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HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Laura Kyrke-Smith) for securing this crucial debate, and I am truly…05 Feb 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) on securing this important…21 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI associate myself with the remarks of the Leader of the House about welcoming a long-overdue ceasefire. My constituent Dr Ryann Sowden has been working tirelessly to support…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Parking: Town CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) for tabling such an important debate on a topic that…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ5. I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks and wish everyone a very happy Christmas, but for many of those in temporary accommodation in my constituency and across…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ13. For retail workers in Bolton North East, the busy Christmas season is overshadowed by shoplifting, which the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers’ latest survey…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI declare that I am a member of the responsible vaping APPG. This is a long overdue and important piece of legislation, and I commend my hon. and right hon. Friends on the Front…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and, yes, I share those concerns quite deeply. Bolton council has been doing excellent work to clamp down on illegal vapes. In…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI rise to point out the recent changes to the proxy voting scheme. As a member of the Modernisation Committee, can I ask for a debate in Government time about further changes to…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling image-based abuse. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I declare an interest as a…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We should absolutely be putting victims at the heart of any legislation on this topic. I do not believe that in their 14 years the…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. I will come on to that important Bill. I know that Baroness Owen has already done a great deal of work on the issue. In 2023 alone, the…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseYes, that is an important point. It goes to show the extent and the seriousness of the issue. Drawing on two powerful accounts that have profoundly shaped my own perspective, I…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Tackling Image-based AbuseYes, training would be exceptionally valuable in combating the issue. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say.12 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)This Budget sets out the first steps in the Work and Pensions Secretary’s plan to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty in every corner of the land. The choices made in this…04 Nov 2024HANSARDChildcare AvailabilityAs a mother in the north-west, I thank the Secretary of State and welcome the Government’s £1.8 billion commitment to expanding publicly funded childcare. As we transition towards…04 Nov 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for your remarks, which are useful to hear. Out of interest, looking back at terrorist attacks that have happened over the years, do you think the Bill could have made…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q I echo the Minister’s comments and thank you for coming today; I really value the input of businesses. The Home Affairs Committee argued that the capacity figure of 100 for…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Yes. Neil Sharpley: Within the standard tier, the impact might not be as much as one needs to worry about. For those smaller businesses that fall within the enhanced tier, there…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q Where premises are in the scope of the Bill, is it clear to you who the person responsible would be? Max Nicholls: There are some areas in which further guidance would be…29 Oct 2024