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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. At a recent meeting with members of Wantage chamber of commerce, local businesses were united in their concerns about business rates and unconvinced by recent Government…28 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for her passionate introduction of the topic. I…27 Apr 2026HANSARDMinisterial Code1. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ministerial code.23 Apr 2026HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing a debate on this important topic, and the Backbench Business Committee for choosing it.…23 Apr 2026HANSARDMinisterial CodeI was reading the ministerial code just yesterday evening. Paragraph 2.1 states: “The Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and…23 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyI very much agree with the hon. Gentleman’s constituent. I thank her for her tireless campaigning and offer my condolences for her loss. My Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct to say that awareness raising and increasing understanding are key priorities in dealing with SUDEP and epilepsy in general. Patients with…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and his tribute to his constituent, and I look forward to working with him and others on this issue. The checklist, commissioned by…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and pay tribute to his constituent and their family. I am going to be talking quite a lot about what we can do to prevent such…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he is absolutely right to raise prison as another setting where people are often vulnerable and where more needs to be done in…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Mountain RescueThe hon. Gentleman’s ask is entirely legitimate and justified. We hope that the current Scottish Government will, in the first instance, build on the wonderful achievement of the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyIn the United Kingdom, more than 600,000 people—one in a 100—live with epilepsy and every day around 80 people are diagnosed. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, abbreviated as…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Mountain RescueI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) for her passionate, articulate exposition of the great work that mountain rescue does in her constituency. We also…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship on consecutive days, Sir Alec. I commend the proposer, the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson), for articulately outlining…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for introducing this important and sensitive…20 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformI very much agree with my hon. Friend that accountability to this House is always a critical consideration. The second concern is Palantir’s track record and motivations. I shall…16 Apr 2026HANSARD NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I commend the determined and forensic work on this topic by my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin…16 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again, Ms Lewell. I welcome the Minister’s comments, and it is good that he is aware of some of the concerns about the proposed…14 Apr 2026HANSARDPothole Repairs: Government FundingRoad Emulsion Association research has found that 57% of UK drivers experience fewer and less severe potholes on Europe’s motorways compared with ours. That was confirmed by…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAn October 2024 Active Travel England analysis of case studies found that walking and cycling schemes typically generate a benefit-cost ratio of between 3.5:1 and 19:1. Given the…26 Mar 2026