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HANSARDBullying in SchoolsI congratulate my hon. Friend for all her work tackling bullying. So many constituents write to me about the problems their children are experiencing. How are the behaviour hubs…17 Jul 2023HANSARDBullying in Schools8. What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle bullying in schools.17 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportAs a former Leader of the House, and having both spoken for and voted for the report by the Privileges Committee, which the House did commission, I am afraid that I do not accept…10 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI completely agree with my hon. Friend that the prestige of working in early years, and indeed childcare, has sometimes not been what it should be. In any society, our babies are…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI congratulate the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) on his contribution to the amazing…05 Jul 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillWhen I was Leader of the House of Commons, between 2017 and 2019, I received so many representations personally from people who made the case that there are now so few holocaust…28 Jun 2023HANSARDChildcare Reform PackageI congratulate my hon. Friend on such an excellent statement today—I think the shadow Minister needs to read it, because he clearly did not listen to it. My hon. Friend has…28 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMay I start by sending my condolences to my fellow Treasury Committee member, the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh)? Her sister will be greatly missed by…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe hon. Gentleman raises an extremely important issue. He will know that huge efforts are being made to clamp down on financial fraud. It has been an insoluble issue over many…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillJust to clarify, will the Minister include in her assessment a simplification of the cliff edges that the Chair of the Treasury Committee raised? We have taken quite a lot of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillLet me add that we want to see real examples of simplification, as the tax code is so incredibly long and confusing. Just today, I was talking to people from some businesses that…20 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Having helped Ukrainian guests to get childcare support and then get into work, I was delighted when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State changed the rules so that…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonThe motion before the House today is of the utmost importance. Yes, it is about the behaviour of a Member, but there is also a huge degree of controversy about the process and the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I congratulate the Government on their determination to bring forward the roll-out of electronic patient records for everyone in England. Can my right hon. Friend confirm that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDog-loving constituents of mine have expressed concerns about a potential ban on e-collars. They say that in Wales, where e-collars are banned, attacks on sheep have increased…25 May 2023HANSARDSerious Fraud Office Reviews9. What progress the Government has made on the implementation of the recommendations of the reviews of the Serious Fraud Office by Sir David Calvert-Smith and Brian Altman KC.25 May 2023HANSARDSerious Fraud Office ReviewsThe husband of a constituent of mine was a powerful and strong professional footballer, and was defrauded of all his life’s savings and investments in a huge, organised,…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI send my love and best wishes to the family of our good friend Karen. She will be greatly missed. My right hon. Friend will recall that, back in 2018, both Houses voted to decant…25 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI apologise to the House for being late to the debate; I was in a Select Committee meeting. I want to put on the record how, as somebody who did vote to leave the European Union…24 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend will recognise that, to keep costs down, to get electricity to the places where it is needed and to avoid us having to pay offshore wind producers to switch…09 May 2023