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HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryAccording to the Association of Dental Groups, only a third of adults and half of children in England have access to an NHS dentist. As we have heard, the top reason for children…21 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesIs the Minister aware that the report did discount an annual wealth tax, and looked at exploring the possibility of an annual wealth tax if it was done in tandem with overall…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this important debate. I shall start by…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMany of the rights that we take for granted today were largely not born of the spontaneous goodwill of some trail-blazing politician. They came about because people stood…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI welcome the Minister’s contribution but, as he well knows, case law differentiates and changes from time to time without adequate explanation in the text of a piece of…23 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesIt is often said that a nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable, but sadly we saw no such measures of greatness in the Gracious Speech. As the Child…17 May 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillLike many Members on both sides of the House, I welcomed the Secretary of State’s assurances to Parliament earlier this year that leaseholders “are blameless, and it is morally…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner) for securing this very important debate,…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Prime Minister has been very supportive of nuclear testing veterans, so I am sure that he will be shocked that, today, The Mirror has uncovered 140 pages of data…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsLast week, we saw one of the most shameful and debased episodes in our industrial history: 800 workers sacked, not because their employer was on the verge of collapse, but because…21 Mar 2022HANSARDIrish Diaspora in BritainI speak for many of those celebrating the feast of St Patrick today when I say that we share the values embodied by his story—solidarity, care, kindness and compassion. We stand…17 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for securing this important debate and for his…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one final question on the poles issue. I am genuinely inquisitive about this. Is it the case that an area could potentially have a full-fibre broadband network under the…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q One observation that I have certainly made as a constituency MP is that community groups and small businesses that are faced with applications from telecoms companies often tell…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q The Bill will give the right to share and upgrade pre-2017 infrastructure. In relation to mobile coverage, to what extent will this dramatically improve the roll-out? The range…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q To what extent are mobile providers sharing their proposed network coverage maps with local authorities, so that local authorities could try to match them with other providers,…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Thank you. Dr Trotman? Dr Trotman: There are two things here. First, we understand that there is a lack of awareness as to what the code is, what it is meant to do, how it…15 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation have both said that the NI rise is disproportionately loaded on to younger and lower-paid workers compared with a…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Government announced the renters reform Bill in the 2019 Queen’s Speech, and they announced it again in the 2021 Queen’s Speech. My constituents desperately need this Bill…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Regional Inequalities: Child PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for securing this important debate and for her…02 Mar 2022