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HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) on securing this debate. He knows my links…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI thank the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) for securing this really important debate. When the covid-19 pandemic unfolded, it tested every part of our…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has done exactly the right thing by setting up the covid corruption commissioner. During the pandemic, there were those who saw it not as a moment…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyLike the hon. Gentleman, a constituent contacted me ahead of this debate and told me that, although many motorists act responsibly, there is an increasing problem with drivers…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailOur region, from our big cities to our small towns, is ambitious for our future. We are hungry to play our part in our country’s economic recovery and have been impatient for the…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI commend the Minister for bringing forward the first road safety strategy in more than a decade, alongside specific and measurable targets for cutting the number of deaths on our…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsSixty-six years ago this week, the last regular passenger train called at Middlewich railway station, drawing to a close 92 years of passenger rail travel from the town. A number…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillIt is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington), who made a fantastic speech. I do not think mine will be of quite the same…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI am absolutely staggered to hear the shadow Secretary of State talk about standard software testing practices as though someone is doing wrong by trying to penetrate systems and…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Billindicated dissent.06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I confess that I am not an expert on the IT of Gloucester city council, but I am sure the Minister has heard his intervention, and…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I recently met a group of care workers from Northwich who are here through the health and social care visa, and who are undertaking vital work with great commitment and some…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI thank the Minister for her statement and welcome her commitment to restoring fairness to the heart of the local government financial settlement, giving our councils the…17 Dec 2025HANSARD National Plan to End HomelessnessI thank the Minister for her commitment on this issue and on the child poverty strategy, which is not unrelated to this work. I welcome the strategy she has announced today as a…11 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Thousands of families are moving into new estates only to discover that basic infrastructure—roads, drains and sewers—remain in limbo, unadopted by public authorities. In Mid…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyI thank my right hon. Friend for her leadership and all her hard work in getting us to this point. The extent to which child poverty increased under the last Government, and the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDEU RelationsRecent efforts to secure UK participation in the EU’s Security Action for Europe initiative, which aims to strengthen defence capacity across the continent in response to…04 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsMay I welcome the additional £21.7 million per year announced today for the Cheshire and Warrington combined authority? I know my hon. Friend the Member for Chester North and…04 Dec 2025HANSARDEU Relations11. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.04 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillPerhaps I have misunderstood, but I am sure that the Minister has clarified that the standardised pay across the sector should be a floor, not a ceiling. Can the hon. Gentleman…01 Dec 2025