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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Support into WorkThe Government’s proposals to change benefits have a compound consequence for people wanting to stay in work. For example, the Department has said that 95,000 working-age…23 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyConsort Frozen Foods, which is based partly in Burgess Hill in my constituency, distribute ice creams across the UK. It does some distribution overseas as well, but I met its…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasI was very lucky last year, on the day after the general election was called, to celebrate my birthday at Albourne Estate, which is a vineyard that produces exceptional English…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCancer DiagnosesPart of a successful cancer journey is swift cancer treatment as well as swift diagnosis. My constituent Catherine was diagnosed last year with stage 3 breast cancer. She had a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Support: SchoolsMy constituent John Clifton chairs the West Sussex Parent Carer Forum. Last week John wrote to me and all West Sussex MPs outlining a number of the forum’s concerns, including the…16 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westMy hon. Friend makes a really good point. It is vital that when we look at per head of population funding, we think about the different factors that actually drive up the true…11 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about rurality, which is obviously a big issue in the south-west. It is also a serious issue in Sussex where we have things in common with…11 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) for bringing forward this important debate. We have been…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI have listened to the Minister’s statement and read the words, too, and nowhere can I see an explanation for why this decision has come now, 11 months after it was first…09 Jun 2025HANSARDPrisons: Rehabilitation18. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of rehabilitative programmes in prisons.03 Jun 2025HANSARDPrisons: RehabilitationDyslexia is vastly over-represented in the prison population. While 10% of the general population are dyslexic, it is thought that as many as half of all prisoners have dyslexia.…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseVal Upton is a pillar of the community in the village of Lindfield in my constituency. Among the many hats she wears in her village is her involvement in the Royal British Legion.…22 May 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for securing today’s debate. As hon. Members in the Chamber…21 May 2025HANSARDNight-time EconomyThe Hop Tub in Hurstpierpoint, the Hop Sun in Haywards Heath and the Brickworks in Burgess Hill are three fantastic microbreweries serving the constituents of Mid Sussex. Given…20 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) for bringing this vital debate. I rise to applaud the…20 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsWhat is the Minister’s assessment of the reserves that local authorities and adoption agencies have available to boost that funding?20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Defence and Security Agreement15. If he will make it his policy to negotiate a defence and security agreement with the EU.19 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Defence and Security AgreementI welcome the news that the UK is deepening defence ties with the European Union, including participation in the €150 billion Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, defence fund.…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I thank the Secretary of State for giving way; he is very kind. I was interested, when he was talking about the impacts of mental health on society at large, whether he has given…19 May 2025HANSARD Carer’s LeaveIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Stringer. It is also a great pleasure to speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats in this debate, given that it has…14 May 2025