet and naturally…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Prescribing: EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. I am not sure if he was aware, but I was the world’s first Minister for loneliness. We produced a strategy to tackle…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballThe Minister will be aware that the Home Office has tabled an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is in the House of Lords, to extend the scope of…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballI do not often blush, but the hon. Gentleman is making me do so. It is very kind of him to say that. It is legendary that I ended up in his constituency because I did not…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Women’s FootballIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) on securing this important debate on…26 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) on securing the urgent question and pay tribute to her Derbyshire colleagues, some of whom are unable to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Fear not, Secretary of State and Minister—the voice of the modern Conservative is bringing up the rear of the debate. May I start by paying tribute to the newest member of the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005: ReviewWhile taking evidence from fans during the football review, I was struck by their unprompted concern about the amount of gambling-related content in football. I appreciate that…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy constituency may be landlocked but I grew up on the Kent coast, where many of those who cross the channel land, and I continue to donate to the RNLI, as do many of my…07 Dec 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMr Speaker, I recognise that it is quite unique for the chair of a Government review also to be a sitting Member of Parliament and do not intend to abuse that position by—you…25 Nov 2021