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HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish you a splendid St George’s day, Mr Speaker. My constituent Milly Mulcahy is a wheelchair user who is entirely reliant on a lift maintained by Lancashire county council to…23 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I will make some comments as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on baby loss, but also as a bereaved parent:…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodYes, of course I agree, and I am coming on to the research. We simply owe families answers and our best efforts to find those answers. As I was saying, we know that research and…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodPrecisely, and that would be to treat this issue with the importance, urgency and focus that it deserves. The very fact that most research is now charity-led is quite revealing.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodYes. I will touch on that in a moment. It is part of a wider picture of bereavement support and bereavement pathways nationally. From baby or infant loss to unexplained death in…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, which again focuses on the need for co-ordination in the effort to meet the scale of this challenge. One of the most compelling…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI beg to move, That this House has considered Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John, and to open this important debate.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson), for bringing her depth of…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceCurrent events are once again showing the vital importance of an agile and independent fast jet defence capability, and the UK is one of the few countries with a sovereign ability…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefencePrecisely, and of course the upgrade in the radar systems gives it the very latest capability to suppress at a distance. The Typhoon is a powerful beast and works so well within a…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastThe stability the Chancellor has brought back to our economy has allowed us to allocate record levels of infrastructure investment. Alongside the Green Book review, this creates…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseEver since Australia banned social media for under-16s, my office has been inundated by appeals from parents for action here in the UK. They see the very real risks of a social…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyIn my constituency, road safety is now the No. 1 issue raised with the police. Just in the last year we have seen fatalities, injuries and countless near misses across Rossendale…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyAbsolutely; I welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention. It is outdated guidance, and it is used as an excuse to avoid taking the action that people need to see. It does not have to…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Business RatesI thank the Minister for his positive engagement and his willingness to listen. It has made a big difference. His announcement will be a big relief to pubs throughout my…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. In the interests of time, I shall ditch what I assure you would have been a fascinating speech and reflect on just a…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseA happy new year to you, Mr Speaker. In this new year, I am looking forward to seeing how the policies that this Government have delivered in their first 18 months have a real…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank the Minister for her statement and her great personal commitment to this vital issue. It is clear that the Government have listened to families and the road safety…08 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA very merry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to all House staff and colleagues. Since we were elected, my Lancashire colleagues and I have been campaigning for more funding for…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing this debate. It gives me a chance to…16 Dec 2025