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HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDDoes my hon. Friend agree that the very idea of “Ihre Papiere, bitte” is not something that my constituents, or the British people more broadly, will stand for? That explains this…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn my constituency, there is a fantastic organisation called the Filo Project, a community interest company that provides innovative and award-winning dementia care. When people…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Ada Lovelace DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) for securing this debate. Ashley Combe, which…16 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesI congratulate the right hon. Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis) on securing this debate. Like everyone in the Chamber, my thoughts are first and foremost with the…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentDoes my hon. Friend agree that Foxes hotel in my constituency of Minehead is a trailblazer? It is the UK’s only fully operating training hotel for young people with learning…09 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI count a great many hereditary peers among my friends, and I know that they do excellent jobs. However, Britain stands, alongside Lesotho, as a complete anomaly in the 21st…04 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillA particular concern of my constituents in Tiverton and Minehead, where we have one local authority in Devon and one in Somerset, is the real difficulties around special…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe best start in life means a good education; good education means a good school; and a good school necessarily means a learning environment in which children can thrive.…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the hon. Member give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingDoes the hon. Member accept that even with his emphasis on parental financial responsibility, the two-child benefit cap punishes the entirely innocent party—the children, who had…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThis is a deeply sensitive debate. Two of my brothers served as officers in Northern Ireland, and the memory of Operation Banner has been raised time and again by many of my…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the hon. Lady give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARD Early Years Providers: Government SupportDoes the hon. Member agree that although expanding nursery-based provision in schools is unquestionably laudable in improving access to childcare, we must guard against…09 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressI congratulate the hon. Lady profoundly on securing this much-needed debate. Does she agree that it is shameful that Labour made personal pledges to WASPI women over social media…03 Jul 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Rural Areas12. What fiscal steps she is taking to help increase growth in rural areas.01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillDoes my hon. Friend share my concern about the fate of unpaid carers, given that carer’s allowance hinges on a disabled person receiving PIP? With one in five people in my…01 Jul 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Rural AreasWhile I welcome the Government’s rural growth plans, I am concerned about the persistent poverty in many rural areas. The additional costs of living in these communities—known as…01 Jul 2025