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HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundIn Mid Sussex, Beacon House provides help to so many children. It was led to believe that only a small minority of families were eligible for continued ASGSF funding, but it…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesI have no knowledge about the workings of Bradford council, being a Sussex MP, but in my experience—and I should declare an interest in that I am a district councillor in Mid…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesI thank the hon. Member for giving way, and for the case she is setting out. This is something that I have experienced with residents in Mid Sussex over a number of years,…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsI thank the hon. Member for his excellent advocacy for Hugh’s law since his election to Parliament. I wholeheartedly agree with the campaign. Two families wrote to me in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: InequalitiesMy constituent Ben has spent two decades working as a nurse. He tells me that his paramedic and midwife colleagues received automatic pay band increases post qualification while…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesI have done exactly that. I sent out a street letter and flushed out all sorts of problems with new build estates. Problems with management companies sometimes come up in those…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessA constituent with mobility issues recently wrote to me about his concerns about Wivelsfield station in Burgess Hill. It was part of the Access for All scheme, but the money for…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformCulture matters. Those who have been victims of the carers’ overpayment scandal describe the culture at the DWP as spirit-crushing, but the culture of the Government matters too.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School MealsMy hon. Friend makes a point that I want to draw out. Gattons infant school in Burgess Hill in my constituency is paid £2.53 per meal, but the caterers charge it £3.15 per meal,…18 Mar 2025HANSARD G7On 25 February, the Foreign Secretary told me in this Chamber that he was minded to “move from freezing assets to seizing assets.” —[ Official Report , 25 February 2025; Vol. 762,…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe community equipment services sector, with its organisations such as Millbrook, which serves constituents in my constituency, plays a vital role in working with local…13 Mar 2025HANSARDYoung Carers: Educational OpportunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Harlow (Chris Vince) for securing this important debate. It is fair to say that he has…13 Mar 2025HANSARDYoung Carers: Educational OpportunitiesIt struck me as the hon. Member was speaking that an advantage of the proposal is that it would incentivise schools to identify carers. One of the problems we have spoken about…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateThe Secretary of State’s NHS shake-up is well under way. Many Members would agree that the NHS used to be the envy of the world, but years of Conservative failure have left…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSmall Business SupportMany families are supported by the work of my constituents, Alison and Kevin, who run a small care business. They tell me that they already operate on tight margins in a sector…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Community TheatreMy concern is that, in west Sussex, we are on the fast track for local government reorganisation, and without a quick resolution to how we fund social care, many of the community…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesOn the section 106 moneys being returned to the developer, this week I had a meeting with Southern Water and then a meeting with a significant regional house builder in the…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Community TheatreDoes my hon. Friend agree that had previous Conservative Governments valued community theatres such as Clair Hall and the Martlets Hall in Mid Sussex, my constituents would still…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCrown Court BacklogThe backlog in our criminal justice system means that offenders in my constituency are free to commit crime while waiting for the judicial process. I met Sussex police and…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 10, which would make carer’s leave a paid right. We have an opportunity to give carers in employment a fair deal right across the country,…11 Mar 2025