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HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate. On the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) about the additional costs hitting Age UK, in West Sussex…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformI would appreciate it if the Secretary of State could unpack a phrase in his statement. He said: “Where we can treat working people faster, we will”. That phrase is ripe for…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Hospice FundingSome weeks before the Budget, I visited both St Catherine’s hospice and St Peter and St James hospice, which serve my constituents. I had not expected how quiet and empty those…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In today’s urgent question, the Minister for Secondary Care, the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth), said that the Government…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Service AccommodationSome 40 years ago, I was growing up in army accommodation, because my dad was serving in the Royal Signals. Even then, I remember my parents talking about the problems that they…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessAt the start of this week, 300 patients were ready to go home from my local NHS hospital trust in Sussex. That bears out the statistic in Lord Darzi’s report that 13% of patients…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Gatwick Airspace Modernisation ReviewAs the Member for Mid Sussex, I have been concerned for some time about potential expansion at Gatwick airport, in particular bringing the emergency runway into commercial use.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportAt a time when public confidence in politicians is so low, has the Secretary of State made an assessment of whether overruling the ombudsman’s decision at a stroke will undermine…17 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionI thank the Minister for the time he made available to me at one of his surgery appointments recently and welcome the announcement of something that we discussed then: the ending…16 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDOn that point about young carers, does my hon. Friend agree that, at the moment, schools struggle to recognise how many young carers are on their rolls? Does she think that the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI thank the Minister for her response. So much could be said about special educational needs across the country and in my constituency of Mid Sussex. The Minister mentioned how we…12 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I am sure that the Secretary of State agrees that creating high-value jobs in science and technology is important. In local business, our local plan gives us the opportunity…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Mid Sussex district council has a local plan, and it is well advanced in making its next local plan,…12 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewAs has been said today, it is almost extraordinary now, in 2024, to think that for so long the UK armed forces upheld a ban on LGBT+ personnel. The ban allowed for the legal…12 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghI am incredibly concerned about the news that funding for organisations that co-ordinate multi-agency responses in the event of emergency, such as the Sussex resilience forum, is…10 Dec 2024HANSARDRare Autoimmune Rheumatic DiseasesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this debate on a subject that all too often…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring the recent debate on the infected blood compensation scheme, the Government made promising indications regarding boosting engagement with affected groups. Victims and their…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe Minister rightly mentions the need for more sustainable land management, but is it not the case that the changes to APR will actually undermine the sustainable land management…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI would like to make progress. Around 18,000 private social care providers operate in the UK. We must help them to help those in need, and we cannot afford to put up more barriers…03 Dec 2024