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HANSARDCommunity HospitalsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Not everybody can time their minor injuries to fall conveniently within the unit’s opening hours, so I absolutely sympathise with the challenge…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsThat is a very good question that I hope the Minister will be able to answer. I pay tribute to the absolute heroism of the people who staff our community hospitals; they are…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady’s point. I have been pressing the NHS to find out the criteria by which they will judge the trial closure, but the criteria have not been…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI beg to move, That this House has considered community hospitals. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and I am grateful to have secured this debate. I…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his perceptive intervention. Community hospitals often do feel more like a home from home. They are more accessible for a patient’s friends and…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree that a lot of the frustration felt on the frontline is due to lack of clarity of communication. Community hospitals are institutions, and I pay tribute to the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s point. We need a more joined-up approach. From conversations that I have had with nurses in my constituency, I know that those on the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommunity HospitalsI thank all Members who have contributed to this debate with wonderful and sometimes moving stories about the role that community hospitals have played in the lives of their…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksOne of my constituents had a stroke last year. While he jumped through all the hoops required by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to get his driving licence restored, he…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI echo the sympathies expressed by the Prime Minister for the families recently bereaved, particularly the family of Henry Nowak. Corruption appears to be endemic in donations to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 June.03 Jun 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. We must be telepathic, because my very next paragraph is as follows. Five days ago, Sir David Attenborough celebrated his 100th…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a great honour to speak in this debate. I add my voice to the many voices of appreciation from across the House for the two magnificent speeches from the hon. Members for…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressAbsolutely. Nature is very resilient; when we leave her alone, or give her a bit of a helping hand by rewiggling rivers, for example, or through rewilding projects, she does come…13 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. We have already heard about the NEET crisis; nearly 1 million young people are being denied the opportunity to develop their potential through education, employment or…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of use of alternative measures to GDP within Government. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I absolutely agree with, and will elaborate on, his points about what GDP fails to measure and how it must be complemented by…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI thank the hon. Member for his very insightful intervention. In the doughnut economics model, we are in many ways in “overshoot”, while the basic needs of many in our society are…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI completely agree with my hon. Friend’s perspective that, in rural areas in particular, the aspects of our quality of life that are not measured in financial terms are very much…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for initiating this very important debate.…15 Apr 2026