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HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesWaiting time targets for adult talking therapies were exceeded in 2021-22, with 91.1% accessing those services within six weeks and 98.6% within 18 weeks.01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. I understand he recently wrote to the Secretary of State, and we will respond shortly. NHS England and the North East and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEndometriosisI thank the hon. Lady for her question. The Government introduced the first women’s health strategy to make issues such as endometriosis a high priority. Of course it will take…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEndometriosisMy hon. Friend campaigned hard for the CDC in Hinckley and I am glad that he has been successful. Community diagnostic centres will provide a range of tests to speed up the…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Agriculture in SussexIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I thank my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell), for securing this debate. As luck…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister is doing a fantastic job at the Dispatch Box. At oral questions this morning, Opposition Members were complaining about red tape and bureaucracy hamstringing small…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Agriculture in SussexOn abattoirs, some of my local farmers would like to export their beef, but if they were to export to places such as Singapore, the abattoirs need to meet certain specifications.…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: April 2023I welcome the £400 energy bill discount that is going out to most households across the country in the UK. Some park homes, such as those in Deanland Wood Park in my constituency,…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillLet me be clear for my constituents: I do not support fracking and will not vote for it in the future. My constituents’ concerns are clear. My hon. Friend the Member for North…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI gently say to Opposition Members that many of us—as we have heard from a number of colleagues in the Chamber—do not support fracking, and if the Opposition want to win hearts…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI will not; there is not enough time. When the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), was Energy Secretary, not only did he…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIs it not true that the right hon. Gentleman said at the Labour party conference on 24 September 2013: “Of course, there could be a role” for fracking “if it can meet safety…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsParishes in my constituency such as Ditchling and Ringmer want to introduce road safety measures including reducing the speed limit and cutting the number of HGVs coming through…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) on securing this important debate, although…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI will not because there is little time left. That is not fair because the housing being built on those sites is not affordable for local families. It is £400,000 or £500,000 for…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesMay I start by pleading with colleagues about the tone of this debate? We are legislators, not pollsters. When we vote, it is not an opinion poll on whether sewage is good or bad;…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn page 31 of the Conservative party manifesto, the Government pledge to protect greenfield sites and prioritise brownfield sites for development, yet in practice planning…22 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage DischargeThe Liberal Democrats seem obsessed with my constituency, whether that is the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) this morning, or the hon. Member for Westmorland and…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsAbsolutely. We need a collaborative approach because we all face the same challenges, whether in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or England. I have been in contact with Minister…06 Sept 2022