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HANSARD Under-age VapingMy hon. Friend is making a very effective speech to open this debate. He quoted the figure of 30% for Yorkshire and the Humber. The figure for the north-west is 29%, which shows…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryMy hon. Friend is making a very effective speech. As he is talking about targets, will he come on to the roll-out of charging points? My constituency has three motorways in it and…12 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have received a wave of concern from clinicians on the safety of using physician associates, following my Adjournment debate last week in which I raised the death of Emily…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Physician AssociatesI think this is actually related to the confidence one has or does not have. The Minister says he takes advice from pharmacists, as do most of us, but we tend to know in that…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Physician AssociatesI applied for this debate to discuss the use of physician associates in the national health service and I am grateful for the opportunity to bring this important subject to the…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI want to raise the issue of back-of-house drug testing at UK festivals. For years, the testing of confiscated drugs on site at UK festivals has played a successful part in…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Physician AssociatesI want to go back to the point I made to the Minister about the title of physician associate, which I have used a lot and so has he. The point is that it does sound rather…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Physician AssociatesI take what the Minister has said about the training and voluntary registration aspects, which I did speak to, but could he comment on the situation we seem to have been in? The…06 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsThis crisis is already having an impact on renters too, and the Chief Secretary is not touching on that in his speech. I have a constituent on a rolling private tenancy who is…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsWill the Minister give way?27 Jun 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesI start by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as an unpaid trustee of a local charity. It is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you…21 Jun 2023HANSARDMusicians Touring in EuropeThis year, there will be a third fewer British performers playing at festivals across Europe than before Brexit. Whatever the Minister says, I have heard from orchestra leaders…15 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Carers WeekI thank my hon. Friend; that will sound very good to other carers. Breaks can have a vital preventive role, sustaining the caring relationship and preventing carer stress, crisis…08 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Carers WeekWill the Minister give way?08 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Carers WeekIt is good that the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) has secured this important debate, because opportunities for the House to debate the difficulties faced by…08 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleIt seemed like the Minister was winding towards his last few sentences, so I did not want us to end the debate without once again thanking carers and the We Care Campaign, who…22 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleI very much agree. It is good that Katy Styles is here today, because I have learned a lot from her about the role of carers. It is something that I care deeply about. Like her, I…22 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Sir Robert. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on leading this important debate. We know…22 May 2023HANSARDG7 SummitAs the Prime Minister mentioned, President Zelensky attended the G7 summit. One thing that I understand is important to him is that Ukrainian culture has an audience across the…22 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Financial Support for Disabled PeopleI wonder whether the Minister will say more about the warm home discount, which many of us raised on behalf of people who found that they could not get it, including people who…22 May 2023