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HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I have talked about roads and bridges throughout the duration of the Bill. We have now reached the end of the long road that was, of course, embarked on by Baroness May in 2018…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, but he has also missed the point. He gives me the opportunity to point out that one way in which the previous Government dealt with…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for stepping in on that basis. We have had plenty of chances to debate this Bill, both in Committee and many times in the mental health…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I appreciate that the Minister cannot commit to a financial spending envelope now, but is it not the case that the mental health investment standard is something that the…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportThe Minister is indeed right to say that there was an injection of cash, but the proportion of funding being spent on mental health was actually cut. The written ministerial…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportThe old adage we often hear is that there are two certainties in life—taxes and death. We spend a lot of time in this House talking about the former and very little time speaking…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Secretary of State give way?01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIs the hon. Gentleman concerned that the Budget contains pay-per-mile charges on electric vehicles? How will someone crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland be…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsForgive me, Madam Deputy Speaker. Whether it was the reference to either being a liar or Pinocchio, I withdraw them both.01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI have the automotive industry in my area too, and electric vehicles are really important. The implementation of the pay-per-mile change for electric vehicles is causing huge…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhen it comes to making decisions about poverty, it is difficult, so I would be grateful to understand the Secretary of State decision to change the winter fuel payments, which…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThrough the morass of leaks, one thing is crystal clear: this Labour Government broke their manifesto commitment. The Chancellor said: “I am asking everyone to make a…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI congratulate the Government on keeping one of their manifesto commitments, because their manifesto said, “Change”—it is just that no one realised that would be all that was left…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryUnder this Labour Ministry of Justice we have had leaked prisoners and now leaked documents. When we had leaked prisoners, the Justice Secretary came here, demanded a review, put…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseElectric and plug-in car drivers in Hinckley and Bosworth in north-west Leicestershire have woken up angry and anxious this morning. They were told to do the right thing by…27 Nov 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting ListsWhat’s the answer?25 Nov 2025HANSARDNew Hospital ProgrammeI am pleased to hear that the Minister does, given that it is her current policy. The last time the Government brought in private finance, they brought in the private finance…25 Nov 2025HANSARDNew Hospital ProgrammeWhen it comes to hospital provision, the Conservatives believe that we should continue to use private providers to improve access and reduce waiting times. We believe the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI will try a fourth time. We know that the chair of the football regulator—the chap who is now in charge—donated to the Labour party, to both the Prime Minister and the Culture…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisThe Minister attended the task and finish group, as did I. Will it meet again to consider that?19 Nov 2025