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HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the hon. Member for everything he is saying about improved policing on our streets. Something that would massively help my constituents is the reopening of the Chichester…05 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Voters in Chichester will rightly be disappointed that their right to vote has been stripped away in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanNearly every family has a cancer story, whether it is a personal fight or that of a loved one. A 10-year plan from the Government is a welcome step, as the previous Government…04 Feb 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) for securing today’s important debate. I…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAccording to the UN, 1.9 million people in Gaza are currently displaced, which is 90% of the population. Half of them are children. How will the Minister work to secure the right…28 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillI thank my hon. Friend on behalf of those on the Liberal Democrat Benches for her truly impassioned speech and for her work on the Bill. Chichester harbour has lost 58% of its…24 Jan 2025HANSARDCounty Council elections in West SussexI hope the Government will pay heed to the strength of feeling across West Sussex and my constituency that elections should never be cancelled opportunistically under the guise of…23 Jan 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am very grateful to the Government for making time for the House to debate the important topic of Holocaust remembrance ahead of Monday’s Holocaust Memorial Day, a day of solemn…23 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I can only imagine the frustration that consumers feel when they go through the quite often complicated process of trying…23 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeThe grant scheme we are debating enabled St Paul’s in my constituency to undergo some radical improvements to accessibility and its community spaces. Without the community spaces…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityIn 2023, Chichester suffered 990 sewage spills in our rivers and harbour, lasting more than 17,000 hours. Does the hon. Member agree that, after a decade of Tory inaction, the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsLiveLink Aerospace in my constituency is a surveillance company that has created a technology that is being used on Royal Navy ships, in airports and on private yachts. This…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing today’s important debate, and all hon. Members for approaching the conversation with the compassion and…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDrug and Alcohol Addiction: TreatmentSocial prescribing is one of the primary care services provided for drug and alcohol addiction, and it also supports the Government’s aim of moving from cure to prevention, which…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaWomen who can get access to hospital provision in northern Gaza are undergoing C-sections without any anaesthetic, and new mothers—180 every day—are struggling to find clean water…07 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for introducing this important debate on our first day back after Christmas. I also thank all hon. Members…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransMaggie Haynes is the founder of Tuppenny Barn, a horticultural therapy charity in my constituency, and she is a veteran herself. She established a female veterans course after…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative Arts EducationI thank the hon. Member and commend him on his work in trying to get Reading Gaol opened as an arts space. A project in Selsey in my constituency is trying to restore a beautiful…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessOne in four people trying to contact their GPs last month were unable to get a same-day appointment, and one in 20 could not get through to their GPs at all. We know that these…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Creative Arts EducationI thank hon. Members, the shadow Minister and the Minister for talking about the importance of creative arts education and how it will foster the next generation of well-rounded…18 Dec 2024