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HANSARDUnhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing forward this important debate on a critical…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationNearly 750 children across my borough of north-east Lincolnshire have been exposed to domestic violence in the past year, and it is essential that all children understand what…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsGiven that fraud and error payments are usually published in official Government statistics together, is the Department planning on making sure that they are published separately…25 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FarmingJohn Vernam, the chairman of Cherry Valley, the source of the majority of the world’s Pekin duck breed, came to see me recently to talk about his concerns about the effect of a…21 Feb 2019HANSARDMaintenance of GravesMy question relates to a constituency case that I have raised with the Second Church Estates Commissioner in advance of this Question Time. Shelley Fleming, my constituent, lost…21 Feb 2019HANSARDMaintenance of Graves8. What recent assessment the Church of England has made of the adequacy of its policies on the maintenance of graves.21 Feb 2019HANSARD Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that although the vast majority of beauticians undertaking these procedures do so in a professional setting and manner and are concerned about the…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationThis is a really important point. Even in the realm of plastic surgery, which is a regulated industry, we see grotesque transformations of people’s bodies and faces: people having…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I would like to thank the Minister for meeting me earlier to discuss the Bill. She was very generous with her time. On the question of the code, does she envisage that there will…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingThe hon. Gentleman may feel positive about the Government accepting that homelessness should be seen as a health issue, but his Government have cut public health funding.07 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on financial barriers to accessing continuing healthcare? My constituents who receive cancer treatment at Castle Hill Hospital across the river in Hull get…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingBut there is no proper counting system—07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) on securing this debate. I also…07 Feb 2019HANSARDThe future of maintained nursery schoolsI rise to present this petition relating to the future secure funding of state-maintained nurseries on behalf of Great Coates Village Nursery School, which is one of two…06 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime (Impact Statements)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for statements made by persons adversely affected by a crime to be used in sentencing proceedings in court;…05 Feb 2019HANSARD VenezuelaWill the Minister give way?29 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaThe Minister mentioned that he accepts that Venezuela is in a state of crisis. If that is the case and that is the Government’s position, why are they wasting taxpayers’ money on…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018The Prime Minister has referred repeatedly to protecting workers’ rights post Brexit, but may I take her back to 2017 and my Bill, which was specifically about protecting workers’…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHousing Ladder: Young PeopleThe average mortgage for today’s 27-year-old on the Government’s living wage is more than half of their pay packet, but the Government are still allowing “affordable” to be…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillI have already given way generously. The first point that our amendments seek to address is the financial staggering for the cap level that landlords are allowed to impose. I have…23 Jan 2019