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HANSARDWomen in the Armed Forces: Defence Committee RecommendationsOur servicewomen urgently need investment in female-specific tactical equipment, particularly bras and body armour. What steps is the Minister taking to provide funding for…03 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Students in my constituency are served by Impington Village college for the IB. They are deeply unhappy that the college…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillThe Venerable Bede first wrote of the “Isle of Eels” back in the 8th century. He explained that the Isle of Ely is known as such because it was surrounded by water, with an…16 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the petitioners and my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for leading this important…15 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsSunnica solar farm, which runs through my constituency, was given permission by this Government, and there are more solar farm applications in the pipeline. My constituents are…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak in support of new clause 2, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) and has cross-party support. I really hope…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI agree with the hon. Member that helping people to stay and flourish in employment, once they are in employment, is hugely important.09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI thank everyone who spoke in the debate. It is good to see that across parties we are all agreed on this issue. We have heard about the many barriers that people face, but we…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentWe have heard there is a problem with young people being assessed in school; we cannot then cut off the backstop of being assessed in adulthood. Can the Minister update us on the…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI thank the hon. Member for those points; I agree entirely. We need to help employers to help these people into work and help them to thrive in work. Will the Minister set out the…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentThat is absolutely true, and I have seen people trying to deal with filling in the forms. These people are likely to be dyslexic or have similar conditions, so they will…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentAbsolutely. It needs to be much faster in doing the assessments and delivering the payments. One of Mona’s staff experienced a traumatic event that made it difficult to manage…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI do not know about self-employment being “better”, but it is certainly important, because different things will work best for different people. Neurodivergent people need the…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and I agree that we must provide these people with much more guidance and support, and also give them fair access to work and a…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentIt is great to hear that example. One thing I am calling for is proper structured apprenticeships.09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI do agree and will speak about that. Local businesses have described employing people with learning disabilities to me as like a game of bureaucratic hopscotch. They can see the…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI agree with my hon. Friend that recognising neurodivergence in school and giving support at an early stage is incredibly important. As I said, I want to make the distinction and…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI will make some progress. Think of the challenges that neurodivergent people can face in everyday life: knowing they are different from others; being unable to read social…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI thank the hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for his intervention and I congratulate the college that he mentioned. He is absolutely right—one size fits all does not fit…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of supporting neurodivergent people into employment. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am…09 Sept 2025