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HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorOn the point about structural sexism, it is not so much about the fact that people should be listened to, although that is absolutely right; it is more about the fact that we have…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I will come to another example of the way in which such sexism is embedded. I recently wrote to both the Minister for Housing and Planning…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityI very much thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for bringing forward this debate on a subject she knows so much about and on which she is such a…12 Feb 2026HANSARDHughes Report: Second AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sarah Green) for securing this important debate. We have…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) for securing this important debate. I am passionate about women’s…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI thank the Minister for giving way. It may be that she is coming on to this issue but, while everything she is saying on active travel is fantastic and I recognise the point…27 Jan 2026HANSARDImproving Outcomes for Young PeopleData suggests around 50,000 children are not getting the music education they deserve and the cuts to music PGCE—postgraduate certificate in education—bursaries will exacerbate…15 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Some 35,000 children, including my constituent Clover, live with uncontrolled, life-threatening epilepsy. Those who can afford it already benefit from prescribed medical…14 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalI could not agree enough. If we speak to other broadcasters and people involved in the industry, we hear that they are just as worried about the future of the BBC—for exactly that…06 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) for bringing forward this debate. People of an age…06 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefIn my constituency, we have not just a lot of farmers but a huge number of other businesses and livelihoods that rely on those farmers, and the whole of that rural economy has…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal MediaI do agree, and I will come on to talk about the community impact of how we support local news. The Frome Times —which, the hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill might like to…03 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal MediaI thank the hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) for securing this important debate. I want to start by paying tribute to the brilliant work being done in my…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) for bringing forward this incredibly important debate. We have heard some sad and powerful stories. Reforms to…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBBC Charter RenewalThe BBC removed a part of Rutger Bregman’s Reith lecture in which he alleged that Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt President in US history, doing so only after legal…27 Nov 2025HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for bringing forward this important topic. The…26 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorThe Lib Dems have welcomed the introduction of the new Independent Football Regulator. Our football clubs are huge, historic institutions that unite generations, bring local…12 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsAs a parent of children who are not dyslexic but had other ways of learning, which were well supported in schools, and as someone who recognised later in life that I had different…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe Liberal Democrats have always pushed the BBC to be better, delivering genuinely balanced reporting, rigorous investigation and the best journalism in the world. We believe in…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) for securing this important debate. He has raised the topic…11 Nov 2025