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HANSARD 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 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI recently met my constituent Sam, who suffered life-changing injuries and lost a close friend when they were both hit by a silent falling tree in Sale. The tree that fell on Sam…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPromoting Equality3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission to break down barriers to opportunity.11 Mar 2026HANSARDPromoting EqualityPoverty and economic inequality scar the education and life chances of children. Is it not right that by lifting the two-child limit, delivering 30 hours of free childcare,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for NEET Young People5. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.09 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for NEET Young PeopleI draw the Secretary of State’s attention to Wiseup Networks, an organisation, based in my constituency, that enables employers across Manchester and London to provide young…09 Mar 2026