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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent was asleep in his bed with his pregnant wife and a small child when a drunken neighbour started kicking in his door. He went to answer the door and was attacked. He…30 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementOrthopaedic surgery at the Princess Royal Hospital has still not restarted since the pandemic. That is causing huge suffering for those who have been waiting for surgery, in some…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogI congratulate the Minister on his diligence in tackling this difficult problem. Will he continue to help the constituents of Telford in the way that he has? Every single one of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and Management16. What steps he is taking to raise the quality of leadership and management across the health and social care sectors.14 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and congratulate him on the work he has been doing in this important area. Does he agree that for too long there has been a…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryThe Minister is making very important points, so I am grateful to him for giving way. He is talking about the Safe Hands plan holders and arrangements for them. A question that…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryI am very grateful to all Members who have attended today’s debate. I know we are competing with the platinum jubilee address to Her Majesty; in fact, the Member who has just sat…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryI thank the Minister for that point. The FCA always talks about things being within or without its perimeter, and I sometimes wonder how a savings product targeted at the most…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct, and I will come on to some of those high-pressure sales techniques, which I very much hope the new regulatory regime will remove.…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The lack of transparency is a significant feature of where this industry has gone astray. Protecting funeral plan holders from some…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryI beg to move, That this House has considered the funeral plan industry. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Cummins. I am grateful to…26 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan I thank the Leader of the House for visiting the factory that makes Parliament’s magnificent encaustic tiles in my constituency this week? I am delighted that he enjoyed his…26 May 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) makes exactly the point I want to make: we gave many people the opportunity of a new life in this country last summer, but…26 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Leah Maries, from Woodside in Telford, is due to go on her first ever family holiday next week. Unfortunately, Leah’s plans are now in disarray because a passport…19 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionTelford’s Princess Royal Hospital is still not doing elective orthopaedic surgery. Many of my constituents, such as Mr Graham Cotton, who is 68, are suffering severe and constant…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe collapse of funeral plan provider Safe Hands has left 46,000 people facing the loss of their funeral prepayment plan. Moneys that should have been safely ring-fenced in a…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Ambulance Response Times: ShropshireI congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this incredibly important issue to the House. Such heartbreaking stories are common to all Shropshire MPs. Does she agree that a…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ockenden ReportI thank the Secretary of State for his very welcome statement and the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield), for her excellent work. I…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his earlier remarks concerning the Donna Ockenden report into avoidable maternity deaths and injuries at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS…30 Mar 2022HANSARD NHS Capital Spend and Health InequalitiesIt is a great privilege to secure this debate and to have the excellent Minister responsible for hospitals, my hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), on the Front…22 Mar 2022