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HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend for her powerful intervention. I know that she is fighting for her constituent and that she is lobbying the DWP, in support of the Department of Health and…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour, who raises a powerful point about specialist training. I know she has written to the Skills Minister and lobbied the Department…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank the hon. Member for his powerful intervention. He is a massive champion for his local hospital. I agree that we should not rely simply on charity and that this issue…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend for her powerful and astute intervention. She will notice that I am speaking about not just Hari, but Sarah, because making sure that the parents are looked…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareThe hon. Member is right, and he will hear more about how that impacted Sarah and Hari’s experiences. Those experiences have already had an influence on NHS policy in the way that…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI know that my hon. Friend has been raising this subject on behalf of his local community and I agree with his sentiment. Sadly, after Hari was discharged from hospital, that same…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank the hon. Member for her powerful intervention; she is a massive advocate for her constituency. Her plea has been heard and I hope it will be answered. Overall, the…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank the hon. Member for his powerful intervention. I hope that we hear from the Minister how such services can be sustained, given some of the shortfalls that have been…06 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe Maduro Government had no democratic legitimacy, but a return to gunboat diplomacy and strongman-led spheres of influence is not in our national interest. The rules-based…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaThe combined operation of the Royal Air Force Typhoons and French aircraft in Syria reminds us of the continuing threat that Daesh poses to the people of Syria and our partners in…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Rights of Women and Girls: AfghanistanI thank my hon. Friend for her important and powerful speech and for giving voice to the plight of Afghan women. Does she agree that recognition of gender apartheid is an…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The space sector is critical in enabling our security and our ability to counter Russia and defend Europe. Can the Secretary of State explain how she is working with the new…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceRussia is attacking every aspect of our state—our industries, our infrastructure and our way of life—and, as we have seen from the treacherous actions of the Reform UK politician…16 Dec 2025HANSARDAfrica: New ApproachI have visited four of my six markets in southern Africa this year, and we are clearly hearing support from those nations for this new approach. It transforms our relationship…16 Dec 2025HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe Government’s ambition to repair the damage that the previous Government did to our defence will be made clear in the defence investment plan. The roadblock to our safe entry…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) BillThis is an important Bill, not only for the agenda of increasing trade and therefore economic growth, but for our entire foreign policy in this chaotic and insecure international…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Foreign InterferenceI thank the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary) for securing the debate. I have expanded my remarks beyond foreign interference, because the way Russia views what it is doing…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyThe Defence Committee has been conducting a review of the AUKUS submarine programme and has recently published its review on European defence security. Secure critical minerals…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe recent approval of Virgin Trains’ application to share Leyton’s Temple Mills depot with Eurostar is welcome news for jobs and investment in my constituency and for green…20 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing the debate and for the strength he showed in his speech. It was not a speech; it was an act of…20 Nov 2025