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HANSARD Valedictory DebateMr Speaker, I am delighted that you have come back into the Chamber, because it gives me an opportunity to start by saying how delighted I am that your team and my team will be in…24 May 2024HANSARDPrison Media BillBefore my hon. Friend goes into the detail, she mentioned section 40D of the Prison Act 1952, which already contains provisions to prohibit mobile phones from being allowed inside…22 May 2024HANSARDPrison Media BillThe Minister mentioned the 2,000 or so cases, over a couple of years, where material has been posted online. What action has been taken to remove that material? Are social media…22 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenI beg to move, That this House has considered support for bereaved children. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell, and I thank the Backbench Business…21 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the work that many charities do. He is absolutely right, and I will come to his point shortly. I want to put the issue into…21 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenI pay tribute to the work the hon. Lady has done with colleagues on her private Member’s Bill. I absolutely support its aims, and I will talk a little more about it in just a…21 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising those points, and particularly the role the Church can play in supporting families. I say to anybody going through grief that there are…21 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenThe hon. Member has eloquently taken one of the asks that I was going to put to the Minster, so I am grateful for his intervention. The issues that Dan’s speech provokes allow me…21 May 2024HANSARD Support for Bereaved ChildrenI am very grateful for that comment; it is very much appreciated. My experience of registering a death is that someone goes to the registrar, they fill in some forms and they are…21 May 2024HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillIt is a pleasure to see my constituency neighbour in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I propose to deal with clauses 1 and 2 together, and I promise hon. Members that we will be done within…15 May 2024HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillIt is clear that courts, particularly the magistrates court, already make full use of digital means. The Bill will benefit those suffering from domestic abuse, particularly where…15 May 2024HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillMay I conclude by thanking the Minister for his comments and for the support of the Government? He is absolutely correct in what he says: this short Bill will broaden the…15 May 2024HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset for being part of this Bill Committee and for his questions, which are eminently sensible. I…15 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will no doubt be aware of the ongoing speculation that Royal Mail and its parent company International Distributions Services are subject to a takeover by…09 May 2024HANSARD BBC Mid-term Charter ReviewI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s indulgence. He is talking about the BBC’s TV services, but the BBC provides far more than just TV. He has not mentioned radio. I think that…09 May 2024HANSARD BBC Mid-term Charter ReviewLet me start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) on securing this important debate. I class myself as a critical friend of the BBC—I am not…09 May 2024HANSARDEnd of Custody Supervised Licence: ExtensionA moment ago, the Minister set out the significant increase in the number of people being held on remand—I think he said it had increased from 9,000 to 16,000. What work are the…08 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI congratulate my right hon. Friend and his Ministers on the work they have rightly done to reform defence procurement, given the significant increase in spending announced by the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDSports Facilities: Funding8. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the multi-sport grassroots facilities programme in funding new sports facilities.18 Apr 2024HANSARDSports Facilities: FundingCromwell Athletic, who play at Mary Ann Meadows in my constituency, have had to cancel almost 70% of their grass pitch games this season because conditions have made the ground…18 Apr 2024