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HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself and the Liberal Democrats with the Deputy Prime Minister’s remarks about Chris Hoy, and about all those involved in the train crash? Our NHS is bracing…23 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseTwo days ago, the Conservative administration at Hertfordshire county council filibustered during a debate, preventing a Liberal Democrat motion on improving special educational…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitI welcome the Minister to her place. I also thank her for her support when she was not in this place and I was further back on these Benches, and we worked together on some of the…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareThe Minister may be aware that I lobbied Health and Treasury Ministers in the previous Government for the best part of a year and a half to review outdated Treasury rules that…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceThis Government have talked about a duty of candour. Can the Minister give an assurance that if people working at the DWP have information about maladministration and poor…16 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Prudential Requirements) (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. We Liberal Democrats agree in principle that Solvency II had to be reformed in the UK to encourage more productive…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech, and I am delighted to see that no-fault evictions will finally be banned. On the point about local government, does she agree with…09 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastThe House knows that when events unfold abroad they often reverberate on our streets here at home. Despite the trauma of the last 12 months, I am incredibly proud that rabbis,…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationMuch of the content of Lord Darzi’s report has been known for some years. None the less, today’s report is a scathing summary of the complete devastation that the Conservatives…12 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Hertfordshire and Central BedfordshireI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate and for starting it so well. He is right to say that there has been recent progress in the delivery of SEND in Hertfordshire, but…04 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportThe inquiry report is damning, and the testimony that we heard is utterly devastating. First and foremost, all our thoughts are with the victims, the survivors, the bereaved and…04 Sept 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on securing this important debate. The NHS used…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Building HomesI welcome you to your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Deputy Prime Minister for giving me advance sight of her statement, and associate myself and my party with her…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe legacy of the Conservatives’ new hospitals programme is dire, but the Chancellor will know that there is also a cost to delay. We have life-expired buildings that will…29 Jul 2024HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformThe Liberal Democrats spoke about care a great deal during the general election campaign. At the heart of our plans was our pledge to introduce free personal care. Will Ministers…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNew Hospital ProgrammeI welcome the Secretary of State and his Ministers to their roles, but let me gently warn him that if he intends to run a contest on which Member can harangue him the most on…23 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) on an excellent maiden speech that highlighted the values of equality and fairness—principles that many of us can…22 Jul 2024HANSARD CrowdStrike: IT OutageThis is my first opportunity to welcome Ministers to their places. I thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement. I want to focus on the impact on the NHS. My thanks,…22 Jul 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt is the position of the Liberal Democrats that the UK Government should give their backing to the ICC. If the Conservative Government do not believe the ICC has jurisdiction,…20 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of the Liberal Democrats, I offer our condolences to the friends and family of the late Lord Frank Field, and wish a happy Passover to all those in the Jewish community.…24 Apr 2024