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HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI agree with the hon. Member; that support is needed, and I will come on to that. The causes of these mental health challenges are really varied. Some people will have past…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthAbsolutely—that is one way in which people can experience severe mental health challenges and consequences, and it needs to be considered. I also want to acknowledge that new dads…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI agree; we need to shed more light on this, precisely for that and other reasons. I will touch briefly on my first recommendation, which is to ensure that specialist perinatal…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI agree: mother and baby units are vital. For women in the period from six weeks after giving birth to one year after giving birth, the leading cause of death is suicide. While I…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI absolutely agree. A recent report from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance highlighted huge variation in the support services available locally, with confusing referral…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI absolutely do, and I am sorry to hear of the experience of my hon. Friend’s friend. What are the consequences of all this? The human suffering is immense, but maternal mental…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI beg to move, That this House has considered maternal mental health. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I am so glad to have secured this debate on…05 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI was very pleased to hear about the ambitions for the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor, which will create great opportunities for my constituents. I was particularly pleased to…29 Jan 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCI thank the Foreign Secretary for his updates, and for his clear and deeply felt commitment to Sudan. It is the largest humanitarian crisis on record, yet both of the warring…28 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI am glad to hear of the uplift in funding for Gaza, and I share the Minister’s serious concerns about the effective ban on UNRWA coming into force this week. Of course, 60% of…28 Jan 2025HANSARDApprenticeships14. What steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships.27 Jan 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsWe are fortunate to have some great apprenticeship providers in Aylesbury, such as the Buckinghamshire College Group and Buckinghamshire New University. When I joined pupils from…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. I have dared to feel some hope that this ceasefire could be the beginning of the end of Israel’s 15 months of pain and suffering…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideAs we have heard, the situation for women and girls is particularly severe in Sudan, with reports of gender-based violence surging, including kidnapping, forced marriage, child…13 Jan 2025HANSARDImpact of Conflict on Women and GirlsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Alice Macdonald) for securing today’s important debate. Before I…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, I worked with Aylesbury town council to convene some of the businesses that are so central to our community. They raised concerns about antisocial behaviour, and the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI wish to move away from the distracting, insulting and dangerous politics of some Conservative Members and return to the key principles of the Bill, which will reduce the…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Winter PreparednessIt is great to be going into the winter for the first time in four years without doctors being on strike. Last week I visited the new emergency medical receiving unit at Stoke…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxFarmers in my constituency tell me how much they are struggling to see a GP and to get public transport—the buses just are not there. The rural economy has been ruined by 14 years…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I will highlight three suggestions that I have heard from my constituents in Aylesbury. First, information about…03 Dec 2024