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HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan, and I give huge thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) for securing this important debate.…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Palestinian Rights: Government SupportIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the Father of the House for bringing forward this vital debate. The already strained Palestinian healthcare…04 Mar 2025HANSARDRail Passengers12. What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.13 Feb 2025HANSARDRail PassengersThe TransPennine route upgrade is the biggest rail infrastructure project in the country, and my constituency is at the centre of it. One of the main benefits for passengers will…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI will take both interventions, but then I need to make a bit of progress before I take interventions from other Members.11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI agree with my hon. Friend, who has been a great champion in this area. Such organisations deliver outstanding community-led services to our young people and offer them…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and I will come on to mental health. Fourteen years of Conservative Governments have resulted in a £1.2 billion real-terms reduction in local…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportThe hon. Member is absolutely right that faith organisations and voluntary organisations play a huge part in the youth services that we deliver. Trained youth workers create…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered access to universal and targeted youth provision. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan, and a pleasure to…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We must make sure that young people play a part in the programmes that are delivered for them. While 22 young futures hubs are being…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI agree with my hon. Friend. I will make a bit of progress before taking more interventions. More than one in five children now have a diagnosable mental health condition, and…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportThe hon. Member is quite right, and I am coming to that point now. Unfortunately, we are seeing the consequences of reductions in youth service provision across the country, as…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI do agree. I will now take the intervention from the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire).11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI am sure the Minister has heard what the hon. Lady has said. I am proud that the Government are developing a national youth strategy, which has not happened before. Research by…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI am sure the Minister has heard my hon. Friend’s point. The Children’s Society’s “Good Childhood Report” shows that 15-year-olds in the UK have the lowest life satisfaction of…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI thank the hon. Member for her point. I am sure the Minister heard what she said. Kirklees council, which covers my constituency of Huddersfield, has seen a 70% decrease in…11 Feb 2025HANSARDHospices20. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of long-term funding for hospices.11 Feb 2025HANSARDHospicesI have had the privilege of witnessing at first hand the exceptional work of my local hospices, Forget Me Not children’s hospice and the Kirkwood. However, as my hon. Friends the…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportYes, I do agree. If we want the young futures hubs and other youth initiatives to succeed, we need to invest in training and development for youth workers. I urge the Government…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI do agree that we need more protections, and I am sure the Minister has heard my hon. Friend’s point about statutory protection. I, too, urge hon. Members to sign up to my hon.…11 Feb 2025