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HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to finally begin the Adjournment debate. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this important and timely debate. As the MP for a very vocal airport…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]The Liberal Democrats support the extension of this legislation and its ambition to make our second Chamber more equal and representative. If passed, the Bill will extend the…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesI am grateful to the Minister for giving way again. I am pleased to hear that there will be a proper study of the impact of aviation noise on sleep disruption, and I very much…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesI am grateful to the Minister for highlighting the various packages that are available for people affected by noise. As he will appreciate, a number of my constituents are in that…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]I am sure that it is our collective loss that they did not take up the opportunity. It is vital that we go further in moving towards equality in all aspects of public and…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. There was a great flurry of interest when I was stood here on Tuesday, making many of these points about the make-up of the House of…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Aircraft Noise: Local CommunitiesA luddite?14 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleAs I said to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), the risk of being prevented from voting because of an inability to produce the relevant voter ID…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleEveryone should have the right to vote. It is a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy. Encouraging voter participation and democratic engagement should be at the centre of…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThe hon. Gentleman will know that the number of incidents of personation—I was just coming to this point—in 2022 was fewer than 13 and no prosecutions have taken place. He may say…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI am quoting, obviously, sources from the Electoral Commission and More in Common—organisations that have carried out extensive polling on this question—and people say they were…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThe hon. and learned Gentleman mentioned that he does not see why political parties that compete fairly should have anything to fear. I put it to him that it is not a fear of…13 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWell, how polite of the right hon. Gentleman to say so. Obviously, I do not personally recall what happened in 2007. What we are trying to establish today are the steps that can…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am happy to say that we support that ambition long term. However, I do not believe that the Bill is the correct vehicle for it. As the Minister said in her opening remarks,…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. We intend to support the Bill, because we want to see the abolition of the hereditary peers; that is very much part of what…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI very much look forward to having that debate in a future Session of this Parliament and on a future piece of legislation. That is why I tabled new clause 7—to call on the…12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI rise to speak in support of new clauses 7 and 8, which stand in my name, and their associated consequential amendments. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for…12 Nov 2024HANSARDPension Credit: UptakeIn the weeks following the Chancellor’s announcements on the winter fuel allowance, the number of pension credit applications doubled, then nearly tripled. Now the DWP is delaying…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPension Credit: Uptake22. What progress her Department has made on meeting pension credit application targets.11 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year, I spoke with the now Minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, the hon. Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess Phillips), about my campaign…05 Nov 2024