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HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesI represent a rural constituency in Wiltshire. Our local college has had to reduce the timetable for its 16 to 18-year-olds, given that they can no longer rely on trains that are…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityMy constituency is in Wiltshire, and the northern part is served by Thames Water. In Lyneham we seem to see outages almost every week. Thames Water is wasting water and pouring it…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI will be very brief. My constituency is in rural Wiltshire, where a huge number of residents have taken part in this petition. Does the hon. Member agree that digital exclusion…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsMy specific point earlier was about some of the built environment professions being different from big engineering firms; they are not Jaguar Land Rover. A large architectural…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I am a strong believer that apprenticeships are a way to make further education open to a wider group of people, particularly in rural…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI absolutely share my hon. Friend’s congratulations to Yeovil college. The option to study while earning is crucial to reduce barriers, particularly for those from disadvantaged…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. For underprivileged children, apprenticeships are a fantastic route into higher education. Certainly, in architecture, apprenticeships…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsI beg to move, That this House has considered level 7 apprenticeships. In the interests of transparency, I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Level 7 ApprenticeshipsAbsolutely. Right across the built environment, careers take a long time, and therefore we need to be supporting different types of people into those careers at a later age. If we…25 Nov 2025HANSARDBaby LossMy constituent’s sister was stillborn many years ago, in a situation in which my constituent’s mother was simply told, “Don’t worry, dear, you’ll have another one next year.”…13 Oct 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As Liberal Democrats, we are clear that the circular economy is not just a sustainability concept; it is a practical, forward-looking economic model that responds to the urgent…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 2, page 3, line 6, at end insert— “(2A) Product regulations must include requirements in relation to an environmental impact assessment, and…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)With that in mind, I will be happy to withdraw the amendment and therefore new clause 12, but as soon as Royal Assent is received, I will remind the Minister of exactly what he…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Very possibly, but the rights of consumers in the UK still need to be protected, regardless of where those fulfilment centres are. I take the right hon. Member’s point, but I feel…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 2, page 3, line 21, at end insert— “(fa) a person involved on behalf of a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f), in product marketing or…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)The Liberal Democrats are supportive of the amendments, specifically amendments 8 and 9, which would take the remaining regulations subject to the negative procedure and make them…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)Although I am extremely excited about any future and new trade deals the UK might have across the globe, I am a little worried that we are back to Brexit benefits, which we did…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. Given that work is being done elsewhere on the circular economy, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I draw the Committee’s attention to the fact that the very complex Fire Safety Act 2021 was brought about following a serious fire caused by people who were supposed to be in…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her intervention, but I think we all have to recognise the reality of our starting position, which is that an awful lot of our product regulation is…13 May 2025