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HANSARDNational HIV Testing WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered National HIV testing week. I am the understudy today for the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House promised that she would table a motion on risk-based exclusions for Members. It was published last week, the future business is light and there is plenty…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI beg to move, That this House has considered mindfulness in schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. Hon. and right hon. Members present today will no…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Indeed, he wrote a fantastic foreword to the report to which I drew the House’s attention. He is right about the whole-school…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI thank all the Members who contributed, with four political parties represented in the debate. I particularly thank the hon. Members for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) and…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI thank the hon. Member, my next-door constituency neighbour, for that intervention, and I completely agree. That is why this practice should start in primary school. Developing…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsI want to ask a question about the idea of schools having flexibility. Of course, in general terms, I would welcome that, but is there not a worry that we would end up with a…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLast Friday marked a full year since the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill published its report, setting out a series of important recommendations to improve the…25 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I have been contacted by desperate constituents who have rung every single pharmacy within a 50-mile radius of Warrington and still have not been able to access their…17 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the recent state visit from the Korean President, when he identified nuclear as one of the key sectors for future collaboration in the UK-Korea trade deal, and the…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapAs co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on nuclear energy, I warmly welcome today’s publication of the long-awaited civil nuclear road map, in particular the exploration…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Proposed British Jewish History MonthA point that I have made on many occasions is that all too often, public understanding of the Jewish community and the issues that matter to us will be limited to antisemitism and…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct that there have been some unintended consequences from that legislation, which were warned about. The very people that it sought to stop from…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesWill the Minister give way?09 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards) for bringing forward this important debate at such a critical…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseBack in February, the Prime Minister made a personal commitment to me on the Floor of the House that support would be made available for the bereaved classmates of Brianna Ghey.…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House has assured the House time and again that it is the intention of the House of Commons Commission and herself to bring forward measures on risk-based…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThe King’s Speech was interesting as much for what was in it as what was not. I welcome the announcement of measures to ensure that violent sex offenders serve their full sentence…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on nuclear energy, I hear that one of the biggest barriers to nuclear is not the investment that the Secretary of State talks about…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI thank the Minister for giving way. She referred earlier to the politicisation of energy. Unfortunately, the Secretary of State inadvertently misled the House in her own opening…09 Nov 2023