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HANSARDDementia CareMy hon. Friend’s intervention highlights inequalities throughout the country and reaffirms why the hon. Member for South Devon sought this debate. People who cannot access private…03 Jun 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank the Secretary of State for her answer, and for the seriousness with which this Government are tackling the scourge of knife crime in constituencies like mine. In Redditch,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]It is an honour to be called to speak in this debate on an issue that I know many of us care so deeply about. I congratulate the Secretary of State and her team on producing the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I do not want to second-guess the motivations of those on the Opposition Benches, which are quite sparse for a couple of different parties, but perhaps it shows their priorities…02 Jun 2025HANSARDKnife Crime9. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle knife crime.02 Jun 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill: Legislative ScrutinyI congratulate the hon. Member on his Committee’s report. I was really interested in the point he made about an English equivalent to the right to a mental health assessment in…22 May 2025HANSARD UK-EU Summit: Policy PrioritiesI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his report and his stewardship of the Committee. My inbox was full of emails from local businesses in Redditch, relieved that after years of…22 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenI thank the hon. Lady for giving way, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on her speech and on her incredible work…21 May 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on securing the debate. I declare an interest as a member of the APPG on Parkinson’s, as the son of a…21 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsSince I came to this House in July, I have found this issue to be one of the few that cuts across parties; all hon. Members see what the adoption and special guardianship support…20 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesEvery council that I served on was also Conservative, and they decimated our youth services. It is a real shame to see the Conservative Benches empty today. I am grateful for the…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAstwood Bank is a beautiful village in my constituency of Redditch and the villages. However, despite its aesthetic beauty, it is the people of Astwood Bank who I am most proud…15 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon East (Natasha Irons) on securing this timely and essential debate. I know she is a champion of not just young people but local…15 May 2025HANSARD Local Housing Need Assessment ReformI congratulate you, Mrs Hobhouse, on your chairmanship and the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing the debate, which has been well-mannered and thoughtful on all…13 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeoplePIP and its predecessors have never been unemployment benefits but a critical aid to supporting people in and out of work to live independent lives. We know that being disabled or…07 May 2025HANSARDSchool Students: Mental Health and WellbeingAdmissions to acute medical wards for children and young people with mental health concerns increased by 65% between 2012 and 2022. Given that gaining parity of esteem between…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I congratulate the Minister and the Secretary of State on bringing forward this Bill. My love affair with football started with World Cup Italia in 1990: David Platt volleying the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseRob Oliver, Kevin Joynes, Matthew Humphries and Tom Hayward from Redditch will be rowing across the Atlantic ocean in December as part of a challenge known as “The World’s…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Droitwich transmitter in my constituency, commonly known as the Wychbold masts, celebrated its 90th birthday last year. The longwave transmitter was used as a jamming device…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI thank the hon. Member for securing such an important debate. During the process of putting together his speech, I am sure he read the local government and social care ombudsman…03 Apr 2025