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HANSARD European CouncilSome 76% of my constituents voted to leave the European Union, and every day that Parliament fails to deliver on that is another day that their faith in democracy is diminished.…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Arrest of Julian AssangeThe right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey) is right to praise press freedom, and I know that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is an advocate for…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBereavement Counselling“You have a lot of misfortune in your family.” Those, Mr Speaker, are the words that a registrar spoke to me when I registered the death of my mother, who died 20 years ago today,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBereavement CounsellingI absolutely agree. There is also a role for us to play in opening up the debate and shining light on steps outside organisations can take to make bereavement in general more…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBereavement CounsellingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I agree with him and will mention that issue in a few moments. There should be a dedicated mental health helpline provided…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBereavement CounsellingI thank the hon. Lady for her kind words. The Co-op has done interesting and very valuable work on this, and the Department can put some of these initiatives together. One…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBereavement CounsellingI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and that is why in some ways I am calling on the Government to have ongoing support for those who are recently bereaved and an…26 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit12. What steps she has taken to ensure that universal credit is tailored to individual claimants’ needs.18 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal CreditI have seen the positive effect that the roll-out of universal credit has had in the jobcentres in both Boston and Skegness, but it remains the case that some applicants’…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillI rise to briefly support this excellent Bill, as I did in the Bill Committee and on several occasions as it has progressed through the slightly tortuous private Member’s Bill…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillWould the commission consider what sanctions would be applied if leaders did not take part in these compulsory debates? I know my hon. Friend has had an up-and-down relationship…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Green Belt (Protection) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?15 Mar 2019HANSARDRivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill (First sitting)I will be brief and will begin, as others have, by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome on bringing the Bill forward. When a number of constituents…11 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]I rise briefly to support this excellent Bill and to make two very simple points. First, as many hon. Members have said, there is no excuse—be it cultural, religious or…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundBoston and Skegness are proud and ambitious towns that, frankly, have been frustrated because we have not been spending money like this for many years on our great towns. I…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for making an excellent speech. Does he agree that this process should be about more than warnings and that there should be a proactive…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Residents of Leisure Park HomesI feel that I should mention that my hon. Friend is completely correct: Skegness is the proud owner of the highest concentration in Europe. While I envy my hon. Friend the Member…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Structural and Investment Funds)I will not detain the House long, but I want to speak in support of this SI, which secures funding that is vital for some projects in my constituency. Overall, £41 million comes…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Making Tax DigitalThe Minister knows that I am one of those who would urge him to introduce MTD faster, because the benefits so clearly outweigh the disadvantages. We should no more seek to limit…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Seasonal Agricultural Workers SchemeVery often, the people who abuse workers are from the workers’ own communities. This is as much about ensuring that police have access in the ways the hon. Gentleman describes, as…12 Feb 2019