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HANSARD Access to Work SchemeAre the Government evaluating the difference between the cost of paying Access to Work at a higher rate, so that people can actually get the support they need, and the cost of…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Access to Work SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for securing this debate and…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have spoken to lots of headteachers who are campaigning for a statutory ban on smartphones in schools. They say that if all the secondary schools in an area were to ban phones,…15 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI am sorry, but I do not have enough time. Schools and local authorities are already at breaking point and are now being asked to deliver even more, including running two SEND…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance RatesYears of freezes to local housing allowance by successive Governments mean that it goes nowhere near covering the cost of social housing, let alone renting privately. In my…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI thank the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) for introducing this debate. It is clear from the passionate contributions we have heard that the problems are…13 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance Rates13. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of local housing allowance rates.13 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ11. My constituent Susan suffered horrific, unimaginable, lifelong injury from a pelvic mesh implant. She lost her business, her marriage and her health, and lives in constant…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Start BaySomething that came out in conversations that I had today was the complication of Torcross having assets that are owned by the Environment Agency and other assets, such as the…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Start BayDoes the Minister accept that in such a cost-benefit analysis, there is also a cost of doing nothing? Maybe she could advise me if this is already the case. The cost of moving an…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Start BayI am grateful for the opportunity to raise this evening a matter of profound importance to thousands of people across the country, including many of my constituents living and…24 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. In my constituency, several homes along the seafront were very badly damaged by storms in February, and as they cannot be lived…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery year, the UK loses £33.4 billion in tax revenue, as multinational corporations and the super-rich choose tax havens over tax payments. However, the UN tax convention has the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceOn the point about utility companies, we had a major gas outage in South Devon at the beginning of the year. We had a problem that is probably very familiar to MPs in Cornwall;…10 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWould the hon. Lady agree that the film-style age rating system that the Liberal Democrats have come up with speaks to exactly what she is saying? An app that allows children…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseCoastal erosion has caused immense damage in South Devon to homes, businesses and a vital A road. The impact of winter storms this year illustrates the need for joined-up thinking…05 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse, and to respond on behalf of my party to this debate on World Book Day. I commend the hon. Member for Dulwich and West…05 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DayCommunal groups where children can read together and parents can be encouraged can really boost a parent’s confidence in their ability to share a book with their child, because…05 Mar 2026HANSARD World Book DayThe hon. Member is absolutely right. When I was a rather frazzled single parent of two young children, I remember that my mum would sit calmly and quietly with the girls and read…05 Mar 2026