The House felt empty all day, with a series of Urgent Questions (UQs) and a Statement on N Ireland taking up most of the time. Some Government SIs ended the day. Following Education Questions I sat in on two of the UQs. The first was on a new and contentious policy requiring rape victims to give police access to their phones and social media accounts. This would not be mandatory, but it's been suggested there's a risk that rape cases might be dropped if full disclosure is not given. This really is a difficult one because rape is a truly heinous crime, but so too is wrongly convicting an alleged rapist, whose reputation is then ruined for life. I asked the minister who would decide what was relevant information and how could a victim be assured that the police would not trawl through their private lives. I did not receive a satisfactory answer because I suspect there isn't one. It'll be trial and error initially, with some victims refusing to come forward for fear of having their lives forensically examined. I totally get that, and it is concerning. But, as I've said, so too is wrongly convicting an innocent person. The next UQ was on HS2, a disastrous policy which we the Conservatives unwisely adopted after it had been dangled as an election carrot by Labour under Blair. It was unaffordable then, and is now. Why don't we invest in the lines we have, I asked the junior minister, who was struggling to break free from her script. And, if we need more capacity, let's put new lines down next to existing ones. I could not let this opportunity go without adding that Dorset needs money for rail investment, too! Next up was the NI Statement by Karen Bradley. Following the sickening killing of journalist Lyra McKee, there has been a coming-together of the various political Parties, but much more needs to be done. Ms Bradley told the House that formal talks to restore the Executive would begin on 7 May. Again, I caught the Speaker's eye, and asked whether Ms Bradley would tell the PM not to bring back her dreadful Withdrawal Deal as the Backstop risked the integrity of the UK and in doing so NI. She replied this was above her pay grade. Oh, dear! Back to my office where there was plenty of constituency work to be getting on with.