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HANSARDDecarbonising TransportI am delighted that our Labour Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, is bringing local buses back under public control. Does the Minister agree that taking back control of our…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. At this stage, there are a lot of you to get in, so we are limiting speeches to four minutes.27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryAfter the next speaker, we will limit speeches to three minutes. That means that your microphone will be cut off at that time, so I would appreciate it if you looked at the clock…27 Mar 2025HANSARDYoung Carers: Educational OpportunitiesI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called to speak.13 Mar 2025HANSARDYoung Carers: Educational OpportunitiesI call Chris Vince, who has two minutes to wind up the debate.13 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I have often raised the importance of further education and the transformative impact it can have. I know that the Minister and the Secretary of State share my belief in…10 Mar 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasWe have quite a lot of speakers, so I will limit speeches to three minutes each so that everyone will get an opportunity to get in the debate. I reiterate that interventions…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I also remind them that interventions are meant to be very brief if we are to allow everyone…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthAbout 10 Members have indicated that they wish to speak or intervene, which is unusual in a 30-minute debate. To make a speech in this debate, a Back Bencher must have the leave…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthMembers should stand if they wish to speak. You have a very short amount of time.05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI was delighted recently to visit Chaucer school, a great school in my constituency with fantastic young people and innovative and motivated teaching staff, but 14 years of Tory…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasOrder. I ask Members to keep strictly to three minutes. You are going over that limit and speaking other people out. If you cannot keep to the limit, we will have to put the timer…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasThere are still many of you wishing to speak, so I will restrict you each to two minutes because we want to hear a response from the Minister and the spokespeople. I call Alison…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI am grateful for this opportunity to raise the plight of women with endometriosis and the everyday struggles they face in the workplace. Endometriosis was first identified in…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI thank the hon. Member for that point. The issue has been known about for a long time. The women’s health strategy, published in 2022, painted a picture of what workplaces should…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI thank the right hon. Member for that intervention, and I absolutely agree. I pay tribute to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to the right hon. Member for the efforts he has put in…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI thank my hon. Friend. The average length of time taken is now eight years, which is not good. Many women feel unable to speak openly about endometriosis as they would other…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI completely agree, and it has serious consequences. Women may need to have a stoma because of the damage done to their bowels. The right hon. Member and I have both met quite…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceI thank my hon. Friend for that point, and I completely agree. Although the Employment Rights Bill does require large employers to publish equality action plans, there is no…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Endometriosis: Women in the WorkplaceAbsolutely, and I will come to that shortly. That leaves women feeling dismissed, ignored and belittled by the very people who should be helping them. The result is that it takes…15 Jan 2025