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106 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDLate Payment: Small Businesses14. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.02 Jul 2026HANSARDLate Payment: Small BusinessesSmall businesses are at the heart of Altrincham and Sale West, and when I meet them, often alongside the Altrincham district improvement board, they tell me that one of the…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactI thank my hon. Friend for the powerful speech she is making, and for her campaigning work on this really important issue. I recently met my constituent Susannah, who is a victim…29 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.24 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsSuicides caused by domestic violence are growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than to be killed by her partner,…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryYes, I will come to some of that. Whether parents are following advice or performing these duties themselves, it is important that they think about safe sleeping extremely…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryThe hon. Member is an assiduous campaigner on these issues and I am always happy to give way to him.08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryYes, I completely agree. I know that the hon. Member has worked with the Lullaby Trust, and I am grateful to have met its representatives myself and to have had their input into…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryI thank the hon. Member. The vulnerability that parents feel in that moment is one of the reasons why it is so important that we ensure adequate regulation in this area. At the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryI appreciate the hon. Member’s support. We owe it to people who are working in the industry and behaving responsibly to ensure that those standards are in place right across the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryBeing a parent is the one of the greatest joys we can have in life, but let me be clear, it is also one of the hardest things we ever do. I remember the first year of my son’s…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAltrincham minor injuries unit closed under the previous Government due to a shortage of specialist staff in our national health service, and last year our integrated care board…04 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of ThreatThis Government have rightly increased military support to Ukraine to its highest ever level. That is vital not just for Ukraine’s security, but for ours. Our leadership on this…01 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of Threat5. What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.01 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, the BBC revealed a terrifying lack of regulation in the growing infant sleep industry, where literally anyone can call themselves a maternity nurse or a sleep…14 May 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for securing the debate, and I…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerI absolutely agree. The environment and conditions within which maternity units are set are clearly of huge importance to mothers, their partners and babies—to the whole system of…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CareA four-month-old baby in my constituency died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position by someone who called themselves a maternity nurse despite having no medical…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this debate and speaking so powerfully, as he always does, about loss on these issues.…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI share the Minister’s disgust at the horrific arson attack today, which will further worry the Jewish community and all decent-minded people in Altrincham and Sale West, and…23 Mar 2026