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HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend is completely right. One of the biggest issues with delivering care for children in the SEND system and for disabled children more widely is the lack of join-up…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillIs it not the case that transferring powers from an unelected quango to the Secretary of State, who is directly accountable to this very House, increases, not diminishes,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityEarlier this year I had the pleasure of welcoming the Energy Minister to my constituency, where we took part in the blessing of a tunnel underneath the Thames that formed the…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI very much agree with my hon. Friend. A secondary school in my constituency has benefited from the installation of solar panels and expects its energy bill to reduce…19 May 2026HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government CommitteeI congratulate my hon. Friend on this report. I am not alone in this House in being moved by the stories that she has shared and that her Committee unearthed during its inquiry. A…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. As my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) said, this is the first time a debate about the contribution of allied…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI welcome the hon. Member’s comments on supporting the SEND White Paper through an allied health professional workforce plan. However, there is something of an amnesiac…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She brings a breadth of experience to this place on these issues, both as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee and as a…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI really appreciate the Minister giving way—I know that she was concluding her speech. She obviously cannot reveal the contents of the workforce plan before it is published, but…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI beg to move, That his House has considered the contribution of allied health professionals. I am very grateful to be able to introduce this debate today, and I would like to…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyI strongly welcome the women’s health strategy, and I congratulate both Baroness Merron and my hon. Friend the Minister on their work on it. Since its publication yesterday, my…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending a mixed rugby tournament at Thurrock rugby club, hosted by the Acers mixed rugby team and in which my daughter took part. The…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHospital Trusts: Performance1. What steps he is taking to improve underperforming hospital trusts.14 Apr 2026HANSARDHospital Trusts: PerformanceI welcome the Secretary of State’s work in improving the NHS and turning fortunes around, but as he has said, that is unfortunately not the case in every area of the country,…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Knife CrimeLike many other Members on both sides of the House, I am often struck by the courage and bravery of bereaved families who have lost loved ones to knife crime. Last year I spoke to…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformWe provide for it by meeting need at the earliest opportunity. It is about addressing it before it reaches crisis point, unlike the situation we are in now. We would not do this…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI agree 100%. We could work out the lifetime cost of a parent being out of work to care for their child who should be in education or in a suitable school, or even the cost of a…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI should like to declare an interest as a member of the all-party parliamentary group for special educational needs and disabilities and as the parent of a child with an EHCP. I…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformWill the right hon. Gentleman give way on that point?13 Apr 2026HANSARD Community Mental Health ServicesI thank the hon. Member for her chairship of the Health and Social Care Committee during this inquiry. As someone who has bipolar disorder, it was a really difficult experience to…19 Mar 2026