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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThat is a simple logic, beautifully expressed. There is no argument against a ban, is there? Smoke is being blown in our faces. The Minister is better than this. I say this to the…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI think anyone outside this place watching would think that the reason why the Minister will not accept the Liberal Democrat amendment on this subject is a sort of pride and an…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will happily give way to the hon. Lady, who is an expert in this area.15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI had better bring my remarks to a close; I have probably taken up too much time already.15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to take part in the debate. We have had significant and interesting contributions from both sides of the House so far. I will speak in support of Lords amendments…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the hon. Lady, but it is not like the Select Committee has never looked at this issue; it has looked at it repeatedly. If we are being unfair, then just let us know. What…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI just want to say thank you to the hon. Lady for persisting, and showing what a Back Bencher can do by persisting, keeping going, winning the argument, bringing it around and…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. She makes a fair point about the greater complexity around social media. I would have liked greater clarity in this debate about what questions…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDoes my right hon. Friend share with me a certain sympathy for the Minister, who has obviously been ordered by the Secretary of State to come and make the preposterous case that…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCancer TreatmentMay I pursue the point about coastal communities and cancer care? A young dad in Withernsea, a coastal town in my east Yorkshire constituency, went to the doctor repeatedly saying…14 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Youth ServicesThe Liberal Democrats were in government! We did it together!13 Apr 2026HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: RegistrationIn rural and coastal communities, hospitality is already under massive pressure thanks to the tax rises, regulatory impacts and other negative impositions of this Government. May…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastGoing further and faster on renewables is entirely compatible with new licences in the North sea. My constituents can see that the Prime Minister has very little power to reopen…13 Apr 2026HANSARDOpen Access Rail Services: Beverley and HoldernessAs the Minister knows, before Hull Trains, Hull and east Yorkshire were a forgotten part of the rail network. Hull Trains put that right, connecting the great port city of Hull,…26 Mar 2026HANSARDOpen Access Rail Services: Beverley and Holderness13. Whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that open access rail services continue to be available in the Beverley and Holderness constituency.26 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge), who follows in a tradition of Government Back Benchers…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThe Minister has been most generous in giving way. He will know that Harbour Energy was the single largest producer in the North sea—it is leaving. He will know that it has been…24 Mar 2026