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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman. The purpose of my points today is to make sure that, while the data Bill progresses, consensus is built in this House that we all acknowledge that…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Owen was medically discharged from the Army after 17 years of service. Since then, he has been waiting for two years for a resolution of his claim under the armed…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIn most cases, a financial loss to the individual who takes part. These people are unable to talk to their friends and family about the losses and their addiction. They are unable…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsOf course. I started by talking about the need for liberals to hold power to account. That goes for Liberal Democrats and small-l liberals, and there are many small-l liberals in…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate. As the MP for…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsAbsolutely. There is a role for a separate levy as well, which I will come to later, to support the horseracing industry, which needs to be viewed separately from the rest of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) on securing the debate. Apprenticeships are a vital part…04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsOf course. An alignment of skills with the jobs need for the future is key in the apprenticeship sector. Flawed policy in the past means that there has been a clear drop-off in…04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsI will move on to that, and the hon. Gentleman will find that there is a pleasing consensus between my party and his. There are positive stories around, and I will highlight an…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanI lost my father to lymphoma and my wife is an ovarian cancer survivor, so I warmly welcome this statement. In Gloucestershire, we are a designated regional cancer centre, but…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Six Nations Rugby Championship: Viewing AccessWe could go on for hours on that.04 Feb 2025HANSARDVulnerable People: Work SupportOne of my constituents is a highly educated, high-earning civil servant who has serious care needs as a result of a bad accident about 30 years ago. His needs have been assessed…03 Feb 2025HANSARDVulnerable People: Work Support5. What steps she is taking to support vulnerable people into work.03 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My constituent, Charlotte Durrant, runs a plant shop called the Aroid Attic on Bath Road in Cheltenham. Before Brexit, she was able to import her plants from the Netherlands…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesOf course. The Minister will not be surprised to hear that I will be moving on to that in a moment. If, against the will of the creative industry, the Government are to proceed…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. That does sound like a potentially devastating blow to our nation. Britain has gifted the world the likes of Charles Dickens’s literature,…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThat sounds like a good idea. I think there are some really logical ways we could do this by ringfencing some assets for local value—attaching them to car parks, which are already…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right. I agree that the concepts of opt-out and opt-in need to be pursued at greater length. Thirdly, the expert told me that the preservation of…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe Minister referred to his greatest creative output, which apparently is hitting bookshelves soon. I am afraid I cannot match that—a Jaffa Cake haiku, which was cruelly…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Older people in care homes can benefit from such creative outlets—both from having people bring arts and culture to them, and from days out…27 Jan 2025