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HANSARDEnergy Price Rises21. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in energy prices on (a) households and (b) businesses.12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price RisesThe finance director of Thessco, a successful Sheffield alloy manufacturer, has told me that the company’s electricity bill has increased by more than 300% and its gas bill by…12 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandIn the spirit in which the hon. Member framed his earlier comments, I agree with everything he has said so far. He is right both to highlight the significance of domestic carbon…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingI pay tribute to the 155,000 people who signed the petition prompting today’s debate and to my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) for the way she introduced it.…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right, and I appreciate the breathing space that she has given me. Some people have already said in this debate…04 Jul 2022HANSARDWindrush ReviewMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case about the way the scheme has been mishandled and about compensation. Will she forgive me if I ask about a policy issue arising from the…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThis Bill says everything about the sorry state of this Government. It is not about solving the problems of the protocol, which of course the Government themselves created, but,…27 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) for the way he introduced the debate and covered so much of the…22 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandIt is helpful that the Minister has given us that information about the offer made to the BDA. Can she confirm that the offer addresses the four points I asked her about on flaws…22 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandCould I press the Minister in particular on the point that I made on financial clawback? It has been made clear to many of us who have talked to dentists that one of the most…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawIt is increasingly clear that the right hon. Member’s ministerial title refers to the political opportunities that the Government see in reopening Brexit wounds as often as…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and commend her powerful speech. She is right to put safeguarding at the centre of all our policies in this area. Does she agree that the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryAs the Minister is nodding, let us review the position as regards the contract. Back in 2008, the Select Committee on Health declared the system not fit for purpose. The then…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI see the Minister shaking her head. However, there is provision for those who can pay. Healthwatch reported last year: “Whilst some people were asked to wait an unreasonable time…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and she is absolutely right about how that highlights the crisis we are facing in NHS dentistry. That exists right across England,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryA range of important issues has been raised by those on both Front Benches and in the interventions on them, but I want to focus specifically on NHS dentistry issues. We have all…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryThe Secretary of State referred to an additional £50 million. As he knows, the way in which that was framed made it difficult for dentists to draw down the money. Will he tell the…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryWe need transparency, and that starts with a new structure for remunerating dentists—a structure that no longer disincentivises them from taking on NHS patients, and that does not…21 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIn 2017, my constituent Jack Ritchie took his life at the age of 24 as a result of gambling addiction. I am pleased that his mother and father are in the Gallery with us today. It…08 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI was involved in the campaign to regulate the payday lending industry. Does my hon. Friend recognise that in order to protect its profits, the sector’s big argument was, “Don’t…07 Jun 2022