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HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. The Liberal Democrats clearly have a very formed view of the reforms that they want, so what number of Lords would be in the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportVery briefly—I have only a couple of minutes left.10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I start by declaring that I am a former consultant psychiatrist and that a family member is a consultant psychiatrist.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out that, sadly, suicide is the No.1 cause of death among young men. My understanding, although the stats change all the time, is that…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportI thank the hon. Gentleman for sharing something so personal in his intervention, and for sharing his experience of the impact of suicide. Many Members have shared personal…10 Oct 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common Station Construction: South-west Travel DisruptionTraffic delays at level crossings in Egham, Addlestone and Chertsey are punishing my constituents, and engineering works and diversion routes just make that worse. Will the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure, Dame Caroline, to serve under your chairmanship and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this important debate. I am so…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI had a pop at getting the Minister to give way during the debate this morning, and I appreciate his doing so now. I love the irony of what he is saying, which is, “We need to do…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsFamilies and schools in my constituency are deeply concerned about this policy. They have contacted me to underline the pressure that it will put on them. Many have already…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsAs I said, schools in both the independent and state sectors are concerned about the policy and the sudden movement of children, in the middle of the year, into the state sector,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsBearing in mind that around 15% of children in independent schools have special educational needs and only around 5% have an EHCP, given the move back into the state sector that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsWill the Minister give way on that point?08 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWhat did the hon. Gentleman say to pensioners during the election campaign?10 Sept 2024HANSARD MedicinesIt is not often that one speaks in this place on changes to the law that will have the direct result of saving lives, but once the draft regulations pass, as I hope they will this…09 Sept 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank you for your comments about self-regulation. In the first Westminster Hall debate of the parliamentary…03 Sept 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesMay I congratulate those on the Government Front Bench on their appointments? I should declare that I am a former NHS consultant psychiatrist, my wife is an NHS doctor and I…23 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsI believe that tributes have not yet been paid to the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for his fantastic maiden speech—I apologise if I did not notice that. I…23 Jul 2024HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsMy constituency has vast swathes of high-risk flood area—zones 2 and 3—and we see flooding every year; we saw it most notably in 2014, but also in January. Will the right hon.…19 Jul 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionFor me, a lot of this spins on the formation and the training of the panel. One amendment to the motion said that it is anticipated that an MP and probably two Deputy Speakers…13 May 2024