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HANSARDEngagementsQ13. I would like first to thank the nurses, the doctors, the radiographers and the receptionists who were not on strike when I tripped and broke my wrist last week.After years of…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillLet me start by saying that I support the Government’s direction of travel on this Bill. The focus on children’s wellbeing, both in schools and out, is obviously right, but let me…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilI thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this debate. I want to speak about the impact that the rising cost of heating oil is having on rural…15 Apr 2026HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesMay I congratulate the ministerial team, the University of East Anglia and the Office for Students on finally getting the new dental school at the university over the line? It…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Renationalisation: East of England1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the renationalisation of the railways on rail users in the east of England.26 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Renationalisation: East of EnglandI am grateful for that answer. Greater Anglia has consistently been at the top of the performance scale for our railway operators, but could the Secretary of State tell me whether…26 Mar 2026HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionI share the frustrations of Ministers and of the Government. I know that they have worked really hard on this. Dr Fletcher of the BMA has also worked hard, and I am sure that…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I was not going to talk in this debate until last week, when a lady came to my surgery at Bury St Edmunds. I used to…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe long-range missile attacks have raised the spectre in my mind, and surely in those of others, of attacks on the United Kingdom. I have listened to the Secretary of State’s…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackIn our synagogues each week, we pray for the King and for the Almighty to grant wisdom to all his counsellors. Never has such wisdom been more essential, for antisemitism and…23 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI welcome the Government’s reforms to the criminal justice system, but I would like to ask what measures will be taken to increase cultural, class and age-group diversity in…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI know that some in this Chamber are sceptical about the role of the other place. However, after dinner last night, at about 11 o’clock, I took some visitors into the House of…19 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansStudent finance is complicated. With thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South (Gordon McKee), who has been in and out of his seat all afternoon, I was able to produce…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceGive it time.18 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) for introducing the debate. I also thank the hon. Member…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany United States service personnel from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall live off base in Bury St Edmunds. Three planes from Lakenheath were shot down in friendly fire over…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Body Data Collection: Sikh and Jewish EthnicityI wish to make a medical point. Considering the clear evidence for the genetic propensity of Jews to develop certain medical conditions and diseases, is it not right that, in…11 Mar 2026HANSARDState Pension11. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of state pension.09 Mar 2026HANSARDState PensionI declare an interest, in that I receive a state pension. [Hon. Members: “No! No way!”] We welcome the Government’s commitment to the triple lock, but some pensioners in my…09 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceIran has a network of proxies and lone actors who threaten our security here at home. Will the Secretary of State join me in thanking all the volunteers of the Community Security…09 Mar 2026