Contributions
1,444 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2023, Twycross zoo and I secured £19.9 million from the levelling-up fund. I am pleased to report that, when I visited a couple of weeks ago, spades were in the ground for the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyIn the Minister’s response, he quoted the answer from the Defence Secretary to my question, saying that he had no choice. But the reason for doing this deal is the worry about…02 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe last Government introduced WorkWell pilots in 15 areas for 59,000 people, providing a multidisciplinary team package to get them back into work. Am I correct in thinking that…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill the Minister give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDTransport Infrastructure FundingThe Prime Minister, the Business Secretary and the Chancellor had the joy of coming to my constituency to see the MIRA technology park last week. They will have come via the A5.…01 Jul 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandIt seems pertinent to ask this question now: the Australian scheme I mentioned is one way that another country has dealt with the issue. Would the Government consider placing…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandOn that point, what would the Minister say to junior doctors, now coming to be registrars, who will be looking for a job? Should they look to the ARRS as the way forward when they…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandThe hon. Lady is spot on. I posed my question to the Government because we know that primary care is one of the most efficient parts of the NHS. Why? Because the people running…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandThe Minister talks about contracts, which is an appropriate point to question him again on his Government’s position on the GP partnership model. It is not clear what that looks…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your leadership, Dame Siobhain, and to be here. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this debate on a…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandI am pleased to hear that the scheme is working well, but the question is—as the hon. Member would know if he had been here for the start of the debate and all the way through…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I rise to speak in support of the new clause, which was tabled by the Conservative party. It would place a duty on the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I do, and to expand the point, this is about understanding the performance of CQC as well. We know from the Dash report and from Mike Richards that there are, and have been,…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)We do not want to introduce too much bureaucracy, but ensuring an accountable statutory mechanism to ensure adequate oversight is incredibly important. Much of the debate about…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)The Minister mentioned the Government’s annual reports, but at other times he has said that they will issue written ministerial statements. Will he clarify which it will be? There…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I will be brief. On this clause, I will be grateful if the Government can ensure good co-operation between the devolved powers, and if the Minister can set out how he will engage…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for giving way so early in her speech. I mentioned my concern about this provision on Second Reading: a rough road is not the same as a broken bridge. We are…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley. I would expect nothing less from him than a fantastic canter through this important clause. I…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I will speak to clauses 46 and 47 and then to new clause 21. Clauses 46 and 47 form a significant part of the Government’s effort to strengthen discharge planning in continuity of…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The hon. Lady is absolutely right. A paramedic never knows what they are going to when they are called out. It could be a terrorist incident; it could just be a person in distress…19 Jun 2025