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HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI very much welcome this Bill and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) on getting it this far and on advocating so passionately for…26 Apr 2024HANSARD Childcare EntitlementsI very much welcome my hon. Friend’s statement, particularly because in Basingstoke two in three parents of two-year-olds are already using childcare, so they can apply for and…23 Apr 2024HANSARDLocal PlansTo help local authorities finalise their local plans, my hon. Friend and his ministerial colleagues have made significant changes to the planning rules. As a result, Wiltshire has…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingMay I add my thanks to my hon. Friends the Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for calling for this debate, and to the Backbench…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Sri Lanka: Human RightsI call Jim Shannon.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance RadfordOrder. The hon. Gentleman means the hon. Member for Mansfield.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance RadfordMay I join others today in sending deepest sympathies to the family members of Terry who are with us today? Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Sri Lanka: Human RightsOrder. I remind the hon. Lady that she should not be criticising colleagues who are sitting in the House of Lords.20 Mar 2024HANSARD Presumption of Parental Involvement in Child ArrangementsI commend my hon. Friend for her strength, courage and tenacity in speaking up on this important issue, drawing on her personal experience. She is a great role model for us all.13 Mar 2024HANSARDOfsted Ratings9. What progress her Department has made on ensuring that more schools achieve good and outstanding ratings by Ofsted.11 Mar 2024HANSARDOfsted RatingsNine out of 10 of the schools in my constituency are good or outstanding, reflecting this Government’s commitment to high standards and the incredible hard work of the staff and…11 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI beg to move amendment 1, clause 2, page 2, line 13, at end insert— “(e) provide for protected ICRC information to be exempt from any disclosure requirement imposed by— (i) an…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI beg to move amendment 3, clause 4, page 2, line 24, at end insert— “(1A) Before laying before Parliament a draft of a statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, and I recognise his support for all the work that has got us here today. The Bill was passed unanimously on Second Reading, and I hope…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillThis section of our discussion focuses on the International Committee of the Red Cross, commonly known as the ICRC. Clause 2 and amendments 1 and 2 run together, although…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue, and to bring the Bill to the Committee. I thank all colleagues for agreeing to sit on the Committee and for…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the Minister’s comments. I am reassured that the Government intend to fully involve the organisations in the drawing up of…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI stress that amendments 3 and 4 are probing amendments to allow the Minister to provide some assurances, not only to the people in this room, including myself, but to other…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillI thank the Minister for his wholehearted support for this first clause of the Bill and other hon. Members for their contributions. Question put and agreed to. Clause 1…06 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. Will she join me in regretting ever hearing a Member of this House refer to their opponent as “scum”?29 Feb 2024