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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 2, at beginning insert— “(A1) In section 9(1A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, before paragraph (a) insert—…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThese hikes in employer national insurance contributions are not just numbers on a spreadsheet, but will have real and damaging consequences and will strike at the heart of small…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI agree. What the hon. Member says is critical, and I will come on to the situation with our GPs. The Lib Dems continue to highlight the point that to fix the NHS, we have to fix…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI agree with the hon. Member. I will give one example: the Arthur Rank hospice, which serves all of Cambridgeshire. I had a tour there and saw the work being done by its dedicated…17 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is unjustifiable to continue the sale of arms to Israel, especially now that there are concerns about its compliance with international…16 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI agree with the hon. Member. My constituency of South Cambridgeshire also has among the lowest per-pupil funding, which exacerbates the fact that, even though we have EHCPs, most…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI thank my hon. Friend for raising one of the complex issues around this provision. While we support the current Government’s additional allocation of funding to this critical…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI will come on to what I think is a postcode lottery. We see regional disparities in the care and provision given, so I thank the hon. Member for raising that point. For many, the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI am grateful for the opportunity to address this critical issue that affects so many families and carers, not just in my constituency but across the country. I rise to speak up…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. The Carers Trust has provided us with these stories and pointed out that we really need to collect this evidence. It would be easy to…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDI could not concur more. Over the past decade or more, we saw chronic under-investment from the Conservative Government, despite the needs having been recognised in statute, and…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Autism and ADHDAbsolutely; I am here to pay tribute, as is everybody, to what teachers are doing, both with regard to the failure of the previous Government and with the current situation. Let…12 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWill the hon. Member reassure the GPs in my constituency, in Harston, Comberton, the Eversdens, Melbourn and Queen Edith’s, who have sought reassurances that the Government do not…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentLast week, I joined a biotech boot camp in South Cambridgeshire. Although the investors and entrepreneurs recognise and welcome the research and development budget announced in…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaI have met young Georgians here in the UK who are watching with desperation, fear and depression as legislation on foreign influence restricts their rights, the media and…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Dec 2024HANSARDWarm Homes PlanHomes in the UK are among the least energy-efficient in Europe, with unparalleled health, productivity and carbon emission costs to society, as a result of the last Government’s…12 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe US President-elect, Donald Trump, has repeatedly called climate change “a hoax”. I share the concerns of young people in South Cambridgeshire that these views represent a…12 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree with me and David Walston from Thriplow in South Cambridgeshire that the impact of house prices and infrastructure means there is a complete…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is so inspiring for women and girls across the country to have heard the first female Chancellor deliver her Budget today. As Liberal Democrats, we will always welcome those…30 Oct 2024