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HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingThey say that all good things come to those who wait, so I hope the Minister will listen to my words and then reassure me that I have not waited in vain. I am grateful for the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI am grateful to the hon. Lady, who makes a good point. They are beautiful and what a joy it is to watch them exercising, whether in Malton in Yorkshire or wherever else around…26 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingThe right hon. Gentleman anticipates the logic of the argument I was building towards—he is exactly right. That is why if we are seriously thinking of tackling this curse of…26 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry Skills Gap3. What steps her Department is taking to tackle the space industry skills gap.21 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry Skills GapI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his answer and for his work on this. He knows, as I do, that the innovation economy in this country is creating hundreds of thousands of new…21 Feb 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillI congratulate the hon. Lady on everything she has done to bring the Bill to this point. All of us here, and many listening, will be aware of the appalling situation when the…07 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Does he agree that it is really important that the Department—I am grateful that the Environment Minister is in her place—understands…06 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. To his point, in my part of Mid Norfolk, where the clue is in the name—it is not on the coast—we have seen in the past 10…06 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingIn Norfolk certainly, the internal drainage boards are the most expert bodies at handling drainage. Could I make the gentle suggestion that we pay for them through some of the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillExcellent.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMay I just give my hon. Friend the opportunity to make clear to those listening and reading what the police will understand as a result of this Act about changes to their powers?…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillThank you.31 Jan 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI take this opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on introducing this Bill, which has such strong cross-party support. I raised on Second Reading what happens and what the…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Children’s Mental Health Week 2024The hon. Lady is making a powerful case, and I am keen to hear as much of it as I can. To the point I was trying to make earlier, extreme poverty is one cause of childhood trauma,…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Children’s Mental Health Week 2024I, too, congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate and her passionate advocacy. Many of us across the House share a deep understanding of the need for it. Does she agree…30 Jan 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: Inward InvestmentMr Speaker, you can see that I am using my freedom on the Back Benches to improve my fitness and to make myself as fit as the Department. May I take this opportunity to thank and…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSMEs: Access to FinanceMay I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank the Secretary of State— [Interruption.] Sorry, Question 2.25 Jan 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: Inward Investment2. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to help increase inward investment into the science and technology sector.25 Jan 2024HANSARDChild and Adolescent Mental Health ServicesThe agony and damage of undiagnosed and untreated mental health conditions is nowhere more acute than in rural areas, where we see an epidemic of silent suffering. The Norfolk and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCouncil Budget DeficitsRural councils face a disproportionate triple whammy from the rising cost of energy due to the Ukraine war, with rural councils and rural public services having to pay higher…22 Jan 2024