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HANSARD Community TheatreOn the point of funding, Leatherhead theatre is a grade II listed building leased by a small local charity. It faces ongoing maintenance challenges, but its ownership model makes…12 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineWe welcome the increase in defence spending, but when I served there were more than 100,000 troops and today there are just over 74,000. It is essential that we reverse the…03 Mar 2025HANSARD Women’s HealthMy constituent, a GP, got in contact after she recently had to cut specialised contraception services in her practice due to national insurance hikes and inadequate funding. The…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryWhile I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, it is one that we all hoped we would never have to have, but I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford…27 Feb 2025HANSARDMaternity ServicesI will be very brief. La Retraite sixth form in London has a T-level qualification in health with midwifery, linked up with Guy’s and St Thomas’, and it is proving successful.…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportOn the point about access, does the hon. Member agree that it is really important that children are able to get to school in the first place? Private providers of SEND transport…25 Feb 2025HANSARDMaternity ServicesWill the Minister give way?25 Feb 2025HANSARDMaternity ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) on securing this hugely important…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityWe are pleased to hear the announcement that the Government will increase defence spending to 2.5%, but we are still waiting for the strategic defence review to be completed, as…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineToday of all days, we must remember that over 1 million people have been killed or wounded in Ukraine since the illegal invasion. I have just come from talking to a group of…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany of my constituents have raised concerns about e-bikes and e-scooters being a safety hazard when modified or misused. What is the Minister doing to tackle riders travelling at…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for PensionersWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportThe 2020 investigation by the all-party parliamentary group on knife crime and violence reduction found a strong negative association between the closure of youth centres and…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted Supportrose —11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. The cost of energy is a crisis hitting every household in the country; it is not just a crisis of affordability but…11 Feb 2025HANSARDArmed Forces RecruitmentIf we want to strengthen our armed forces, we must fix the recruitment delays. One young recruit signer, Jimmy, applied in September 2023 but will not start until January 2025.…10 Feb 2025HANSARDMinority Groups in the Armed ForcesRecent weeks have seen troubling headlines for LGBT personnel, and we on the Lib Dem Benches believe that everyone is welcome in our armed forces, regardless of their sexual…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. What steps are the Government taking to improve female representation in all areas of sport, not just on the playing field but in the commercial side of sport, including in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-US Bilateral RelationshipThe UK and the US have long led on humanitarian aid—saving lives and preventing crises. Scrapping USAID abandons that leadership, worsening global instability. International aid…04 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenWe have heard so many stories of individuals who lost their jobs as a result of taking time off due to having seriously ill children, adding stress to an already unbearable…03 Feb 2025