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HANSARDRenewable Energy: Private Sector Investment13. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of mechanisms to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy sources.15 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportI hope that the Minister hears the message loud and clear from across the House that many service providers are flagging this to us in our constituencies. I send my concern to…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeThe hon. Member raises an important point. There are constituents in every one of our constituencies who were wronged, and I am grateful to her for raising the plight of her…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeI hear the Minister’s call loud and clear that the process will be slowed down if there is lots of ministerial correspondence to answer. Can I therefore ask him to provide a…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeI appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention. He is absolutely right. I will come on to the fact that the scheme prioritises those who are over the age of 80 or have terminal…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Those LGBT veterans were welcome to fight for their country when they were needed, but this nonsensical policy was introduced…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. It is impossible to measure the scale of the impact on all those veterans, be it emotional, financial or in terms of the homes they ended up…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to reflect on the fact that the policy that has been put in place means justice for those veterans. Today I will speak about the speed at…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportMy hon. Friend raises an important point that childminders are quite often the bedrock of early years provision. So often they are the experts, because they have a small cohort of…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportMy hon. Friend raises a valid and important point that has been made in various contributions to this debate. At the start of this week, I spent my morning at Fishbourne…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportI thank the hon. Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) for securing this important and timely debate—I am sure she intended it to fall in the week when the Secretary of…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. I will add to the many calls that the Prime Minister has already heard about the broken SEND system. I met headteachers and SEND co-ordinators in my constituency of…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeThe experience of my hon. Friend’s constituent reflects that of many others who feel abandoned and ignored. The MOD committed to updating applicants to the scheme within 18 weeks…09 Jul 2025HANSARD LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring this important debate to Westminster Hall. I begin…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Down’s Syndrome Regression DisorderI thank the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing this important debate, and for her ongoing advocacy on behalf of people with Down’s syndrome and those with special…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI sincerely thank the Secretary of State for today’s announcement, recognising that one-stop shops for advice and support should be available to every parent in every community. I…07 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingSpecial constables play a vital role in visible community policing, but the number of specials dropped by over 700 between 2023 and 2024, and we lost one in four in the same…07 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Policing1. What steps she is taking to deliver effective community policing.07 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I was so pleased to hear the statement in the House earlier today. I know that she has been a tireless advocate for making sure that…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingThe hon. Gentleman highlights how important it is to have that community-based support in an area. Unfortunately, not every mother across the UK can say the same. There are areas…01 Jul 2025