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HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackI join the Home Secretary and my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty), in sending my thoughts to the victims and their families. I pay tribute…03 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for securing this debate about a…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Arthur Rank hospice in Cambridgeshire is losing £829,000 in NHS funding, which is forcing the closure of nine beds—40% of its capacity. Does the Minister believe that…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyI too thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. There is far too much in this White Paper to respond to comprehensively in two minutes, so let me focus on…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) on securing this important debate. Some…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI certainly support the increase in apprenticeships; getting more young people on to any course that offers opportunity is ultimately what it is all about, and I look forward to…16 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I will speak to amendments 24 to 28 and 36 to 38 in my name, which address gaps in crisis provision and accountability for autistic people and people with learning disabilities.…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I agree that resources need to be put in place to support the many good measures in the Bill and in many of the proposed amendments. In Declan’s case, services were created in the…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Rail commuters in St Neots face a rise of nearly £400 for an annual season ticket to London next year, paying over £7,000 for the first time for services plagued by delays and…11 Sept 2025HANSARDLife Sciences InvestmentI welcome the Minister to his place. It is incredibly disappointing that MSD has pulled out of this billion-pound investment in the UK, including the loss of more than 100 jobs in…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI thank my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire (Charlotte Cane), for securing this important debate. I would like to use my time to focus on some…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyThe Minister has made a number of announcements about skills in the defence industrial strategy, which is much appreciated, but can he explain how they will integrate with…08 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. A constituent with muscular dystrophy reports facing a wait of eight to 12 months for AJM Healthcare to deliver a new wheelchair, which is far beyond the 18-week target. What…03 Sept 2025HANSARDSupport for Trans PeopleThe Minister will be aware that many trans people with gender recognition certificates followed all the legal processes in good faith, often over many years, and made legally…03 Sept 2025HANSARDSupport for Trans People2. What steps she is taking to support trans people in the context of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v . Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.03 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWhen the Government get something right, it is important to acknowledge that. The community right-to-buy provisions in the Bill represent the genuine empowerment that constituents…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional ReportI, too, thank the Minister for his statement, in particular the fact that IBCA will design and introduce a process for registration. Sir Brian Langstaff concluded that the current…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOther Correction…The Cambourne sixth form has found itself unable to offer either music or music tech A-levels, despite there being more than enough enthusiasm, at least from teachers. [ Official…10 Jul 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionMusic Education The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Music Education on 3 July 2025.10 Jul 2025HANSARDOther Correction…The Cambourne sixth form has found itself able to run only music tech A-level, and not music A-level, in 2025-26 , despite there being more than enough enthusiasm, at least from…10 Jul 2025