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HANSARD High Street Bank Closures and Banking HubsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing today’s debate and…11 May 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityThe principle of civil service impartiality is important to my constituents in Carshalton and Wallington, and indeed to many other Members’ constituents. I was therefore surprised…11 May 2023HANSARDCivil Service Impartiality10. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the civil service code and complaints procedure are effective.11 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and it relates to a point that a number of colleagues have made today: we cannot mandate the use of one technology or a very small number of…09 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]In the short time available, I want to focus on an aspect of the Bill that has not yet been discussed in this debate: the new regulations on district heat networks. I am very…09 May 2023HANSARD Rail Services: Carshalton and WallingtonI beg to move, That this House has considered rail services in Carshalton and Wallington constituency. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. This is not…26 Apr 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI congratulate the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Treasury team on delivering a Budget that tackles cost of living pressures, takes steps to continue our economic recovery…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank Carshalton and Wallington residents who have opened their homes to Ukrainians. Can my right hon. Friend give me some assurance that the kit we are sending to Ukraine will…13 Mar 2023HANSARD New Hospital ProgrammeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is a fantastic champion for Watford—indeed, I see him here far too often talking about issues to do with Watford—and he…24 Feb 2023HANSARD New Hospital ProgrammeI begin by thanking you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and the Speaker’s Office for granting me this Adjournment debate. I give particular thanks to the Minister for responding to today’s…24 Feb 2023HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I rise with regret in respect of not one, but three occasions I have recently been made aware of where a Liberal Democrat MP has visited my…24 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsThe Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee is absolutely right and I commend the work that the Committee has done in this area. I look forward to reading its report. Later…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is absolutely right: more and better training is definitely needed. When diagnosing autism, there is often a big focus on the anxious…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, that all comes back to the very important point that early intervention and diagnosis are key, because then there is the potential…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. Many people have said that to me, and I am sure that many other right hon. and hon. Members will say the same. This is a complete waste of…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her intervention; she has nicked a later part of my speech. I commend her for the amazing work she does chairing the Women and Equalities…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. There are some shocking statistics about the sheer lack of neurodiverse people in the UK workforce. That is nothing to do with people…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am glad that he used the word neurodiversity because I think that that will be a common theme of many of our speeches, along with an…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 589667 and 597840, relating to assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is a pleasure to…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention, and he is absolutely right. The delay in diagnosis also means a delay in treatment. We have debated this topic many times;…06 Feb 2023