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HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansOf course, I would be delighted to work with the hon. Lady on that sort of issue. I was also at that APPG on SEND meeting, although I could not stay for the whole thing. I am glad…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansYes, and it is very hard to disagree with that point. Of course provision needs to recognise what the local challenges are, and those differ in different localities. I thank my…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansI thank my hon. Friend for that really important point. I do not live in a rural area, so it is easy for me to overlook issues such as this. However, I do know that many councils…22 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the Liberal Democrat Benches, we have been delighted by the recent groundswell of support from across the House for Liberal Democrat policies. In particular, I cite: the…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish you a happy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker. Community pharmacies are fundamental to our healthcare system, providing essential advice and services while alleviating…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent Dipak first opened the doors to his pharmacy in 1991 and he has been serving the Chelmsford community ever since, greeting many of his patients by name. However,…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesI thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for bringing this really important topic to this place. It is a pleasure to serve under you today, Ms Vaz. We are…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI, too, would like to wish you, Mr Speaker, all the Clerks and the House staff a very merry Christmas, and I add my personal thanks to everyone who has shown such support to the…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned us that local authorities’ special educational needs and disabilities deficit is currently £3.3 billion, and that without…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSadly, it is difficult to deny that there have been many times in recent years when debate in this House has not been of the highest quality, when Members have not shown the…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday marked Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, and just last week Ofgem unveiled another increase to the energy price cap for this winter—an increase of 1.2% in January 2025. This…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank the Minister for giving way. I want to ask her specifically about what she just said about special schools still getting funding. Is she aware that many parents of…27 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesI pay tribute to the hard work that the hon. Member has done cross-party on this issue for many years, and I am grateful to be joining that as another east of England MP. The…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsChelmsford’s allocation of dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers is more than 120 beds, but the number found to date is about a tenth of that number owing to the high demand…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI, too, would like to pay my respects to Lord Prescott. Although we did not serve in this place at the same time, it is impossible to have followed British politics over the past…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Government and Democracy EducationThe hon. Gentleman pointed out that this is UK Parliament Week. Last week, I was delighted to visit Great Baddow high school in my constituency to speak to students who were…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI also welcome the new shadow Leader of the House to his position. I look forward to working with him on the Modernisation Committee, and I join him in wishing happy birthday to…14 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI also express my sympathies with the people of eastern Spain on the tragic scenes we are seeing there. I understand that a 71-year-old Briton may also be among the dead, and we…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Will the Chancellor set aside money to be spent on building up winter resilience and winter-proofing the NHS?24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseA ringfenced fund that takes account of the average emergency winter funding for the NHS—24 Oct 2024