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HANSARD Women’s Safety in Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is making a passionate speech about how we build in this country and the considerations we need to make. In my constituency, we have a large-scale development…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and a pleasure to see the Minister in her place. She has been a doughty campaigner not only for children’s health but…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Endometriosis ServicesI could not agree more with my hon. Friend about research into gynaecological conditions. If we invested as much into women’s health as we have done over many decades into men’s…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Court and Tribunal TranscriptsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank all hon. Members who have spoken so thoughtfully on this important topic. I especially thank the hon.…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his impassioned speech about the state of our roads. I was recently speaking to a driving instructor in my constituency who literally relies for his…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI associate the Liberal Democrats with the Secretary of State’s condolences to the family of Jeff Blair. Strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as SLAPPs, have…17 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims’ RightsThe family courts urgently need reforming so that victims, especially those of domestic violence, are not experiencing a system that is being used by perpetrators to continue to…17 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayThe hon. Lady raises Nancy Astor, of whom there is a statue in Plymouth. There are 11 statues for people to view in my constituency, but none are of women. Does she agree that it…12 Mar 2026HANSARDParental Rights at WorkI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for infant feeding and inequalities. One of the…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseDevelopers building in Bosham, Earnley and Bracklesham in my constituency were given planning conditions that did not allow them to move residents on to the new developments until…12 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationAs has been well established today, the blame for failures does not lie with postal workers, who are doing all they can to deliver a service. It lies with a private company that…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRough Sleeping: Families with ChildrenThe hon. Member is right to highlight the resource challenges that local authorities have. From an outward perspective, my Chichester constituency is a very affluent area, with…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention; I have also seen the amendment that his group has tabled, and I agree with that. Trial by jury is deeply enshrined in our conscience…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillThe Liberal Democrats will be voting against the Bill, and we have tabled a reasoned amendment that sets out why we fundamentally disagree with the approach of the Deputy Prime…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillJoanna Hardy-Susskind put it well today, when she said: “I have seen the adjournment of two rape trials this year. It’s only March. Nothing in Lammy’s proposed Bill would have…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI agree with some of what my hon. Friend said. I do agree that trial by jury is one of the only parts of our justice system that is still actually trusted. The possibility of…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI am happy to make it absolutely clear for the hon. Member. If I was allowed to get on, I could make that point. Trial by jury is not the problem. We agree that there is a problem…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI will make some progress. If the Deputy Prime Minister and the Courts Minister believe that this is fundamentally the right thing to do practically and ideologically, why did it…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillIf the hon. Gentleman believes that we should not have a pick and mix approach to Sir Brian Leveson’s proposals, why does he think that the Government have chosen only some of the…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman is making a valid point about development. In the rural village of Bosham in my constituency, a resident was recently told that they would have to wait four…04 Mar 2026