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HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about protecting the green belt and I welcome the Bill that my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) is promoting.…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs (London) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am aware that time is of the essence, so I will make this as quick as possible. The reason I am bringing the Bill to the…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs (London) BillThat is the crux of the matter: a pedicab driver does not need a driving licence and does not need insurance. Under my Bill, that would change. They would have to have insurance,…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillI absolutely accept the hon. Lady bringing up HMOs as an issue. Does she agree that planning enforcement should be strengthened to prevent the ongoing blight that concerns people…19 Nov 2021HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for an excellent private Member’s Bill. I am delighted that the Government are favourable to…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs: Women’s SafetyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. The more checks that we can have on drivers, the better. We do not know who they are most of the time. I have so much evidence in my office that…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. May I first pay tribute to the BEIS ministerial team for its outstanding work during the pandemic to support businesses in central London, and particularly the Minister for…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Autism and Neurodiversity Research FundingI welcome my right hon. and learned Friend back to the Back Benches. I am sure we will be hearing more from him over the coming weeks and months. Does he agree that as well as…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs: Women’s SafetyI beg to move, That this House has considered the safety of women and the regulation of pedicabs in London. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, for…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs: Women’s SafetyI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I absolutely agree, and I know that the local authority in her Vauxhall constituency, Lambeth, also agrees with us that pedicabs…16 Nov 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillMy hon. Friend makes several good points. This is a good workplace in which to bring the menopause to the forefront. We have to start a public health campaign on the menopause. We…29 Oct 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillIs it me or is it warm in here? That is one of the issues we have to raise to get rid of the taboo of the menopause. How many of us have gone around saying that most days in the…29 Oct 2021HANSARDWorld Menopause MonthI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I had a discussion with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care this week about the costs of HRT and the stresses and strains…21 Oct 2021HANSARDWorld Menopause MonthI should like to start by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate today. I also want to thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, and she is absolutely right. We are blessed in this country with having so many outstanding charities and organisations that support…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is an amazing achievement for her to bring this debate today and that she will get cross-party support from all of us?23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, and I think it is clear from the debate today that there needs to be more support for women and their partners when they experience…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the report. Does he agree that questions have to be asked about why an 18-year-old who was on remand and pregnant should be in prison?23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is so important to understand the mental health issues that can surround pregnancies and can occur soon after birth? We need a better…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank my dear friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory), for having the bravery we have seen here today, but also for how, throughout her time…23 Sept 2021