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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. If parents are not acting in the best interests of their children, there is a wider safeguarding issue that needs to be considered. One…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street Businesses6. What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I rise to speak in support of amendments 44 and 45, which have been tabled by my hon. Friend the shadow Minister.…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesChester South and Eddisbury is home to some truly special high streets, lined with independent shops and pubs that play a vital role in the life of our communities. I have spoken…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Government amendments 26 to 29 risk undoing some of the good work done in the other place, where careful improvements…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is extremely important that people are not put at risk, and that is exactly the point I have been making. People need to be properly trained, and we need to set out who those…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend helpfully expands on the points that I and other Opposition Members have been making. If we are not careful, the Government amendments will move us further away…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I represent an English constituency on the border with Wales; on some streets, one side is considered Welsh and the other English. Does the Minister recognise that it matters to…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Like my hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon, I have a lot of sympathy with some of the things that the hon. Lady is trying to achieve through the amendments. If there is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The new clause is incredibly important. We do not want vulnerable people to slip through the cracks and not receive the right…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to make a few remarks on new clause 11, which would require a costed plan to ensure that ICBs and local authorities are able to provide adequate community services for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Conservative members of the Committee all came back at 5.40 pm, when we were asked to return.10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is making valuable points about the benefits of the amendment. For vulnerable individuals, family involvement is often extremely important, but does he agree that…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is making a wonderful point about the new clause I have tabled. Does he agree with me that this is about improving our environment and reducing pollution, and we…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI love trees, which is why I rise to support new clause 63 tabled in my name. I am sure that all of us in this House recognise the value of trees—not just their ecological…09 Jun 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillThank you for chairing this Committee, Mr Western; it has been a pleasure to serve under you. I thank the Minister for his support for the Bill and those who have worked…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) for securing this debate…21 May 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. Before I start, I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as a director of a…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI thank the hon. Member, who is my neighbour in Cheshire, for giving way. I note his views on the last Government’s record, but can he explain how Labour’s decision, just 20 days…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI asked the Prime Minister on 7 May to reassure the House that he would not hand over hard-won controls over UK fishing waters in backroom deals with Brussels. In reply, he said:…20 May 2025