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HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanYes, but that is what was so good about the 10-year mental health plan. That was going to do exactly what my hon. Friend suggests. It was going to look at the interconnections…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanI congratulate YoungMinds on its great work. It is disappointing that many of those people will feel let down, that their perfectly legitimate concerns around the mental health of…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanWill the Minister comment on the 5,200 responses to the discussion paper and the issue that was raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) about groups that fed…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanAs the hon. Gentleman knows, eating disorders can affect people of any age, but there is a huge cohort that are young. I am coming on to my concerns about particular emphasis on…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanGive me two minutes to make some progress. There are two issues that I want to highlight, which will fall through the cracks without dedicated attention. That is tackling…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanPersonally, I would not call it emotional intelligence; I would call it emotional robustness and I will come on to say more about that. However, the hon. Gentleman is right about…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Mental Health and Wellbeing PlanThat was the beauty of the 10-year plan; it was going to do that. Coming back to children’s and young people’s mental health, referrals have increased according to the Children’s…15 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI see the logic of the Minister’s argument, but can he clarify the pensions issue? Can the many veterans who retire to live abroad still raise issues with the pensions advisory…15 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI welcome this announcement. Last year, I visited Australia, and one thing that impressed me was that, for Australia, this is a national endeavour. With meetings at federal level…14 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence ProcurementMay I say first that if the Secretary of State is going to quote the National Audit Office, he should read the entire statement rather than doing so selectively? In large,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshWhere is he now?13 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Military CapabilityNot true.13 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshHaving ambition and slogans such as “global Britain” are fine, but without resources behind them they are pretty meaningless. Between 2010 and 2021, the Government cut the defence…13 Mar 2023HANSARDManchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3 ReportOur thoughts are with the families of the victims, and I thank Sir John for his report. The Home Secretary will be aware that in 2018, the ISC, which I sit on, did a report on the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Prevent: Independent ReviewI thank the Home Secretary for her statement, but I fear that in her attempt to construct a hierarchy of terrorism threats, she will play into the hands of those in the Islamic…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe Minister says there is extra money for policing, but this year he is again pushing the tax on to local council tax payers. Although he says that local police and crime…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportCan the Minister explain to my electors why, even after the 20,000 extra police officers, County Durham will have 144 fewer police officers than we had in 2010?08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant Reportrose—08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportI tried to intervene on the Minister when he was talking about efficiency. Durham constabulary is outstanding in terms of efficiency—one of the most outstanding forces in the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportLet me begin by joining others in thanking all the men and women who work in our police forces. In particular, I put on record my thanks to Jo Farrell, the chief constable for…08 Feb 2023