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214 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayMy hon. Friend has articulately laid out the reasons to reform the current system. Does he agree that the best way to do that would be for the Government to deliver the new deal…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have met representatives from local businesses in the Jaguar Land Rover supply chain, and there can be no doubt that this Government’s £1.5 billion guarantee to support JLR has…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute to Redditch policing team, who do a fantastic job of keeping our community safe. However, residents are frustrated that our newly redeveloped police and fire station…16 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for taking the decision to invest £20 million through the Pride in Place scheme in my constituency. For 14 years, two communities—Woodrow and…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met Vicki Quarton from Touchstones child bereavement services in Cookhill in my constituency and heard about the incredible work that she and her team are doing to…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareOver the summer, thanks to this Labour Government, empty classrooms and underutilised spaces have been turned into high-quality, school-based nursery provision at Matchborough…04 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportI thank the hon. Member for her contribution. I will come on to hypos, as we call them, in a minute, but she is right that reassurance and education are so important.03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportIt is a real privilege to speak on the vital topic of diabetes and sport. I thank Chris Bright and the Diabetes Football Community, Breakthrough T1D UK and Diabetes UK for their…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportI thank my hon. Friend for a very articulate summary of where we are. We cannot risk losing these athletes from the system—or even risk losing the people who want to play sport at…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportThe hon. Member is absolutely right to raise that point. Today I want to talk about the issue of stigma connected with diabetes and sport, particularly type 1 diabetes, and some…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. I know he is a champion for reducing health inequalities in his constituency. I completely agree with him, and I hope that will be…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes in SportI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for his contribution. He is absolutely right. It is incredible how sport can be used to reach people and inform them about health conditions…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportI thank the Minister for his statement, which is the right response to a very thorough report that yet again details the significant size of the scandal we are trying to undo. He…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionResidents of my constituency often ask me how we got to a situation in which water company CEOs can oversee record levels of sewage spillage, let our infrastructure crumble and…21 Jul 2025HANSARD SudanI thank the Minister for her responses so far. She will be aware of the indiscriminate aerial bombardments in the conflict and the failure to distinguish between military and…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeAlthough the Minister for Early Education is not in his place, I congratulate him on his speech and thank him for all his work, particularly on getting mental health support…16 Jul 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformI commend the Minister for her statement. Listening to my neighbour on the Front Bench, the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier), as charismatic as he is, he did not…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI agree with my hon. Friend—furniture poverty is a stain on a society that we have failed. I totally understand the rights and responsibilities of individual parents and families,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDCredit UnionsI congratulate my close friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray), on securing this important debate. My hon. Friend the Member for…16 Jul 2025HANSARDSchools (Allergy Safety)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require schools to maintain an allergy management policy; to require schools to hold a supply of adrenaline auto-injectors…09 Jul 2025