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HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Member for highlighting counselling, which is such an important issue. Does he accept that the quadrupled risk of suicide among people who experience miscarriage…23 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. It is also a pleasure to serve as the Opposition Front Bencher in my first Delegated Legislation Committee, on the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleThe Nationality and Borders Bill raises the standard of proof for assessing whether someone has grounds to fear persecution to the higher level of balance of probability. If the…22 Sept 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ People6. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the Nationality and Borders Bill on (a) equality, (b) personal safety and (c) the process of providing identity evidence…22 Sept 2021HANSARDLGBTQ+ Afghan RefugeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Streeter. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for proposing this incredibly important debate. Many in…21 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Throughout the country, there are children who have not gone back to school because their schools say that they cannot meet their needs. Do the continued delays to the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDAbuse of Public-facing Workers (Offences)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for and in connection with offences relating to verbal and physical abuse of public-facing workers in the…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Real Fur SalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I thank the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) for calling this debate on an issue of great importance for so…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Real Fur SalesIt sounds as though the Minister has a collection of information to inform her, but it is unclear when the matter will be considered again. Is there a timeline for when a law…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsIs the Minister concerned that some children’s hospitals are seeing winter levels of respiratory syncytial virus, another virus that affects young children? What will he do to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAbundance of Wildlife Species: Legislative ProposalsI have become accustomed to the flurry of press releases from the Department and the long list of initiatives that the Minister has a habit of reciting when questioned about…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr McCabe. I thank the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke) for securing the debate, and for…22 Jul 2021HANSARDReducing Baby LossIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) on securing this timely and important debate,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am proud to represent Sheffield, Hallam. Sheffield was the first place to call itself a city of sanctuary, and I pay tribute to all the great organisations, such as City of…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaDoes the Minister think her colleagues’ refusal to condemn the booing of players for taking the knee, their dismissal of taking the knee as “gesture politics”, No. 10’s denial of…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI previously had a role within the NHS, and I have family members who work in the NHS, of whom I am very proud. Nine years ago the Conservative party passed the Lansley reforms,…14 Jul 2021HANSARDHedgehogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) for presenting and introducing the debate in such a…05 Jul 2021HANSARDGrouse ShootingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McDonagh. I thank hon. Members for their excellent contributions to a good-natured debate on a hot topic. I thank the…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Miscarriage Research: The LancetI would like to thank Mr Speaker, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing parliamentary time on this important topic in this Adjournment debate on miscarriage. I wanted to…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Miscarriage Research: The LancetI absolutely agree and I will come on to the issue of how care is provided later in the debate. There seems to be a general lack of understanding that while miscarriage is common…17 Jun 2021