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HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastIt has been a year of profound suffering, darkness and trauma. Tens of thousands of innocent people have been killed and displaced, yet the world has learned nothing. The prospect…07 Oct 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandThank you, Sir Christopher. You said you would surprise me, and you really did. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Like those in many other areas, Bedford’s…03 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I am pleased to see the Government’s swift action in officially calling for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, a rapid increase of humanitarian aid into Gaza…24 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health ServicesI welcome the Minister to his place. Funding to bring desperately needed in-patient mental health services back to Bedford has been sitting in the accounts of our local mental…23 Jul 2024HANSARDNHS Mental Health Services9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS mental health services.23 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesIt is a pleasure to speak in support of the King’s Speech under a Government committed to putting country before party to improve lives in this country. That is what I pledged to…22 Jul 2024HANSARDArrests and Prison CapacityFigures published last month showed that Bedfordshire police has the slowest response time to 999 calls, because of understaffing. Does the Minister realise how ridiculous it…22 May 2024HANSARDState Pension EqualitySome WASPI—Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign—women in Bedford are living in severe financial hardship, having had their pension income stolen, in some cases twice.…15 May 2024HANSARDState Pension Equality6. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on state pension equality.15 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The urgent notification issued last week to Wandsworth Prison raised the same issues found at HMP Bedford six months ago. Both revealed a horror show of violence and…14 May 2024HANSARDLegal AidThere are no providers of housing legal aid in the borough of Bedford, and the number of people living within 10 km of a provider of legal aid housing advice in England and Wales…14 May 2024HANSARDLegal Aid19. What progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the National Audit Office report on the Government’s management of legal aid.14 May 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe Colonna review was given no evidence to back up claims by the Israeli Government that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attacks. Other countries have already restored…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian Situation6. What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.30 Apr 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Business and InvestorsEight in 10 of the large energy companies recently surveyed by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association agreed that the UK is falling behind in the race to become the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Business and Investors12. What recent discussions she has had with businesses and investors on the Government’s net zero targets.16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateFour former UK Supreme Court judges and more than 600 lawyers, including over 60 KCs, have warned the Prime Minister that the UK risks breaking international law relating to a…15 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Bedford renal unit is closed until further notice while investigations into the water treatment unit are carried out. This is a major incident for the nearly 100 patients in…20 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIs that it? That was my first thought on hearing the Budget last week. Is that it for my constituents, many of whom are struggling to make their wages, which have not risen in…12 Mar 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery Framework8. What his planned timescale is for reviewing the flood recovery framework.04 Mar 2024