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HANSARD Self-employed Adoptive Parents: Statutory SupportI am pleased to have secured this Adjournment debate on statutory support for self-employed adoptive parents. Self-employed adopters are currently excluded from any statutory…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Self-employed Adoptive Parents: Statutory SupportI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution and particularly for highlighting the case in Northern Ireland. Parental leave and shared parental leave for adopters was something…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is important that we take account of the hard-working families who will be affected by Labour’s economic mismanagement, and that their voices are not drowned out by the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsAbsolutely. Of course financial education in schools is important, as is a whole lot of education about life, budgeting and other things, but I am talking specifically about…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (John Glen) on securing this important debate.…25 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I welcome today’s debate. Plymouth and the surrounding area boast some of the finest examples of British advanced…19 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesI mentioned skills as a significant challenge in the defence sector and the additional manufacturing. We have five defence technical excellence colleges opening by the end of next…19 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?19 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesI am not going to do that. Many businesspeople across my constituency have contacted me to stress how damaging the Bill will be. It seems to be more of an ideological issue on…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseDoes my hon. Friend agree that the current pathway for innovative technology to be licensed is both costly and time consuming, meaning inventions that would help his constituents,…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Autistic Adults: EmploymentI seek clarification on those numbers. When I have heard them in the main Chamber during questions and statements, I have wondered whether those people are new members of staff or…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Autistic Adults: EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) on securing this afternoon’s very important debate, and I…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI begin by echoing the thanks expressed to Members in all parts of the House and in the other place who have contributed to the Bill. In particular, I pay tribute to the excellent…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI want to start the debate by acknowledging the fact that many Members here do not know that much about me. The debate so far, with this caricature of Conservatives who do not…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingSorry; I am going to continue. Motability is a lifeline for those with serious mobility issues, yet under Labour, Motability costs have surged by almost 10%.04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI am going to make some progress, if I may. Youth unemployment had fallen by nearly 380,000, giving far more young people the security of a meaningful career. However, under this…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsNapoleon’s famous remark that “England is a nation of shopkeepers” was meant as an insult. However, for many of us up and down these isles, the high street and its many small…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI bow to my hon. Friend’s medical wisdom. I agree that we need to give people hope and ensure that our policies tackle the most severe mental health problems. However, if is…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI am going to continue because I am running out of time. We will stop taxpayers subsidising new cars for people with ADHD and tennis elbow, and will ensure that the scheme is…04 Nov 2025