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HANSARDCourts (Remote Hearings) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on introducing this important Bill. Can he confirm that a remote hearing will be of benefit in domestic abuse cases? It is really important that…15 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government’s long-term plan for towns will ensure that local people can develop plans that deliver the priorities of their community and are given the tools to change their…02 May 2024HANSARD VolunteersI beg to move, That this House has considered the contribution of volunteers. I am delighted to speak on the theme of volunteering. The absence of a large number of Back Benchers…02 May 2024HANSARD VolunteersIt has been an absolute pleasure serving under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I think that we have had a very positive debate. We have all had the opportunity to praise some of our…02 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ9. My constituent Claire Massey and one of her two children almost lost their lives in a fire at her home in February 2023. Since then, Claire has been a victim of bullying by…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionI beg to move, That this House has considered food waste and food distribution. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. Let me begin by reflecting on our…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I will come on to wonky veg, which is a particular passion of mine.16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionI absolutely agree. I will come on to that point, too. By eliminating avoidable food waste, the average four-person household could save about £1,000 each year. Worldwide, about a…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionYes, I congratulate the people my hon. Friend has identified. There are people and organisations in all our constituencies doing fabulous work in this space, and I would like to…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. That is exactly the problem that we need to address. At its heart, this is a simple logistics problem. How can we ensure that as much food…16 Apr 2024HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionI, too, thank everybody who has taken part in the debate. All hon. Members share the view that we have to do something about food waste. It is not party political, and the tone of…16 Apr 2024HANSARD Food SecurityI thank my right hon. Friends the Select Committee Chairs for their excellent reports on food security and for securing the debate. It is such an important topic, and one that I…21 Mar 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI rise to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South, my constituency neighbour, on this outstanding Bill. As he and I well know, Stoke-on-Trent is a classic…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.02 Feb 2024HANSARDPensions (Special Rules for End of Life) BillSince we are putting it on the record, I declare that I am a proud pensioner as well as an MP. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) for bringing forward…02 Feb 2024HANSARDSchool Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on bringing forward this really important Bill. Being around teachers and friends in a school or college…02 Feb 2024HANSARD Employment Equality (Insurance etc) BillI support my hon. Friend’s Bill, as she knows. The protection of other characteristics—gender, race and religion, for example—is generally observed in employment law. Does she…02 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWalleys Quarry, in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell), is stinking again, with monitoring stations showing high levels of hydrogen…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseA very happy birthday to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Food waste is bad for the environment and bad for the economy, which is why the work of food redistribution charities, such as…01 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. The shocking revelations of the Horizon scandal highlighted the Post Office’s financial incompetence, and my right hon. Friend will know that the public’s confidence in the…31 Jan 2024