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HANSARD Business of the HouseLike my hon. Friend, I am a regular user of Avanti West Coast services and Stockport station. I hope that Avanti’s reliability will be spot on this afternoon so that I can get…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for that important question. She is absolutely right: diabetes is one of those illnesses alongside which people can live long, healthy and happy lives if…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is the second Member to raise that important topic this morning. He may not be aware but there is a Westminster Hall debate on 16 October on the availability of…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThat topic gets raised many times in this House, and we are all well aware of it. It is part of the reason we will be introducing draft legislation on leasehold reform, which is a…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises the very important matter of community theatres, and the one in his constituency sounds really important. It is a matter of national shame that so many…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseTo see the new medical school opening is a brilliant thing to happen so early in my hon. Friend’s time as the MP representing Bangor. It will be a vital facility in helping this…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure every Member of Parliament in this House will want to thank the citizens advice bureaux for the work they do across the country in providing our constituents with so…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I know from my own constituency, this matter is raised with Members regularly by further education colleges. The Government have paused the planned defunding of those…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLinda Maloney sounds like a wonderful woman who served her community in St Helens brilliantly over a long period. It is a very welcome reminder of the important role that our…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear of the tragic case that my hon. Friend has outlined, and my condolences go to the loved ones of Mark Noke. We are going to implement the reforms in the Victims…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI think my hon. Friend misheard—it is 30! [ Laughter. ] He raises what sounds like the really ludicrous situation of expecting somebody to find so many payslips over a whole…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a really important matter for his constituency, and it is exactly the sort of subject that would benefit from an application for an Adjournment debate in the…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted to congratulate the Cheshire county under-17 squad on successfully reaching the 2024 USA netball open championships—what an achievement. Netball is a fantastic…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend might attract some other attention to Bawtry, now that he has said how many bras are on display. He raises an important issue about Breast Cancer Awareness Month…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend does indeed have a great surname! He is absolutely right that e-bikes can be a blight and a challenge, and there are safety issues. The Government are currently…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend highlights the important work that Maggie’s and others do and those affected by cancer that brings on the necessary early onset of menopause and other issues. I am…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that question. That is a great topic for a debate. We had Transport questions this morning, but if he wants to put in for an Adjournment debate on that,…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend can take a great deal of personal satisfaction and thanks for the Bill getting to this place, along with his union Unison, which we are proud to have worked with on…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the right hon. Member in paying tribute to the eminent parliamentarians he mentioned, whom we recently lost. It is important that this House comes together to do that. I…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an important point that has been raised in this House previously. Frankly, the situation is just not good enough, especially for people in rural communities…10 Oct 2024