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HANSARDHealth and Social CareI am reassured to see that applications to study nursing and midwifery have risen by 21% this year alone. Having recently joined my midwives on their March with Midwives up the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillIt is a pleasure to follow so many fantastic and very knowledgeable speeches in the Chamber today. I congratulate the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) on bringing…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillWell, just you wait! My song-writing friend would send these songs over to music producers in Nashville, Tennessee to review them and see whether they could go forward. In the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was very sad to see that Professor Kathleen Stock decided to step down from Sussex University following a sustained campaign of bullying and harassment. Will my right hon.…01 Nov 2021HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillIt is clear that the Bill aims to reduce the number of drug-related deaths on approved premises and help with the rehabilitation of offenders, but in widening the scope of what my…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillIt is always a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis)—not to forget Kidsgrove and Talke. And he does talk; he talks with passion…29 Oct 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillI had that conversation with my predecessor, the right hon. Anne Milton, quite a few years ago, and she completely changed my mind about HRT. My mother and aunt had to go through…29 Oct 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekWhat an honour it is to follow my good friend, the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland). I pay tribute to him for his openness and honesty today. I think we need more of that…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and for giving me a bit of time to compose myself. I agree with her. My hon. Friend commented about our having to be superwomen and…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI could not agree more. By the time I had got to my third baby, they realised that they needed to do more to make sure that postnatally I was in a much better position. In the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI echo the comments my constituency neighbour and the Chair of the Health Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) made in raising concerns…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on his sensible…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Damage BillMy hon. Friend is talking about the independent review that he wants actioned and the timescale for that. Does he not agree that over that period of time, the evidence that we…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride) on introducing this Bill. He made an excellent, informative speech, in which I learned some new…10 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is a pleasure to follow a typically well-informed speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake). I stood for election to be a Member of this…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareCan the Prime Minister confirm that this funding injection will go directly into frontline NHS services, not middle management, and that patients will be able to see the tangible…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateThe positive impact of 20 years of education for millions of girls and young women in Afghanistan has changed countless lives for the better. Can my right hon. Friend confirm that…06 Sept 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer Fab SaleThe pandemic has shown us the importance of supply chains and of the ability to produce the materials we need here in the UK. We also know that semiconductors are a vital…15 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsToo much noise, too much air pollution and too much time wasted sitting in traffic is impacting productivity. The A3 as it narrows through Guildford has been a cause of…14 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI agree with my right hon. Friend: as always, he makes an excellent point. We have acted at pace to protect our NHS and save lives, by delivering more than 11 billion items of…07 Jul 2021