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HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. A new study by the Centre for Cities shows that Slough has been the hardest-hit town in the south-east. In fact, it has been the…05 Feb 2019HANSARD[P002354]I rise to present petitions in the same terms about the future of maintained nursery schools. I have received over 1,600 signatures from these nurseries. The petition of the…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsDoes my hon. Friend agree that maintained nursery schools have a unique pool of expertise in supporting children with special educational needs, which is particularly pertinent…31 Jan 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsI congratulate my hon. Friend on having secured this important debate about the sustainability of maintained nursery schools. More than 1,500 very concerned Slough constituents…31 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I can see that I am very well liked here. Does my right hon. Friend agree that clear, close and collaborative describes the relationship proposed by his amendment? That is why we…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Will my right hon. Friend give way?29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018A clear and concise message needs to be given to the EU and to our nation. The Prime Minister does not want no deal, business in Slough and in the rest of the country do not want…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018rose —29 Jan 2019HANSARD Furniture ManufacturersI thank the hon. Lady for securing this very important debate. She is just about to highlight excellent British craftsmanship. Just as in her constituency, in Slough there is an…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on securing this important debate, about…23 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South and to state that advocates are extremely…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)That is now a matter of record.22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for raising the concerns of organisations such as Mencap. Does he agree that the likes of Mencap not only enhance our understanding through national policy…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that that is an indictment of the whole process, and of the rushed manner in which the Bill has been introduced? To have one organisation from among…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)We have referred to the code of practice, or the Minister has, on several occasions. We have consistently asked for it to be published. Surely the provisions would be nonsensical…22 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. As a former trustee of Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services, which dealt with people with very serious vulnerabilities, I can…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)As the hon. Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis just pointed out, a medical practitioner who can diagnose whether somebody has fluctuating capacity may be unavailable, in which…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)As well as being against the 1989 Act, does my hon. Friend agree with me that it is common sense for parents to be at the heart of any DoLS? It is not good to be sidelining them…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The Minister makes some very good points that I have sympathy with, but why cannot we simply include what she says in the code of practice? Setting it in stone in the Bill gives…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)On requiring the AMCP to meet the cared-for person before making their determination, the wording— “appropriate and practicable to do so”— is just not correct. Does my hon. Friend…17 Jan 2019