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HANSARD Creative EducationIt is interesting that creativity is particularly important for children with special educational needs. Indeed, there is some evidence that including creativity can actually make…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Creative EducationI know that my hon. Friend is incredibly supportive of the developments in Reading. I commend him on that. Because I am a scientist, I thought I could provide some reasoning on…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Creative EducationThat is very true, and it comes back to the capabilities and confidence of the teachers, particularly in smaller schools. My children all went to smaller schools and they were…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Creative EducationMy hon. Friend has made exactly the point I was coming to about the role of music hubs. There are 43 music hubs in the UK, delivering something like half a million lessons and…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Creative EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered creative education in schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I welcome the Government’s curriculum…09 Dec 2025HANSARDSupport for NHS Patients19. What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support patients in the NHS.09 Dec 2025HANSARD Domestic Energy Efficiency (Call for Evidence)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to issue a call for evidence relating to the promotion and funding of the installation of…02 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister, who is not in her place, for taking the time to meet me to discuss my amendments 107 and 108, which concern the community right to buy. This Bill is one of…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIn Stroud, 295 people have Parkinson’s disease, yet we had 960 admissions for it. Although we have a good turnout for the debate today, I believe that Parkinson’s gets less…17 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.05 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsLast week, I met “Loose Women” presenters in Parliament and heard about their “Facing It Together” programme. First, will the Minister support the “Facing It Together” programme?…05 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In Stroud, a fantastic volunteer group—the Night Angels, started by Chrissie Lowery—patrols streets and trains to provide safety for young women. Will the Minister support…05 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud that the Government have invested £250 million in putting solar panels on schools and hospitals. In Stroud, we have a programme whereby, through community energy…04 Nov 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseIt is on 20 November, with Jonathan Pie, and it is on investigating men’s health.28 Oct 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) for securing this very important debate. I also thank the British Liver Trust and the Foundation for Liver Research…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayMy son Jake and his partner Amber are about to have a child, and I am very proud, but he is taking out a loan so that he can have six weeks off work, because he believes it is…27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic TreatmentsAs well as botox, I would also like to talk about the dangers of fillers. A patient in my constituency, Alice Webb, lost her life due to a procedure called a Brazilian butt lift.…11 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Vaccinations were invented in Berkeley in my constituency 230 years ago and, as a GP, I have jabbed literally thousands of children and adults. Will the Prime Minister update…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsIn recent weeks, a number of my constituents in Stroud have been arrested. Many of them are over 70, and the whole situation seems to have become slightly ridiculous. Does the…08 Sept 2025