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HANSARDRail Services: Open Access OperatorsI beg to move, That this House has considered open access operators for rail services. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I am sure you will…06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanI welcome the Minister's statement. He will be aware that a routine prostate cancer screening programme would save many lives. Can he give any indication of when it will be…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyThe Chief Secretary said that he wanted economic growth to spread to every town, city and community—something we can all agree with. I have been campaigning for many years to…29 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionLike my right hon. Friend the Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke) and others, I want to focus on the role of our regional airports. Surely the Minister would…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyOrder. Interventions should be brief— I was very generous.27 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyI remind hon. Members that they should bob—as indeed they are doing—if they wished to be called to speak.27 Jan 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am pleased to contribute to this important debate. I thank those individuals and organisations that work throughout the year to ensure that Holocaust Memorial Day is…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. In Grimsby, we are fortunate enough to have a new youth zone under construction, which is good news for many of my constituents, but those in the rural part of the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, along with Members from across the House, I attended the launch of the latest report from the charity Open Doors, which highlights Christian persecution in many…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationAs the Minister will know, in Lincolnshire, where there are two unitaries as well as the county council, the three top-tier authorities have agreed on a package to go unitary.…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefI met a farmer a couple of weeks ago in my constituency who is 80 years old and has made arrangements for passing his farm on to the next generation. However, the seven-year rule…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueIt has been reported that the Chancellor was going to meet the owners of British Steel in China. Many of my constituents work at the Scunthorpe steelworks. While I appreciate that…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareFirst, I congratulate the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) on securing this debate. As a member of the Backbench Business Committee, I can tell him he made a very convincing…13 Jan 2025HANSARDCare Sector SalariesIn north-east Lincolnshire, a social enterprise employs 800 staff providing health and social care. I have been approached by many staff who are unhappy that they have not…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaLast Saturday morning, a constituent came to my surgery to discuss the situation in Gaza. She reminded me that she had previously visited my surgery exactly a year ago to discuss…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentEarlier this year, I initiated a Westminster Hall debate on headlight glare and the increasing road safety risks resulting from modern vehicle headlights. I did so having read an…19 Dec 2024HANSARDMisdemeanours3. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of perpetrators of misdemeanours.19 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I called in on the drop-in session organised by Alzheimer’s Research UK and Prostate Cancer UK. At these sessions, we repeatedly hear appeals for people to go in for…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Hospice FundingAny increase in funding for the hospice movement is of course welcome, but let us be honest: it is giving with one hand and taking with the other. The two excellent hospices that…19 Dec 2024HANSARDMisdemeanoursI thank the hon. Lady for that reply and I appreciate the additional resources, but what my constituents, and I am sure constituents up and down the country, want to see is robust…19 Dec 2024