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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy local mental health trust is commissioned to deliver just 100 autism assessments and 88 ADHD assessments per year. The team is led by Clare, a constituent from Marple. There…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionThank you very much, Dr Huq. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair. Across the country there is a clear and growing discontent, with many people expressing frustration…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI am delighted that I am not going to be the first Liberal Democrat to mention a bespoke customs union with the EU. I strongly agree with my hon. Friend on that point; it is the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI would be utterly delighted.12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI give way to the Liberal Democrat Europe spokesperson.12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIt was 72.12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionMy hon. Friend, as always, speaks powerfully on these issues and I agree with him wholeheartedly, as I often do. This Government are struggling and the official Opposition look…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI would be genuinely delighted to talk about the many and varied ways in which we could change this place that I am sure the hon. Gentleman and I would agree about. There is a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionNo Government is perfect, but I am immensely proud—and will be to my dying day—that some of my friends in a same-sex relationship can get married, when they were not allowed to do…12 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s clarity on the UK’s approach to Greenland, which is that it is up to Greenlanders and Danes to determine its future, and no one else. Could she…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefIt is wholly unacceptable that farming families in places such as Mellor and High Lane have had over a year of uncertainty and anguish since the Government first announced these…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceLike others, I warmly welcome the multi-year funding settlement. As a former local councillor, I know the impact it will have on local councils, which will be able to plan when…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceI warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, and the establishment of the independent review, and I agree with colleagues across the House who talked about the importance…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformMy column for the Stockport Express is this week encouraging my constituents to respond to the Stockport local plan consultation—the deadline is Sunday—because the Government’s…16 Dec 2025HANSARDInternational Child Abduction: Domestic AbuseTwo of my Hazel Grove constituents, who I will not name because they are going through active cases, have fled Australia and Poland with their children due to domestic abuse and…16 Dec 2025HANSARDInternational Child Abduction: Domestic Abuse11. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction in cases involving…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Village SchoolsIn my Hazel Grove constituency, the most rural area is Mellor. We have children from primary schools looking to go to Marple Hall, which is their nearest secondary school. Marple…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityIt really is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this timely debate. I am grateful…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I agree strongly that keeping our canals moving is hugely important when we are thinking about how we manage our waterways, how we manage traffic…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Self-employed Adoptive Parents: Statutory SupportThe Minister mentioned the review and said that it is under way. He did not mention how long it will take, and I note that the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith)…08 Dec 2025