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HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionI welcome confirmation that the Pathways clinical trial will continue with the modified protocols in place; it was an important manifesto commitment for the trans community. Does…22 Jun 2026HANSARDEast Midland Railway CollisionOn behalf of my constituents in Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, I express my condolences to the family of the deceased driver and to all those involved, and give my thanks to the…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestA couple of my constituents with direct experience of SMA got in touch with me. The thing that they identified as being most difficult about the current arrangements with the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitI thank the Deputy Prime Minister for his update on a range of issues from the G7 summit. Could he set out how the Government’s work to de-escalate things in the middle east will…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemThe hon. Gentleman and I have discussed these issues about Hongkongers and Ukrainians before. We often talk about the Boris wave and the large numbers of immigrants who came to…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsOn 2 March, I asked the Prime Minister what steps the UK was taking to prepare for targeted stabilisation and humanitarian efforts in Lebanon and Yemen if the Iranian regime…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesI have been fortunate to have a pathfinder within the independent prescribing programme in my constituency. Its data shows that only 5% of patients who use the independent…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI have had a look at the parliamentary record; Healthwatch has been mentioned over 100 times in the past five years. One key area of focus is its reporting and the insights it…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportI am sure that my hon. Friend is aware that the Labour Rural Research Group recently did a report on rural poverty, which identified that on average someone living in a rural area…01 Jun 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersThank you, Sir Alec. I will press on, but the hon. Member is absolutely right and has touched on some issues that I will talk about. I congratulate him on ensuring his residents…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I will talk later about the different reasons that have been given for the 10% commission, which demonstrate in and of themselves that nobody is…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consultation is being run for a reason. I encourage anyone watching the debate or emailing their MPs about it to go further and engage with…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI will press on and see where we get to. I will not go into detail about many key issues facing park and mobile home owners—I am sure colleagues will touch on them, as they have…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for park home owners. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I am grateful to the Backbench…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Local Area Energy PlansI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on local authorities in England to produce and maintain local area energy plans; to make provision about the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersYes, and I will talk about that in a moment. There has been cross-party consensus on the need to make changes, but it will fall to this Government to make them. I am pleased that…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI trust that the Minister and his team will do exactly that. This is not just about the 10% sales commission; there are broader issues impacting park home residents. I will come…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersAbsolutely. I am sure that we will talk a lot about the 10% sales commission, but the hon. Member is right to raise it early on. I am pleased that the Minister leading on the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI thank hon. Members for joining the debate. We have covered the whole country—from the south coast all the way up to parts of northern England and to Northern Ireland, which of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFrom October 2024 onwards, I did my best to engage fully and properly with the assisted dying debate that took place across England and Wales. I met campaigners on both sides of…25 Mar 2026