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HANSARD Retail InvestmentMy hon. Friend makes excellent points about the older generation and their decision making on what to invest in. At the moment older people are often over-saving, particularly in…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Road Safety and Active Travel to SchoolDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that schemes such as the Great Northern Railway trail, which provides a secure, segregated green cycleway and walkway linking towns, villages and…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Retail InvestmentConstituents of mine value the role of the credit union, and the Bradford credit union in particular, for small savers on low incomes. Does the Minister see a role for credit…22 Apr 2025HANSARDGrassroots SportsMy constituency of Shipley is not short of sporting talent. Baildon Fisical Sports Coaching Academy’s under-eights team has just won the national junior premier league final for…03 Apr 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sports15. What steps is she taking to allocate funding to local grassroots sports facilities in the north of England.03 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsI thank the hon. Lady for securing this important debate. I serve on the Public Accounts Committee, which looked at the NAO report on violence against women and girls. In West…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsParents of LGBTQ+ children are concerned that the 2024 guidance that the previous Government consulted on is providing a hostile environment and preventing conversations about…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsDid my hon. Friend hear Gareth Southgate talking in the Richard Dimbleby lecture about the fact that boys need positive male role models in the real world—people like football…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Bosnia and HerzegovinaI volunteered with the OSCE to ensure free and fair elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996, following the Dayton peace agreement. I therefore have huge concerns about the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPromoting Active Travel4. What steps she is taking to promote active travel.27 Mar 2025HANSARDPromoting Active TravelIncreasing active travel by 50% in England would result in 1.8 million fewer GP visits and 4 million fewer sick days. I therefore welcome the Government’s commitment, reiterated…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesTalking about future-proofing our homes, a key things we could do with an ageing population is to ensure that all new homes are built to higher accessibility and adaptability…25 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. One in five disabled people in social housing, and one in three disabled private renters, live in inaccessible housing. One of my constituents with severe fibromyalgia and…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI thank my right hon. Friend for reassuring my constituents with profound disabilities that they will be protected under these reforms. My niece, who herself has autism and has…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI totally agree with my hon. Friend that schools and teachers are at the forefront of the mental health crisis facing our children. I recently visited a local primary school,…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this Backbench Business debate. That statistic of one in five young people having a mental health condition must concern us all. I hear from my…13 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe hon. Gentleman may know that I am the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on carers. We are very pleased that there are now unpaid leave requirements for carers; on…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I am a proud member of Community. It is an honour to speak as this landmark Bill hopefully passes…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill my hon. Friend give way?11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Very briefly, I am delighted that the Government are strengthening statutory sick pay. During covid, many care workers were forced to go…11 Mar 2025