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HANSARD Black Maternal Health Awareness WeekI congratulate the hon. Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) on securing today’s important and timely debate, following Black Maternal Health Awareness Week…29 Apr 2025HANSARDConstruction Skills TrainingFurther education colleges such as Chichester college in my constituency are vital to the delivery of construction apprenticeships and skills training. Many colleges, however,…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageChichester harbour in my constituency is the largest recreational boating harbour in Europe, but the damage being done to its ecosystem is stark. A recent study by the Clean…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Whiplash Injury CompensationThe changes today are simple: the compensation tariffs for pain, suffering and loss of amenity in whiplash claims are being uplifted by approximately 15% to reflect inflation…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Onshore Wind and Solar GenerationWill the hon. Member support the private Member’s Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson), aptly named the sunshine Bill, which would make…02 Apr 2025HANSARDEating Disorder AwarenessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing today’s important debate and for her tireless…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundJohn, my constituent in Chichester, is 12. He sent an email to Beacon House, a therapy provider in Chichester, which said: “I’m really sad and worried that I won’t be able to see…01 Apr 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls2. What steps her Department is taking with police forces to tackle violence against women and girls.31 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Chichester-based charity My Sisters’ House gave vital wraparound trauma-informed support to 28 women in 2015. Last year, it supported more than 1,700 women. The charity has…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) on securing today’s timely and…27 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this important debate. I am particularly pleased to see the Minister in her place, which shows the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail PerformanceGiven that one in five trains operated by Southern Rail arriving at Chichester station is late, and that there is no fast service connecting Chichester to London, what steps are…27 Mar 2025HANSARD PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s AllowanceTerminal illness devastates people’s finances. More than 100 terminally ill people every month are refused PIP, and every day 300 people die in poverty, having fallen through the…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryThe hon. Member says that from a place of experience and knowledge. Who am I to speak against anything he says as the expert in the room? I totally agree that that would provide…27 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Health ServicesFollowing on from the question asked by the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome), I held a debate in Westminster Hall a few weeks ago on maternity services and spoke…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy constituents and I know how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful part of the United Kingdom. We need to see growth so that our young people can stay in their local…24 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe hon. Member mentions small businesses. Local hairdressers in my constituency have been in touch with me to say that given the difficult economic picture, these NICs rises will…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Down’s SyndromeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) on securing this important and…19 Mar 2025HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageWill the Secretary of State join me in congratulating the six students from Bourne community college who came to Westminster yesterday to present their report on the future of…18 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationMy hon. Friend’s story of Yvonne reminds me of my constituent Christine, who had a long career in the NHS. She took a lower paid job in 2012 on the assumption that she would be…17 Mar 2025