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HANSARDDown Syndrome BillI begin, as others have, by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on this truly groundbreaking Bill. I will add a few reflections of my own,…04 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFamilies in west Berkshire have told me about waits of up to two years to receive diagnoses of either autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for their children, often…27 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ10. One of the significant achievements of this Government is the work they have done with local authorities to tackle rough sleeping. Five years ago, 36 people were sleeping…15 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People’s Mental Health ServicesIn West Berkshire, a family seeking a child and adolescent mental health services diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can face a…23 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung People’s Mental Health Services5. What steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for (a) children and adolescent mental health services and (b) other mental health services for young people.23 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26One of the most significant diplomatic achievements of the COP was getting 130 countries, including the US and the BRIC—Brazil, Russia, India and China—economies, to agree to halt…15 Nov 2021HANSARDRape and Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecutions and ConvictionsOn the Home Affairs Committee, we recently heard from Sir John Gillen, Baroness Stern and Lady Dorrian, all of whom have conducted independent reviews into rape or serious sexual…09 Nov 2021HANSARDPlan for Jobs12. What assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Plan For Jobs in supporting people into work.02 Nov 2021HANSARDPlan for JobsUnemployment in west Berkshire has fallen in every month since April, in no small part thanks to the apprenticeship levy and the kickstart scheme. However, among the over-55s who…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI will make a little progress, because I know that time is limited. The Opposition frequently push Government Members on the issue of backlog and delay. In the early days of the…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI, too, will focus my comments on the first part of the Bill, which concerns judicial review. I support the exclusion of upper-tribunal permission decisions from the ambit of…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillFor an applicant to end up in the Court of Appeal, they would win or lose at first instance and either appeal or be appealed by the Home Office, the upper-tier tribunal would give…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI am not sure I entirely agree with that. I do agree that clause 1 sets out the criteria they need to apply, but in reality they are common sense principles and I do not agree…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI hear what the right hon. Gentleman says about Cart judicial reviews, but can he explain why Lord Hope, the retired Supreme Court Justice who sat in the Cart case at the Supreme…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillIs not it the reality that it is not that big employers are unscrupulous or evil, as opposed to small employers? The truth is that it is only larger employers who are bound by the…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the question, because that will inform some of what I have to say about clause 1 and the consultation obligations that the hon. Member for…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI am still in the fairly early stages of what I have to say. The hon. Gentleman’s point about fairness is important and I hope the solution that I have come up with, which is not…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMay I begin by saying what a pleasure it is to follow the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner)? I am going to develop a number of points through my submissions, but it is…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI was referring to what I consider to be the breadth of proposed section 187B. I think, with respect, that it creates considerable scope for any employee who is faced with an…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI will just take a moment more, because I have only seconds until we break. There would be almost no circumstance in which an employee would not be in a position to say, “The…22 Oct 2021