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HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI thank colleagues across the House for their wonderful contributions. I am very pleased to welcome our visitors from Ada in Porlock and of course Suw Charman-Anderson, the…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Groups such as the Women+ in Engineering group at the University of Strathclyde can do so much to support other women in STEM. I must…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI beg to move, That this House has considered Ada Lovelace Day and Government support for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a pleasure to serve…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend and with Georgina that having role models and mentors is really important. One of Ada’s mentors was a woman called Mary Somerville, a…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI absolutely agree with the right hon. Lady. Having that visionary view of science—looking beyond what is to what could be—is absolutely essential. The providers and the…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayI absolutely agree that that is a travesty. We are losing women in STEM at a terrible rate, which I will come on to. The UK has made bold commitments to become a global leader in…16 Oct 2025HANSARDJhoots PharmacyMy constituents in Sedbergh, a rural market town, have suffered greatly from the terrible pharmacy provision by Jhoots. Medicines have been unavailable, the pharmacy has often…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceThe £20 million pride in place funding going into the west end of Morecambe shows that this Labour Government are really trusting local people to spend money locally, without lots…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and I welcome an end to the killing in Gaza. What guarantees are in place to ensure that humanitarian aid can now reach Gaza without…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBaby LossI speak with a number of hats on: as the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, representing all my constituents who have lost babies in pregnancy; as a mum of two children; and as a…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDThe current proposal is that digital ID will be mandatory for right-to-work checks by the end of this Parliament. Concerns have been raised with me by constituents that that makes…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI do not think the hon. Gentleman’s analysis of the Bill is correct. I understand that perhaps he has some personal experience here and I appreciate that he has very strong…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI agree that retail premises need relief from that shoplifting, but I would like that relief to be permanent. I would like to see the causes of shoplifting stopped, and quite…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI want to speak today about how the Sentencing Bill will bring some common sense to sentencing and bring in an evidence-based approach to stopping reoffending and protecting…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI will not give way— [ Interruption. ] I think the hon. Gentleman is perhaps not showing the House the respect it deserves— [ Interruption. ] I would appreciate it if he would…16 Sept 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyI am interested by my hon. Friend’s reference to Orwellian thought. Did he notice that on Saturday, Elon Musk was wearing a T-shirt that said, “What would Orwell think?”, and does…16 Sept 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) for securing this important debate.…16 Sept 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the murder of Charlie Kirk was an appalling act. No one should ever feel threatened by violence; no one should ever be killed for their…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I welcome the opportunity to speak about special educational needs and disability support. I know how important the issue…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI absolutely agree. People should not have to have this fight. They should not have to have resources to take on hospital trusts or the state. They should not have to do that; his…03 Sept 2025