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HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs AssessmentsLocal authority resources are a big driver of some challenges in the SEND system, but it is clear to anyone working in it that a systemic under-prioritisation of children’s…11 Feb 2025HANSARDBiomass GenerationThe last Government’s deal with Drax was not just shocking value for taxpayers, leaving us all on the hook for subsidising sky-high profits during a cost of living crisis, but bad…10 Feb 2025HANSARDMetal Recycling: RegulationSix times in the past 12 months, Hitchin has had to endure repeated fires in industrial estates often triggered by lithium-ion batteries. It is clear that we need much tougher…06 Feb 2025HANSARDMetal Recycling: Regulation10. What steps he is taking to improve the regulation of metal recycling businesses.06 Feb 2025HANSARD Children in CareMy hon. Friend is giving a moving account of the structural factors that underpin the rise in personal trauma that has led to more children in the care system. Those placed in the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK has a fantastic £26 billion clean tech sector, leading the way in innovation and carbon reduction for everything from clean power to sustainable agriculture. However, all…04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I welcome the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes). He has not just secured this debate,…04 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionIn spite of the broken state of SEND provision in my constituency and across the country, I have had the real privilege of meeting some schools that are going above and beyond to…03 Feb 2025HANSARDMaternity and Paternity PayThe Government’s upcoming review of parental leave entitlement is really important as the UK currently has among the worst paternity leave in Europe. Recent research by the Joseph…03 Feb 2025HANSARDMaternity and Paternity Pay9. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of levels of maternity and paternity pay.03 Feb 2025HANSARD Avian InfluenzaI thank the Government for their strong and fast response, which I know will be a big reassurance for lots of the farming communities impacted. May I ask the Minister to provide a…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Welfare CapMy hon. Friend is doing a compelling job of setting out the damning state of the welfare system we inherited when we took charge. Does she agree that investment in the NHS, so…29 Jan 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe tragic reality for many women who suffer domestic abuse and then have to go through family court proceedings on top of it is that the presumption of parental contact provides…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansI congratulate the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) on securing this important debate. When a child lacks, for a single day, the support that they need to thrive at…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI welcome the regulations, which are as important as they are long overdue. I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for the zeal she has brought to her role in ensuring that after…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Environmental ProtectionAbsolutely. It will be important to establish close collaboration to ensure that the scheme is as effective as possible. There is a reason the Food & Drink Federation supports the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseRight across my constituency, there is plenty of support for this Government’s ambition to do far better when it comes to transitioning to clean, green renewable energy. However,…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateThe dire state that the last Government left the NHS in was all too apparent, tragically, to many of my constituents who needed it last winter. My 85-year-old constituent admitted…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRural CrimeRight across the towns and villages I represent, people have seen, as the rural policing presence has declined, predictable increases in shoplifting, antisocial behaviour, farm…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsSome aspects of how Ofcom has said it will take these matters forward are to be welcomed, but I absolutely agree with the underlying sentiment of the hon. Lady’s comment.…13 Jan 2025