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HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week. I thank the Backbench Business Committee and all those who have supported this important debate. In…19 Oct 2023HANSARDBirth TraumaI thank the hon. Members for Stafford (Theo Clarke) and for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) for bringing forward the debate. The hon. Member for Stafford gave an excellent speech; it…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI start by thanking the Minister. She has always engaged constructively and proactively with the all-party parliamentary group on baby loss, and I welcome her commitment to the…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Member is making a very good point, and I agree with him entirely. It is really important to expand the range of people who have access to becoming a local councillor.…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI draw Members’ attention to my role as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome (Sarah Dyke) on her…17 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling Up across the UKThe delivery of local services is so important to levelling up all areas of Britain. The Secretary of State will be aware that in rural areas, the cost of delivering public…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe green transition should present exciting opportunities to build a fair, more prosperous economy for the benefit of communities across the UK, but the job losses involved here…18 Sept 2023HANSARDDefence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Accommodation for Injured VeteransThe Minister will remember that in June I asked about a badly injured veteran in my constituency. He has written confirmation from the former Defence Minister in 2021 that he…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDefence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Accommodation for Injured Veterans14. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in meeting the needs of injured veterans when adapting service accommodation.11 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryMy thoughts and prayers, and those of my party, are with everyone affected by the unspeakably evil crimes of Lucy Letby. In this instance, we have had a serial killer in play, and…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if she will make a statement on the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership.18 Jul 2023HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. The Government published a written statement yesterday that the CPTPP had been signed on 16 July. Unfortunately, Members…18 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformMany of my constituents study or have obtained degrees from Harper Adams University, just up the road. Those degrees are at the cutting edge of agriculture and the key challenge…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, Shropshire missed out on bus back better funding, despite having some of the worst services in the country. That funding was hugely scaled back on a national level.…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesI thank the Minister and the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook), for their comments, and I thank the hon. Members for North East…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesI beg to move, That this House has considered freehold estate management fees. It is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon, Dr Huq. I am grateful to the…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesThe hon. Gentleman is exactly right, and that also raises questions of liability. HorNet describes one example in which it asked the local authority to comment on whether the…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and I agree with him; that is one part of the solution to this problem. From day one, homebuyers are being fleeced by the developer,…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesThat is the crux of the matter. If rogue management companies acting in bad faith do not provide that information and do not have an AGM, there is no remedy for homeowners to…13 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Dentists: North ShropshireIn North Shropshire, the number of adults seen by a dentist between 2019 and 2022 fell by more than 10%, from 47.5% to 35.4%, and the number of children seen by a dentist in that…11 Jul 2023