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HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportThere has been a narrative about whether it is increasing numbers of people becoming more aware of mental health that has led to more cases being reported, or whether there are…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportWill the Minister give way?07 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkSome 2.6 million homes are at risk of flooding, so we urgently need to take action to improve flood resilience and mitigation. In Hull we have our first permeable street as part…05 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAs well as concerns for leaseholders, many people who own their homes have problems with management companies, which claim they are charging money for the upkeep of communal areas…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe Minister will have heard my intervention earlier. I accept he is talking about leasehold reform, but will he elaborate on management companies, where people own their…23 May 2023HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way again, and I thank you, Mr Stringer, for your generosity. Will the Minister indulge me by commenting quickly on the yellow card system and on…22 May 2023HANSARDFraudJust over a year ago, the anti-fraud Minister Lord Agnew resigned in anger at the billions being lost and written off in covid fraud payments. He said to the Treasury Committee on…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023I am concerned about the point about other trusted regulators. Different countries have completely different rules for medical devices. I will not mention vaginal mesh again, but…22 May 2023HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023These are hugely significant regulations. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on surgical mesh, I want to focus my contribution on vaginal mesh. The Minister will be…22 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently met Elizabeth Wilson, a school pupil who is also a Member of the Hull Youth Parliament and the daughter of armed forces personnel. She is campaigning to establish an…15 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareThe problem in primary care is that we do not have enough GPs to meet the demand for appointments. The problem is not with the telephone system. The area I represent has one of…09 May 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I shall speak in more detail about how the voice of students has been marginalised. It seems fairly ridiculous that the Office for Students…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI thank everyone who has taken part in the debate. The Minister knows how to charm me: he talked about how good Hull University is, and of course I agree. That brings me to my…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsHoovering up students!26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI beg to move, That this House has considered the Office for Students. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. Higher education is unanimous in recognising…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesI realise that this will bring back painful memories for the right hon. Gentleman, but he may recall that the previous Prime Minister crashed the economy. The UK has been uniquely…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesI wonder whether Government Members need to work on their lines a bit because they seem to be saying, “There was nothing we could do—there has been a war in Ukraine and covid.”…25 Apr 2023HANSARDChinese Police Stations in UKOn how many occasions have the Government or governmental officials discussed the use of these police stations with the Chinese embassy?19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI never for one moment suggested we should scrap the tax relief entirely, but we definitely need to do something about fraud. When we have businesses ripping off the taxpayer for…18 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWhat an interesting debate it has been. I have found myself slightly amused numerous times by comments from Conservative Members, especially when have they tried to make out that…18 Apr 2023