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HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with pretty much every word of it. It certainly applies to my constituents in Batley and Spen. Does he agree that…11 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. It was a pleasure to join colleagues from across the House this morning for the NHS 75th anniversary parkrun on this special day. However, my joy was short-lived when I…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Charity Lottery Fundraising CapsI warmly welcome this debate, and congratulate the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing it and on her excellent speech. Members have made a strong…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Tackling Loneliness and Connecting CommunitiesThank you, Dr Huq. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon. This debate comes at a very poignant moment for me. I am grateful to my good friend, co-conspirator and…21 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and Support“We should be frank. We have not done enough to end the stigma of mental health. We have focused a lot on physical health and we haven’t as a country focused enough on mental…07 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am pleased that we are finally debating the long-awaited victims Bill today. Since I was elected almost two years ago, the victims Bill has been just one of a very long list of…15 May 2023HANSARDDraft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023Does my hon. Friend agree that this statutory instrument is another clear example of the utter mess the Government have made of the immigration and asylum system? Instead of…10 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. It is almost a year since the killing of the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the Jenin refugee camp. Will the Foreign Secretary join me in supporting her…02 May 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI agree wholeheartedly. I sometimes worry, on many levels, about the language used in this place and its impact on the outside world. My hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am interested to know whether I am part of the liberal establishment. As a working-class girl from Yorkshire, I am struggling a little with that concept. I wonder whether the…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesMy hon. Friend is making an important speech. I find it deeply offensive that Conservative Members are laughing at some of these statistics. That just shows how out of touch they…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. What is the Secretary of State doing to tackle the severe national shortage of desperately needed psychiatric intensive care beds, which means that people, including some of…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Litter Action GroupsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important and timely debate on litter action groups. This issue is very close to my heart as the proud chair of the tidy Britain…19 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently visited the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and what I saw made a deep and lasting impression on me. Does the Minister agree with me and with former Israeli…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Pavement ParkingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate on pavement parking. Sadly, it is an issue that affects people in my constituency daily. Does he agree that…13 Mar 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy hon. Friend makes the valuable point that sadly we still have a lot of work to do to reduce the stigma associated with ADHD and autism. Does he agree that we need an education…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsI thank the West Yorkshire ADHD Support Group, a brilliant local organisation in my constituency that helps families through the diagnosis pathway. As the hon. Gentleman said,…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, as we discussed in the Bill Committee, there is clear evidence that legal but harmful content is often the gateway to far more dangerous…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI declare an interest as a proud trade union member. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this legislation does nothing to address the underlying reasons NHS staff and others have…16 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyWe are in the middle of the greatest NHS crisis for a generation. Hospital beds are full, hospital corridors are full, patients are waiting hours, even days, in ambulances outside…11 Jan 2023