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466 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDClimate Change: International LeadershipFor the UK to be an international leader on climate change we need to bring the business community with us. The Summer Berry Company in my constituency recently invested £8…12 Nov 2024HANSARDNational Youth StrategyI am pleased that the Secretary of State’s statement talked of widening the Creative Careers programme. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for performing arts…12 Nov 2024HANSARDFurniture PovertyI am sure the hon. Member will join me in celebrating Second Chance Chichester, which in my constituency is working with an organisation of crafters to restore furniture, in order…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I start by recognising that this Government face an enormous challenge in clearing up the mess of a decade of Conservative mismanagement in this country, and that failure is…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. He will be pleased to know that I am going to mention hospices later in my speech. To fix the NHS, we must fix both the front and the…05 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Winter ReadinessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for bringing forward this important debate on a…30 Oct 2024HANSARDArts Funding: Scotland5. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the arts in Scotland.30 Oct 2024HANSARDArts Funding: ScotlandI was glad to hear the Secretary of State celebrate events in Scotland in his opening remarks. Scotland, and the UK in general, boasts one of the world’s leading arts industries,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI am sure that the Treasury was pleased to receive £1.5 billion in a windfall tax from Octopus Energy. Would the Chancellor consider using that money to reinstate the winter fuel…29 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI pay tribute to Westbourne community land trust, which, after six long hard years, has finally started delivering affordable homes for its community. That is exciting for the…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesParents and children in Chichester have lost confidence in the SEND system, with families effectively pitted against each other and against Conservative-led West Sussex county…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThe statement from the Secretary of State is welcome, but passionate campaigners in my constituency will be concerned that, when we already know the dire state of our rivers and…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that we should invest in fixing our existing infrastructure, rather than shipping over large quantities of water, which I am sure is not…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for securing today’s timely debate, on…23 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceFor all the talk of a £22 billion black hole, the value that carers give to the economy is £162 billion. Does the Minister agree that it is an absolute scandal that many carers…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareToday marks the first Liberal Democrat Opposition day in this House for 15 years, and we have dedicated it to the topics that are fundamental to constituents up and down the…16 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceIf a carer receives a bonus from their employer for doing a good job and it takes them over the threshold, should they lose their carer’s allowance?16 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksLast week, my mother was desperately trying to get out of Gibraltar and back to the UK to be with my grandmother, who had suddenly turned very ill and was receiving end-of-life…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeSouthern Water, working with Portsmouth Water, is making plans to reduce chalk stream abstraction by introducing effluent recycling at the Havant Thicket reservoir. Does the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsIn my constituency there are three independent schools, one of which is a choir school. In one of those independent schools there are 29 children with diagnosed SEND, and only one…08 Oct 2024