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HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryI want to place on the record the fact that a month ago I made my first visit to Belfast. I had an incredible time meeting Members of the Assembly at Stormont, and going to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDBlue Belt ProgrammeI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Deputy Foreign Secretary will be aware that over 90% of the UK’s biodiversity is within the…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. I want to take him back to his comment that what was needed was not new legislation, but better enforcement. The enforcement…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIt comes back to the point about bots. Even the most tech-savvy person cannot beat the bots, and once those bots get going, they sweep away all the tickets and genuine fans cannot…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend is making a really important point. She rightly points out the degree of criminality at the highest end of the organisations that are responsible for the touting…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. Boots Opticians in Denton is a franchise, and the owner of that franchise has invested in this remarkable technology. I have now…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGlaucoma and Community OptometryI start by passing on the apologies of my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill), who leads for the shadow health team on the issues we are focusing on…30 Apr 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI commend my hon. Friend for all her work over a very long period on this important issue. It is important to support the Lords amendment because so many of our constituents are…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Childcare EntitlementsI will start on a consensual point: it is not a bad thing that the Government want to extend early years childcare provision. We all want to see that and we want it to work. In…23 Apr 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryI commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) not just for securing this urgent question, but for all the work that she and others in…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHealth InequalitiesBack in the real world, the record of the last Labour Government is that we increased life expectancy by three years. Under this Government, it has stalled for the first time in a…23 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingIt is a pleasure to respond to the debate. We have had a very thorough discussion over the past few hours, so let me start by thanking not only the Backbench Business Committee…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI congratulate the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) on securing the debate, and the Backbench Business Committee on granting time for it. I thank Members…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI will not give way; I am just opening. I disagree with the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath in this respect. I think it is evident from the covid death data during the…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. We know that there is a cohort of people for whom the covid-19 vaccines have led to reactions, and we know that there is,…18 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateI echo the calls for restraint and de-escalation. I was interested in what the Prime Minister said about the diplomatic efforts over the past six months, with the Palestinian…15 Apr 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryYesterday at Treasury questions, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), said: “I gently…20 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness InvestmentBut the actual record of this Government over the past 14 years is abysmal. It is a fact that business investment has been consistently among the lowest in both the OECD and the…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI will follow on from the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch), which went to the heart of the situation. My constituents are heartbroken by the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDHelping People into WorkAs somebody who has fought really hard over the last four years to overcome the difficulties presented by long covid, I am sure that the Secretary of State will appreciate that a…18 Mar 2024