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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. No matter where they are from or where they started out, every child should at least have the chance of fulfilling their dream career, but research by the British Airline…16 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityI am sure I’ll be using a slightly different accent this evening when watching the football—a few expletives might come out as I shout at the TV. Does my hon. Friend agree that a…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Estate RegenerationIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. Estate regeneration must be about more than replacing bricks and mortar. It must restore confidence, strengthen…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Pig FarmersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. My constituency spans Doncaster and North Lincolnshire—two very proud agricultural areas with a long and…14 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Pig FarmersThe hon. Lady has my full support—and, I am pretty sure, that of my farmers. My farmers have told me how much this issue matters to them. When consumers can easily identify…14 Jul 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingThe statistics published just last week show that 2.45 million scientific procedures involving animals were carried out in Great Britain in 2025. That represents a decrease of…13 Jul 2026HANSARDAnimal Testing8. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the authorisation of 1,250,687 animals to be used in 90 projects over the next five years through…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyThe last time we saw a change of such potential scale was when we moved from being a manufacturing economy to being more of a service economy. There were trade-offs at that time,…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Government Support for Bus Services: West DorsetInterconnectivity goes across not just buses but other modes of transport such as trains. There is a petition in one of my rural areas where, pre-covid, trains ran every 30…08 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsI am the chair of the water, sanitation and hygiene all-party parliamentary group and a big champion of WaterAid’s “Time to Deliver” campaign. One million mums and babies lose…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Future of British HorseracingI am also a member of the APPG chaired by my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Walton (Dan Carden), and I have a couple of points to make. The first is about the cherished…07 Jul 2026HANSARDFlood Insurance: Reform of Flood ReThe Minister will be aware that I spent most of my career supporting the most vulnerable people in communities that had been flooded, and helping them to find ways to support…01 Jul 2026HANSARDAnimal AbusersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) on securing this debate on behalf…29 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimal AbusersAbsolutely; there is no place for legal loopholes like that in our country, where we love our animals so much. The Government have referred to the police national computer and to…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) on introducing the debate,…29 Jun 2026HANSARD NHS Breast ScreeningMy hon. Friend makes a valid point. The environment that people first walk into makes a massive difference in how they feel about their screening. I went to one of those units…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the House“Can we have one, Dad?” That was the iconic slogan of Yorkshire Caravans back in the 1980s. I am sure the Leader of the House will not quite remember then, but will he join me in…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewI wonder if the Secretary of State agrees that for far too long farming has been undervalued because we have focused only on what goes out of the farm gate. We should focus more…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI know that the Minister is a huge champion of mental health, and of men’s and boys’ mental health in particular. In my constituency, I have the Moorland, Lindholme and Hatfield…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyDoes my hon. Friend agree that prison safety cannot be separated from mental health? When inmates are in crisis, they can self-harm and there is a potential risk of dying through…23 Jun 2026