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HANSARD Vaccines: Potential HarmsMy hon. Friend is being very good with his time. I just want to call his attention to some research, since I chair the all-party parliamentary group for prescribed drug…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillI very much appreciate that point and that is indeed the case. I just wonder why 25% is the cut-off. It is quite a large amount. If a change comes in just underneath that, why…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillWe are talking about the saddest thing possible, the breakdown of the relationship of a couple with children—and not just the pain of the breakdown, but an ongoing feud that often…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillIt is important for my hon. Friend to experience what it is like to be on the receiving end of an intervention. My hon. Friend said earlier that many couples did not have an…09 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillOn offender behaviour, will my hon. Friend give some attention to the work that is being done in prisons to address perpetrators of sexual violence? The projects that support…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI will be brief: I completely agree with the purpose of this Bill and will be supporting it, but I want to speak briefly in recognition of the great significance of LPAs. I quote…09 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillWill the Minister give way?07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am going to speak briefly to new clause 7 on access to cash, and to new clause 27 on access to banking services. I very much support the Bill and completely commend what the…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Funding: Community Wealth FundsIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Ms Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon). I am in a Stoke sandwich, between her and my hon.…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill (First sitting)May I say how much I appreciate the Bill? I am pleased that the Government are supporting it. Does the hon. Member agree that the value of the asset lock he proposes for mutual…30 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities5. What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of school places for pupils with (a) special educational needs and (b) disabilities.28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI welcome that news and investment. Wiltshire Council has a policy of investing, particularly in mainstream places for children with special needs, and I applaud that. Does the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSupport over the WinterI thank the Government for ensuring that churches are included in the package of support that businesses receive to pay their energy bills. Will my hon. Friend join me in…17 Nov 2022HANSARDSupport over the Winter10. What steps the Church is taking to support people facing hardship this winter.17 Nov 2022HANSARDInternational Men’s DayI am pleased to hear the hon. Member highlighting the terrible crisis and tragedy of male eating disorders. Does she share my concern not only that insufficient attention is given…17 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsMy right hon. and learned Friend is reciting a list of all the generous support packages that are in place while facing a barrage of chuntering from the Opposition. Does she think…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIt is true that mortgages are at their highest rate in 10 years, in Germany. Does the hon. Lady blame the mini-Budget for that? If not, what does she think might be happening?15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Paymentsrose—15 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt is always very good to be called last in debates because it means that I get to listen to everybody else’s speeches. I have enjoyed the debate enormously and it has been very…09 Nov 2022