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HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyFirst, I want to share with the Health and Social Care Secretary my constituent’s recent battle to get medicine for his son, who had a high fever and symptoms that could be strep…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportMany theatres, galleries and museums are in energy-inefficient buildings—listed buildings with high energy costs, which are necessary if they are to maintain appropriate…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresIt is one thing to talk about blocked beds but, as many Opposition Members have said, care is also about staff. How does the Secretary of State expect care homes to cope with this…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for her hard work on this issue and congratulate her on introducing the Bill, which Labour strongly…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Ms Harris; I think that it is the first time I have done so. I thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Performing Arts: English National OperaWhat about Oldham?05 Dec 2022HANSARD Performing Arts: English National OperaYou are cutting them!05 Dec 2022HANSARDArts Council England Funding DecisionsWe all support the fairer distribution of arts funding and the principle that communities outside London should get a fairer share so that everybody everywhere can enjoy the arts,…01 Dec 2022HANSARDSupporting UK Artists and CultureI declare that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on classical music. It is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I thank the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDLocal Service DeliveryThe Local Government Association has said that, “Council Tax has never been the solution to meeting the long-term pressures facing services, particularly high-demand services like…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementHe is nodding. He himself said, during the Committee’s inquiry into this issue, that the level of community provision is totally inadequate. Will he listen to himself again and…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementFrom his time as Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, which we are hearing about plenty in this statement, the Chancellor knows that NHS England spends a ludicrous…17 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsI join those paying tribute to the Manchester Evening News for its excellent reporting and the campaign it is starting on this matter. The Secretary of State has called this case…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMoving Patients into Social CareTony Hickmott is an autistic man who was detained in an in-patient unit for 22 years, often in near total seclusion, against his wishes and those of his parents, Pam and Roy. Tony…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Fracking is an outdated, dangerous and expensive way to produce energy. It causes disruption and distress to local communities and, crucially, it…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for Growthrose —19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillAbsolutely, yes, and we voted against that yesterday.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIt is as much of a puzzle to me as it is to my right hon. Friend. Going back to the report of the British Geological Survey, on the same day on which it was published, the…19 Oct 2022