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HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 12 August, the Government made a significant policy announcement via a statement to BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme but without…05 Sept 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresIt is absolutely right that we limit the amount of time that patients must spend in the back of ambulances, and I welcome that measure, but it is putting intolerable pressure on…18 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During questions to the Prime Minister the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) inadvertently misled the House over…13 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyLast October, I revealed through a parliamentary written question that every ambulance service in England was at the highest alert level. We are now nine months on, and we are in…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationCan the Minister clarify which specific EU regulation was preventing us from enacting duty reform?07 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is an absolute travesty that about 10,000 pubs and restaurants could be lost if there are not more fundamental reforms to the tax system that…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationI am incredibly pleased to be able to speak in this debate. I would like to speak about beer, cider and fortified wine—sometimes known in parts of Westminster as a work event. The…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United StatesThe House will know that 50 new clinics have been targeted by protesters in England and Wales since 2018. Will the Minister commit to speaking to her counterparts in the Home…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillI was incredibly moved to learn of the Secretary of State’s personal experience with this issue. I commend his courage in talking about a deeply personal issue. In his statement,…27 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryWill the Minister give way?21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI am genuinely incredibly grateful for that answer, because when I challenged the Minister on this last week I did not receive that answer. I am grateful to receive that response.…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThe Conservatives have been running our health and social care system into the ground for years. Covid has made an already bad situation worse, but it was already bad, and my…21 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI thank the Minister for giving way. He mentioned the 10-week period during which most passport applications are dealt with. A constituent of mine applied for a straightforward…14 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIf these strikes go ahead, many people will be very concerned about how they will get to medical appointments, and many health and social care workers will be worried about how…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesAt the start of this year the Government announced £50 million to create some new dentistry appointments, but that money resulted in exactly zero new appointments in my…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogWill the Minister give way?14 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI have had huge frustrations with the Environment Agency in my constituency of St Albans, but I was very alarmed to receive an email from it not too long ago explaining that cuts…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI congratulate and thank the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) for all his campaigning on this issue. I am pleased to have supported a number of his initiatives in this…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention, and I think that is an exceptionally good idea. I am certainly open to any idea that effectively makes these water companies…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention. I was not aware of that, and I am grateful to him for informing me. On the River Ver in St Albans, a number of our river…09 Jun 2022