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HANSARD Community HospitalsThe hon. Lady is making a powerful speech on behalf of community hospitals. South Bristol Community Hospital was opened only in 2012, after 60 years of campaigning by local…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Community HospitalsI do not disagree with much of the thrust of what the Minister is saying, because CCGs—I used to work for one—do spend taxpayers’ money. She will often have heard hon. Members say…12 Mar 2019HANSARDDevolved GovernmentThe Secretary of State set herself a deadline of 26 March in the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act. Has she asked her right hon. Friend the…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Social Security and Employment Support for Disabled PeopleThese are very small changes in the right direction, but they recognise that the system does not work. To enable us to better understand the impact of Government policy on ill and…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillDuring the wind-ups, it is customary to say that we have had a wide-ranging debate, but we have not. We have had a very narrow debate with very wide-ranging agreement, and there…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillWe have heard a wide range of speeches on the Bill, but they have a similar theme. Before entering this House, I was a manager in the NHS in England. I have been a school governor…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillI understand that the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland are currently not being scrutinised in the way that we would expect here. If the Public…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point. I have not been able to visit that project, but I would very much like to. I agree that investing, training and keeping…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. In my remarks, I specifically asked, given the progress that the Government made on the Lord Chief Justice’s proposals, whether the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. Colleagues will be pleased to hear that I will not detain the Committee too long. It is right, of course, to bring…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Colchester (Will Quince). The West of England combined authority, which includes my Bristol South constituency, is one of the areas…26 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on securing this debate…05 Feb 2019HANSARDBackstop ProtocolWe do not have much time to find new technological solutions. In October, from the Dispatch Box, the Prime Minister said that “technical solutions effectively involve moving the…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillFirst, as the daughter of Irish immigrants who came here to rebuild England after the war, I welcome the Home Secretary’s comments on the common travel area. That is hugely…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Teacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyAfter talking to school leaders in Bristol South, I challenge the Minister on whether the money is sufficient to support them in delivering on the commitment. Given the existing…28 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy constituency of Bristol South voted to remain by 53% to 47%. I have since sought to represent that vote and understand its closeness, but the Prime Minister cannot say that my…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThat point is exactly at the heart of this question of trust. The Attorney General just committed the EU to not agreeing to future trade deals, in response to our request for a…15 Jan 2019HANSARD NHS Long-term PlanBefore coming to this place, I was a senior manager in Bristol’s primary care trust and then the CCG. I want to pay tribute to the NHS managers who have kept the ship afloat since…07 Jan 2019