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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Windsor framework is causing untold damage to businesses in Northern Ireland. It cost one of my local businesses £86 to bring a box of simple ties from GB to Northern Ireland because of the parcels border, and used farm machinery is now subject to EU import procedures, with some …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"The Secretary of State has claimed that she is listening. Does the hon. Member agree that she is certainly not listening to many of her Back Benchers, nor the 86 disability charities that have said this Bill will harm disabled people? We all know that reform is needed, but when …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Parental Leave Review

"Everyone will know that I want to see life-affirming laws restored to the United Kingdom. Therefore, underpinning the birth of a child with adequate parental leave is of the utmost importance, given the important needs before and after birth. Will the Minister confirm that the review will look at the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Hospitality Sector

"My hon. Friend is right that the hospitality sector is important to Northern Ireland. It is probably one of the most difficult sectors, with long hours, high costs and low margins. Does he agree that one of the most challenging things is the VAT disparity with the Republic of Ireland? …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and Reoffending

"Does the hon. Member agree that there is also a real problem with data collection, which means that the extent of the problem in our prison service is not known? We experience that problem in Northern Ireland, and I am sure it is the same across the United Kingdom...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Business Energy Supply Billing: Regulation

"Many businesses in Northern Ireland query their bills and recognise that they have been overcharged. It is dispute resolution access that is the problem: that is why many businesses come to us, as elected representatives, to resolve it. Does my hon. Friend agree that there needs to be better, clearer …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"One in 10 women in Northern Ireland is thought to have endometriosis, and the average wait time for diagnosis is an unacceptable nine and a half years. Does the Minister agree that there needs to be a UK-wide strategy that equips our NHS with endo-experienced surgeons, fertility experts, mental health …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"If criminal law does not work as a deterrent, why did late-term abortions increase in the State of Victoria and in New Zealand after decriminalisation? If we look at New Zealand in 2020, there was a 43% increase in late-term abortions between 20 weeks’ gestation and birth compared with 2019. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"I believe that both lives matter in every pregnancy—both the mum’s life and the child’s life. Abortion is often framed as a choice between the rights of the mother and of the child. I reject that framing, but today we are considering two amendments, new clause 1 and new clause …..."
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