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HANSARD Gambling HarmsI agree that the time to act is now—we need stronger regulations and stronger presence of the health system in our response.05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI agree with my hon. Friend that gambling companies are often preying on the most vulnerable in our society; those with the least and the most to lose. I wholeheartedly agree that…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI agree with my hon. Friend and will come on to the statutory levy in a moment. It is particularly important that that fund is used not just for treatment, but for prevention; I…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I wholeheartedly agree. Many European countries, as well as Australia, have put forward much stronger restrictions on gambling…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI beg to move, That this House has considered gambling harms. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner—your premier chairmanship, I might add. I want to begin…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend that a population approach is appropriate in this case, particularly considering the number of people that are harmed and the NHS’s…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsThat is a concern. We might need another debate to talk about the effect of online games on children. I welcome the Minister’s comments and thank her for the work she has been…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI start this winding-up speech by paying tribute to Liz and Charles from Gambling with Lives, who have done so much to support measures to protect people who are suffering from…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and I support her call. It is very concerning that those sites are concentrated around the most deprived areas in our society—arguably,…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsYes, I agree that it is important that prevention should work across the piece, but I think it is more important to reduce the ubiquity of advertising that our young people are…05 Feb 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities and Long-term Health Conditions: Work Support18. What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into work.03 Feb 2025HANSARDPeople with Disabilities and Long-term Health Conditions: Work SupportAs we all know, the last Government were far too quick to write off people who wanted to work but who had health conditions or were suffering with disabilities. Many people in…03 Feb 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)Does the hon. Member agree that the tobacco market’s estimates are not unbiased? It has form in exaggerating the scale of the illicit tobacco market in the UK.30 Jan 2025HANSARDYouth Justice System16. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in preventing reoffending.28 Jan 2025HANSARDYouth Justice SystemLast week, tragically, 12-year-old Leo Ross was stabbed to death in Birmingham as he was returning home from school. His 14-year-old killer had been arrested several times for…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your premier chairmanship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for calling this important debate and for…21 Jan 2025HANSARD PlaygroundsI completely agree that the lack of funding for local authority playgrounds over the last 14 years has been catastrophic. In my constituency, we have had to rely on central…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative Arts EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for organising the debate. I am sure we can all agree…18 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for introducing this debate. He is talking about the democratic deficit; is it not right that the Northern Ireland Assembly will be debating…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThe hon. and learned Member talks about the Good Friday agreement. Why does his Bill not guarantee that the institutions of the agreement have powers, and why is he happy to put…06 Dec 2024