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HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI thank the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for calling this important debate. That is an incredibly difficult speech to follow, and I am feeling very emotional. I also…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversWill the hon. Member give way?28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the personal tragedies of road accidents and refers to Members of all political persuasions. Does he agree that it is brilliant to see cross-party…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for Domestic Abuse SurvivorsA constituent of mine from Somerset was seriously sexually assaulted in another county more than two years ago. Despite reporting the assault in 2022, she has been given a court…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for Domestic Abuse Survivors9. What steps she is taking to support survivors of domestic abuse and violence against women through the criminal justice system.28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversThat is exactly right. I am keen that when we discuss this issue, we look at good practice from other places. Graduated driving licences can be set up in a number of ways, but…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate. With limited time, I would like to raise a very specific issue. My constituency of Frome and East Somerset falls under both Bath and…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationThe work the Government are doing to improve transparency and accountability contrasts with what happened under the previous Administration, but does the hon. Lady agree that if…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRailway Services: South-WestMy constituents in Frome and East Somerset are still shocked to learn about the implications of Old Oak Common. Does my hon. Friend agree that the consultation on that huge…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am standing up to talk about the important issue of school uniforms, but I will first say that the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) was quite right to point out…08 Jan 2025HANSARDOld Oak Common StationI am pleased to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for securing this important debate. As we have heard, the…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasIt will not surprise my hon. Friend to hear that I do agree. I will come on to talk about the criteria that Link uses in allocating banking hubs. In Frome and East Somerset, an…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI beg to move, That this House has considered financial inclusion in rural areas. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful to the Chairman of…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. In my constituency, cash deposits are valued at £2.1 million each month, which shows how reliant small businesses and charities are on…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI agree that bus routes are critical to rural communities. It would have been lovely if we could have kept the bus fare cap at £2—that has made it a bit harder—but I totally agree…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasThat is a great question from my hon. Friend. I believe people should. As I understand it, there is a challenge relating to banking hubs and printers because there is a data or…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI agree with my hon. Friend that we need to tighten up and look again at the criteria to which Link is working, to make sure that banking hubs are in the right places. To turn…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasThat sounds very frustrating; I am sorry to hear it. I will talk about the importance of face-to-face contact in banking. Shutting branches and opening banking hubs is currently…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI am sorry to hear about what is happening in Ilminster; it sounds very frustrating. I will talk a little more about banking hubs and why they are a good thing that we need more…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasI totally agree with the hon. Member; that is exactly the point that we are trying to make. I believe Link wants the flexibility to make more subtle judgments, rather than working…11 Dec 2024