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HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)The Minister has been extremely generous with his time. I want to come back to this definition and whether it will help us, because what the Minister is saying is that we need to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure, Mr Efford, to serve under your chairmanship. Liberal Democrat amendment 5 is well intentioned, but I find it troubling. The hon. Member for North Devon seems to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)When coming to a definition that everybody can agree on, it often ends up being very narrow, because that is what the group can agree on and apply. Does the hon. Member agree that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)The right hon. Member makes a very valid point. I invite him to submit his speech to the consultation on the Government’s White Paper on special educational needs. If he is going…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)Although the amendments are well-intentioned, they are somewhat problematic because they target health, education, adoption and fostering, which are all devolved to the respective…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and that is exactly the point I am making. We need to encourage the best from all our services, local authorities, police, education,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for clarifying that, but instead we should push our local authorities and other public bodies to create tailored solutions. For example, I recently asked…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialWill the Minister give way?23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialWill the hon. Member give way?23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialNo, I am not giving way. We cannot afford to sacrifice the future of vulnerable young people on the altar of ideology. The trials received ethical approval and were recommended by…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsAbsolutely. I have disabled constituents and disabled friends who want to use the railway, but sometimes just getting on to the platform is too difficult unless they have…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialFor the sake of time, I will not. The need to be guided by evidence is precisely why the current situation is so troubling. It is concerning that the MHRA initially raised no…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for securing this important debate. She has spoken passionately, as she always does, about the benefits of a new…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. Over the past year, the public debate has become often heated and personal and, at times, deeply harmful. The…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsMy hon. Friend will be aware that I used to own a retail shop in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in her constituency. Quite often, constituents of mine in Atherstone ask if they can…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have used that very service myself on many trips to Cromer and Sheringham. I used the service from West Runton either to get into…23 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is nothing progressive about a working-class man spending a year on remand—without a judge or a jury, and without any end to his turmoil in…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillI really feel for my hon. Friend’s constituent. Warwickshire police used to have one of the worst records in the country for charging in rape cases, but they have turned that…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanAs part of my work on the Women and Equalities Committee, I have heard at first hand from victims of horrific hate crimes, who have been targeted just because of how they looked…09 Mar 2026