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HANSARDDementia CareI echo the hon. Lady’s comments about the vital role that family carers and unpaid carers play in enabling people with dementia to live well at home. Does she agree that, in…03 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Will my hon. Friend give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Much has been made about the decline in bus usage. The pattern is similar in West Yorkshire, where between 2011 and 2022 there was a reduction of some 60 million journeys. There…02 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceBefore I ask my question, I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am an unpaid trustee of Helpforce, a charity that supports volunteering…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI support the hon. Lady’s amendment. As the Royal College of Psychiatrists pointed out, pain from unresolved physical symptoms and the fear of physical pain or death can make a…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I appreciate that you and the team have had a very difficult day, but as someone who tabled an amendment but has not had the opportunity to speak…16 May 2025HANSARD Carer’s LeaveI note that I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on carers. A lot of employers are already going further than the statutory requirement, in offering some days of paid…14 May 2025HANSARD Carer’s LeaveI thank the Minister for his commitment to review carer’s leave and to consider the opportunity for looking at paid carer’s leave. Does he agree that would particularly benefit…14 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleWill the Minister give way?07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleI apologise for not getting here earlier; I have been listening to carers who have been sharing their stories. I spoke to a woman who is caring for her husband, who has a…07 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker), the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) and…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS England: AbolitionThe Lansley reforms were implemented top down by the Conservatives. The idea that the NHS could ever be truly independent, when it is there to serve us—the taxpayer and the…06 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillClearly, many carers have been affected by overpayments. Overpayment comes as a shock to many who are trying to work in order to bridge the gap between carer’s allowance and their…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsGroup-based sexual abuse is among the most heinous of crimes, and our priority must always be to listen to victims and survivors. I recently attended an event organised by West…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI echo my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) in expressing my deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of this horrendous crime. West…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageBill payers in my constituency of Shipley are facing an 18% hike in their bills. By 2030, the increase could be as high as 35%. About 19% of those bills already goes towards…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI represent a very beautiful part of the Yorkshire dales, in Wharfedale, and Yorkshire Water has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of hours of sewage spills into the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsDoes the Minister share my constituents’ anger at the failure of the Tories to back up any of their promises about new hospitals? Will he reassure me that my constituents who are…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Retail InvestmentI recently met representatives of Morrisons, the fifth largest supermarket chain in the country, which is headquartered in Bradford. Since 2021, it has been owned by a private…22 Apr 2025