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HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI pay tribute to my constituent Mark Ward, who is here today. He contacted me soon after I became a Member of Parliament and, like many, has continued to be a dogged campaigner.…21 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationIt is because of the good work of the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) that I was able to ask that question.20 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationIn 2022, the Drinking Water Inspectorate found South West Water guilty, saying that the company “did not follow best practice” to avoid and shorten events where customers report…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOther countries have now suspended arms sales. Other countries have restored the funding going forward to UNRWA. Why are we now leading from behind rather than leading from the…20 May 2024HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities5. What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.29 Apr 2024HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI have a constituent—it could be many of the constituents who come to me—who has a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism and other severe learning…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Secretary of State described special educational needs as “lose, lose, lose” when she was describing the process of parents appealing the judgments of education, health…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024I rise to support, as everyone has, the increase in the cap. I believe that the Government need to do more to support our post office network, particularly in communities that are…17 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024The banking hubs are particularly good where banks are leaving, but communities already bereft of their bank have not had the opportunity for the post office to come in, so there…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsForty per cent. of properties in this country do not even have an energy performance certificate, and of those that do in the private rented sector, and in the private ownership…16 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI welcome any research, and this report moves the debate forward. My reading is that Cass says there is a toxic debate on all sides, and that there are particularly nasty and…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Women’s State Pension AgeThe ombudsperson was established to decide when things were not necessarily illegal, but had been done in a way that involved malpractice and was wrong, and to decide when a…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Bill is particularly disingenuous, because a number of the air quality mandate changes are the results of European and national decisions? It is…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillIs it not also the case that even if my hon. Friend were to have a car, the vast majority of cars—as she well knows and as has been mentioned in this debate, which I have been…22 Mar 2024HANSARD Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) BillMy hon. Friend is talking about damage to lungs, but will she also mention the damage that air pollution does to the brain? These microscopic particles and nanoparticles, such as…22 Mar 2024HANSARDRecommendations of the Infected Blood InquiryOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Today the British Youth Council has declared insolvency. As you may know, the British Youth Council runs the UK Youth Parliament, which…22 Mar 2024HANSARDRail Reform Delays: Cost5. What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of delays to planned rail reforms.21 Mar 2024HANSARDRail Reform Delays: CostIt has been three years since we were told that Great British Railways would happen. In my reading of the NAO report, it says that the £1.5 billion of savings will not be met in…21 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point about some of the weaknesses of CRaG and the need to strengthen it, particularly when there are accessions or other material changes to…19 Mar 2024