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HANSARD Body Image and Mental HealthObviously, the harm is done with young people early on, and they are very impressionable—we have mentioned reality TV, and the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Body Image and Mental HealthIs the Minister aware of the Good Childhood report, which states that girls who share pictures or videos of themselves are less happy with their appearance than those who do not?…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]While I welcome the new digital procedure in the courts, I am deeply concerned that it may result in some people having difficulty accessing the courts online. Can the Minister…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Public Health Funding: EnfieldDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, because the baseline funding has been set from 2013, it takes no account of changes in the population of Enfield to do with age, poverty and…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Public Health Funding: EnfieldA future funding formula needs to take account of need. There should not be the current differentiation. Kensington and Chelsea receives £82 per person more in funding than…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend mentions the digitally excluded. For some people, only a face-to-face physical hearing will do. That leads to the point about insufficient weight or prominence…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]On the membership of the committee, has the Minister given thought to including a disabled user and people from the legal profession—a solicitor, barrister or legal executive—to…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Resignation of UK Ambassador to USAI entirely agree with the sentiments expressed by the Minister earlier. Does he agree that in failing to support Sir Kim Darroch, the former Foreign Secretary was putting the…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I entirely agree with her. Enfield Council will pass its climate change plan tonight but, on her point about the need for action,…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Health CoverageIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that more than 5.6 million children under the age of five die from preventable diseases every year? Does he agree that immunisation is a critical…10 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Since the Corston review into women in the criminal justice system in 2007, over 100 women have died in prison. INQUEST has recently published an update on its report, “Still…09 Jul 2019HANSARDOutsourced ContractsCapita has completely failed to fulfil its contract for Army recruitment. This service should now be brought back in-house. When will the Government accept that their dogmatic…08 Jul 2019HANSARDOutsourced Contracts4. What recent assessment she has made of the quality of service provided through contracts outsourced by her Department.08 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I agree with much of it. Does she agree that there need to be various safeguards and that the law is outdated, and this may be a…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q I have a technical question about the Bill. Clause 6 gives the Lord Chancellor wide-ranging powers to amend primary legislation. Are you comfortable about those powers? The…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (Second sitting)We support the Bill very much. We had some concerns about the powers that the Lord Chancellor would have in relation to clause 6, but given that they are so limited in scope, we…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI very much welcome the proposals in this Bill. Getting rid of the fault-based approach to divorce and the conflict is a good thing, as is ensuring that people do not have to wait…25 Jun 2019HANSARDVenezuela17. What recent assessment he has made of the political and humanitarian situation in Venezuela.25 Jun 2019HANSARDVenezuelaWill the Minister join me in welcoming the visit of the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, to Venezuela and endorsing her demands that, whatever else needs to happen…25 Jun 2019HANSARDSchool Budgets3. What recent assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of school budgets.24 Jun 2019