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HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsI recognise that the Chancellor has a very difficult job. She inherited an economy on its knees, following the Conservatives’ mismanagement of the economy, from their terrible…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If a child can try to have a normal life, which includes still going to school, seeing their friends and being educated, that will help them…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerWill the Minister give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We should be doing everything, especially in the first few weeks, days and months of a diagnosis, to make it as comfortable for a child as…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerI apologise for leaving the Minister with only a few minutes. I have no idea what he is going to say, but I would like him to make some comment about Hugh’s law, and whether or…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerThe hon. Member is absolutely right: we could save the NHS a lot of money, because a lot of appointments will be cancelled because people are getting used to the fact that their…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. She is absolutely right: cancer is the worst thing that can ever cross a family’s doorstep. It affects every family, every person,…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerThe hon. Member is absolutely right that there are huge costs, especially for children when they have to face cancer, and for the parents of children, because they have to take…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of welfare for children and young people with cancer. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck, and…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for securing the debate. A number of charities in my…07 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing the debate. I declare my interest as a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and that a…06 Jan 2025HANSARDKnife OffencesLast month, Thames Valley police’s Wokingham neighbourhood team attended Bohunt school in Arborfield, where they presented to young people the dangers of carrying knives. Early…19 Dec 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: Terminal IllnessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Corby and East Northamptonshire (Lee Barron) for securing this debate and for all the…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessI declare an interest: I am a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and I have a family member who has shares in a medical company. The Royal Berkshire hospital has…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI thank the Minister for his statement. I recognise and accept the importance of proper funding for areas of high deprivation, but it is important to acknowledge that councils…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Trades and ApprenticeshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) for securing this important debate. We do not have a…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillGPs such as those in the Twyford surgery in my constituency have made it clear that the increase in employer national insurance contributions will impact their budgets. They…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Aldridge Train StationAldridge station is projected to have 40 new car parking spaces, but Twyford station in my constituency is having some resurfacing and relining that will see the number of spots…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Rivers are the natural veins of Britain, with the lifeblood of our ecosystems flowing through them. No matter their width, depth or length, we derive so much from our rivers. Yet…16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionMy constituents will be waiting to see how the Department’s plans for local government reorganisation affect Wokingham borough council. They will want to ensure that their voices…16 Dec 2024