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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Thank you. You have explained that perfectly.25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for allowing me back in, Chair. My question is for Professor Katrin Hohl. Let me start by saying that justice delayed is absolutely justice denied. As has been talked…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you all, and can I add to everybody’s remarks about the powerful testimonies that are coming across today? Following on from Joe’s question, my question is for you, Farah.…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution. For ethnic minority communities, that right has been seen as a vital protection against fear of bias, whether conscious or…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI absolutely agree. That does back up what I am saying. I am not suggesting that our judiciary is biased, but perception matters, so I ask the Minister for two specific…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI agree absolutely. Unless we work together to sort this out, we will not get a decent Bill that everybody can be happy with. To just throw it out at this stage would serve no…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI rise to speak on a Bill that is both necessary and difficult. Let me start by saying that I support its intention to tackle a Crown court backlog that has more than doubled…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseCouncillors are the bedrock of their communities, working tirelessly on behalf of residents. I know this from my own time as a local councillor. Waseem Zaffar was an outstanding…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I love dearly, for leading this important debate. Palliative care is about dignity. I saw the value of…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI am sure that every Member in the Chamber has a local hospice that they really appreciate and cannot do without. I thank my hon. Friend for giving his local hospice a shout-out.…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTown and City Centre SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this important debate. In my constituency,…03 Feb 2026HANSARD First 1,000 Days of LifeOn behalf of the Health and Social Care Committee, it is a pleasure to present to the House our fifth report of this Parliament, which is on the subject of the first 1,000 days of…29 Jan 2026HANSARD First 1,000 Days of LifeMy hon. Friend raises a crucial point. These services are just not joined up. We have got young children who, from birth to two and a half years old, are not getting the health…29 Jan 2026HANSARD First 1,000 Days of LifeI thank my hon. Friend for all the hard work she put into this report. It could not have been achieved without everybody on the team working so diligently. Family hubs are an…29 Jan 2026HANSARD First 1,000 Days of LifeMy hon. Friend is passionate about the administration of vaccinations, and he has asked quite a lot of questions. I absolutely agree with them all, but I will focus on his…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital IDI thank the Minister for coming here today to talk to us about the revised policy.15 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Kevin McKenna) for securing this important debate.…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital IDWell, okay; I apologise. But the Minister is here today and he has given us the revised policy, with which I am delighted. I am so pleased that the Minister and the Government…15 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceI welcome this statement and this clarity. The findings are damning. I was born and bred in Birmingham and I am a local MP, and I know that in my community there is very little…14 Jan 2026HANSARDLess Survivable CancersI begin by thanking the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this debate and for his tireless work campaigning for better outcomes for all affected by the least…06 Jan 2026