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HANSARDHealth Bill (Third sitting)We all know how important our NHS is to the people we represent. I know how frustrated patients and staff have become after years of rising waiting lists, cancelled appointments…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityI welcome your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing the debate. The Home Affairs Committee, of which I am a member,…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityI totally agree with my hon. Friend. I strongly believe that such businesses are money-laundering fronts. There needs to be close police scrutiny of them, and greater partnership…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q One of the concerns of my local healthcare trust is around the release of elderly patients into the community, as it finds that relations with the ICB are sometimes difficult.…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)I was talking about bed-blocking in hospitals and how neighbourhood health plans can work more cohesively with hospital trusts. Councillor Wright: I think we can answer this…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDHealth Bill (Second sitting)Q You are speaking with tremendous passion and I can tell that you see this as an opportunity to make the NHS function far better. You mentioned at the very beginning that it took…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderI thank the hon. Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) for her urgent question. People in this House and beyond, including from Moscow, are whipping up hate and…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI have just had a group of year 8 pupils visit me in Parliament, and many of their questions were about the increasing numbers of young people on benefits, AI sweeping away jobs,…02 Jun 2026HANSARDAudiology Services: DoncasterI am concerned about the link between loss of hearing and dementia. If somebody who is experiencing hearing loss goes down that horrible path of dementia and loss of memory, the…18 May 2026HANSARDAudiology Services: DoncasterI thank my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the House. It is not just Doncaster that is impacted by this issue, because Doncaster and Bassetlaw teaching hospitals NHS…18 May 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this very…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Government’s announcement that there will be eight Best Start family hubs across Bassetlaw—including in Manton, Retford, West Bassetlaw, the Oasis community centre,…20 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. At a previous session of Prime Minister’s questions, I was promised a meeting with the Prime Minister for me and Arsenal hero Michael Thomas. We are still waiting, and I…15 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests showing that, last summer, Hull Trains paid for 32 teenagers to travel to London to attend my…26 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector Investment5. What steps he is taking to attract private sector investment for a fusion reactor.24 Mar 2026HANSARDFusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentLast December, Donald Trump’s media and technology group purchased a Californian-based fusion energy company, putting his son Donald Jr. on the board in a $6 billion deal. The…24 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsThe hon. Gentleman talks about green carbon-neutral schemes coming forward. I welcome yesterday’s announcement of a construction partner for the STEP Fusion plant at West Burton…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital ID: Public ConsultationThe state holds vast amounts of data on all of us from the moment we are born, some of which we never see, are never able to correct and never know who has been looking at it.…10 Mar 2026HANSARDGovernment-backed Loans: SMEs5. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing Government-backed loans for SMEs.27 Jan 2026HANSARDGovernment-backed Loans: SMEsI recently met Matthew Pendleton, who owns Apawtiser, a high-quality dog treat company. The company grew legs because processed dog food had made his pet dog violently ill.…27 Jan 2026