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HANSARD Child Contact ArrangementsIt is true that the Government do not recognise parental alienation and the syndrome, but courts too often do. In fact, a report released just yesterday by the campaign group…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillThis Bill has to be set in the proper context of the mess that we are clearing up from the previous Government. The Darzi report laid bare the crisis in the NHS. We must learn…01 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeI try to start from a position of empathy on this topic. I have no idea what it is to experience the pain of being born in a body that does not accord with one’s gender, and I do…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillMy hon. Friend is making some powerful points. I hear again and again from parents that while different commissioning bodies argue about who is responsible, children fall through…01 Jun 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetI welcome the clarity and determination to deliver on HS2. Rail investment is infrastructure investment, which drives growth, but may I urge the Secretary of State to look at…19 May 2026HANSARDDraft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I am always pleased to take part in a Delegated Legislation Committee, but I am particularly pleased to speak in this…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I wish hon. Members a happy World Curlew Day--tan, small, slender, often up to its knees in muck and at the risk of…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandMy hon. Friend is giving a powerful speech. She is absolutely right that the Government are committed to helping with the rewilding and restoration of our peatland. It is probably…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandI think my position is fairly clear from what I am saying, but my point—this is the very clear thing—is not about a development in Calderdale, but about the principle of trying to…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyI welcome this strategy, having worked on maternity and medical misogyny on the Health and Social Care Committee. I will bring up the thorny issue of sexual health. In a recent…16 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI commend our ongoing refusal to be drawn into this conflict. May I ask the Prime Minister what steps we are taking to ensure that UK bases are not used for offensive operations,…13 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI thank the Minister for going further in making these transcripts available. Will she let us know what the next steps in that process will be? How quickly will we see real…25 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Manufacturers have been grappling with energy costs long before the current Iran conflict, hitting Calder Valley firms. Siddall & Hilton, which makes fences, is seeing costs…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMay I commend our current position of not being drawn further into the US and Israeli operation in Iran? Can the Secretary of State confirm that we will continue to avoid any…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportAs a recovering councillor, I remember that my council used to commission a lot of these services through the WomenCentre in Calderdale, which was very good at preventing…18 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI welcome this announcement. It will make young people’s lives and futures better. Calder Valley is famous for its world-class specialist manufacturing, but in the UK, one third…17 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractWhen this Government took office, the number of registered patients per GP in Calder Valley was much higher than the national average, with one GP surgery in Brighouse having 600…16 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil SupportIn the rural parts of my constituency, one in 20 houses relies on heating oil. One of my constituents told me that his bill had gone up by 270%, while other constituents have had…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseLast October I sent a number of freedom of information requests to the Nursing and Midwifery Council on sexual harassment and misconduct cases. However, I have still not received…12 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Mar 2026