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HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDDoes my hon. Friend agree that Labour needs to wake up? This scheme could put our personal data at risk, while costing taxpayers billions and doing little to restore public trust…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Members for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and for Liverpool Wavertree (Paula Barker) for securing the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeWill the hon. Member give way?15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this debate. With severe attention deficit…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeOn a point of order, Ms McVey. May I just correct the record? I think you may have called me by the wrong name when I intervened.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeDoes the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) agree that knife crime is not increasing just in towns and cities and that we desperately need more funding for community…15 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportWill the Minister give way? It will take 10 seconds.15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportWill the Minister give way?15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportAlthough it is great to see so many Members here to debate this issue, it shows how dire things are in the SEND system. Somerset is one of the 40 lowest-funded education…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportWith my ten-minute rule Bill, I have given the Minister good ideas to take forward. Will she look at including them in the White Paper?15 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI have said this before, but so many constituents from Yeovil—some as young as 11—have told me that they are so frustrated that Britain is not doing more. Will the Minister…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNeurodivergence (Screening and Teacher Training)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about screening for neurodivergence in children at primary school; to make provision about teacher training…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceDoes the Minister agree that we need to take stronger steps to deter Putin? That starts with seizing billions in frozen Russian assets across the UK and using them to support…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentDoes my hon. Friend agree that the challenges neurodiverse people face with employment often start at school, and that we need universal screening for neurodivergence, alongside…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI wish to speak in favour of amendments 12, 13 and 17, and Liberal Democrat new clauses 2, 3, 6 and 7. The Bill has been an absolute shambles from the start; there was no…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend and neighbour. We will see a huge impact from ICBs having to make a 50% cut. We are already seeing the impact in Yeovil, as hon. Members…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Waterloo-Reading Line: Class 701 TrainsMany feel that the railway services in Yeovil are not good enough. Does my hon. Friend agree that in rural areas we need to replace the old trains that we rely on, some of which…01 Jul 2025HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingI have spoken to people who found out in prison that they have neurodiverse conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which I also have. If they had been…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Waterloo-Reading Line: Class 701 TrainsWill the Minister and the Government agree that it is vital to try to get more electric trains across the south-west? After meeting with the railways, I know they are concerned…01 Jul 2025HANSARDNational Armaments DirectorWill my hon. Friend join me in urging the Government to award the New Medium Helicopter contract to Leonardo UK in Yeovil, and to reassure us that a “defence dividend” will…25 Jun 2025