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HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI thank the Members who have stayed behind for this important debate. Every woman will experience the menopause at some stage in her life. When she does, she will embark on a…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: ReplicationDoes the Secretary of State agree that, if the Labour party really cared about the continuity of our trade arrangements, it would stop blocking the Trade Bill in the other place?13 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation2. What steps she is taking to help eradicate female genital mutilation in developing countries.13 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationI am sure that I speak for all Members in expressing disappointment that the FGM Bill did not receive its Second Reading in the House last week. I am pleased to see that the…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Communities: Charities and VolunteersIt is a great privilege to follow the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), who gave a fantastic speech. I have been volunteering all my life—it is truly in…13 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI thank the Minister both for the measures she is outlining and for the work that she did originally. Is she aware that the menopause used to be called the silent passage? The…13 Feb 2019HANSARDCounter-Daesh UpdateMay I join colleagues in adding my thanks to members of our armed forces? As a member of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, it has been my privilege to visit serving soldiers…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituency is just down the road from Birmingham. It has very strong links with the West Midlands Combined Authority, the wider region and the city of Birmingham. May we have…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI thank the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee for coming to the House and making a statement, and other members of the Committee for their work. I welcome this report.…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Anna Turley). I rise to put on record my thanks to the Minister and the Department for the rise in core spending power in my…05 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityI welcome the doubling of funding for apprenticeships, but what conversations has the Minister had with colleges such as Heart of Worcestershire in Redditch about how they can…04 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsWith record numbers of women in the workplace now, more and more women will experience the symptoms of peri-menopause or menopause while they are at work. Often, the symptoms are…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Teacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyMay I put on the record my thanks to all the teachers in Redditch, who give all our young people such a great start in life? I, too, welcome this strategy, and note in particular…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaIs my right hon. Friend as shocked as I am that the average Venezuelan lost 10 kg of their bodyweight in 2018 as a result of this regime?28 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsThere is a deal on the table that the Government have negotiated with the EU, and it provides a transition period that would provide certainty for all these trade agreements to be…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsThe hon. Gentleman voted against having a transition agreement because he voted against the deal. Does the Minister agree that it might be better for the hon. Gentleman to pose…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsThe meaningful vote.24 Jan 2019HANSARDSecond EU Referendum18. If he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department’s policies of a second referendum on the UK leaving the EU.24 Jan 2019HANSARDSecond EU ReferendumI thank the Minister for his unwavering commitment to that position, which my constituents will be very pleased to hear. A clear majority of people in Redditch —62%—voted to…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Ten years ago, I had a cervical smear test that picked up some abnormalities which, if they had been left untreated, could have developed into something much more serious.…23 Jan 2019