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HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI am very grateful to the hon. Member for giving way. I was interested to hear what he said about the various experts talking about regional migration policies. Unfortunately, my…25 Apr 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: InequalitiesI thank the Minister for her answer. Nurses across the profession are increasingly taking on complex roles and responsibilities, yet many do not have access to higher pay bands…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNursing Career Progression: Inequalities6. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle inequalities in nursing career progression.25 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesI thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this debate, which is timely and overdue. I am glad to hear from Members who live in coastal communities…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseChildren and young people on the Isle of Sheppey face massive barriers to opportunity compared with those in more affluent parts of Kent. Last week, many families on the Isle of…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Of the more than 26 years that I worked in the NHS, six and a half were in NHS England, in…13 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Government Funding22. What steps her Department is taking to ensure areas with higher levels of deprivation receive adequate funding.03 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Government FundingThe 48th most deprived locality in England and five of the 10 most deprived localities under Kent county council are in my constituency, yet the council struggles to understand…03 Mar 2025HANSARDRural CrimeIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) for securing this debate and for comprehensively outlining…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRural CrimeI am very happy to say that. We have a lot of casual littering, with things thrown out of cars as going up the A249 between Sheppey and Sittingbourne, so it is an issue. We also…27 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekWe already have injectable forms of HIV medication, particularly for people with chaotic lifestyles. They only need to take a jab once every couple of months. It is a real way…13 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekIt is a pleasure, Dr Allin-Khan, to serve under your chairmanship. I say a massive thank you to the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell)…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing this debate. It is vital that we have this…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsI do not believe that a prohibition on gambling is the right approach—we can see how that would fail—but I believe that it should be a managed problem. It is a very high-risk…05 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenI thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for introducing this debate. Demelza hospice in my constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey has come to me a lot on…03 Feb 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for coming in on that point, and I very much agree. Although my constituency is generally not quite as cold and damp as parts of Scotland, it is…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI thank the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for introducing the Bill. I will try not to cloud the Chamber too much with puns; I will leave it to other hon. Members to…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI wholeheartedly agree. I gave the example of a power generator on a roof not working, and that came down to the fact that the local community was not involved. The residents on…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateI associate myself with the comments about the nursing colleague who was so brutally attacked in Oldham. I am thinking of her and her team at this time. I have been thinking back…15 Jan 2025