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HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of giving every baby the best start in life. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for giving us time for the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Standard Allowance: End of UpliftMy constituent Simon Holroyd lost his mother to covid and is a single father to 10-year-old twins. He worked in the hospitality industry all his life to a senior level, but since…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Standard Allowance: End of Uplift3. What steps she is taking to support families affected by the end of the uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit.08 Nov 2021HANSARD HGV Driving LicencesIt is a privilege to follow the powerful speech of the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth). Like every other Member, I am obviously concerned about the HGV driver shortage…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy remarks are about the UK power sector, but I take the hon. Gentleman’s point about Germany. Clearly, as I think I have clearly stated, we want to move towards carbon-free…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am fully aware of that; I just want to reiterate that Liberal Democrat policy is that we are against any further nuclear power…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe current issue with renewables is one of storage, but the technology to address some of the problems is being developed at speed. It is clear that by putting our energies,…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak in this debate. If we did not already know that decarbonising our energy supply is one of the most urgent challenges…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting me the opportunity to have a debate on this issue and also for ensuring that I can be heard. This is an issue of specific…22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker— [ Interruption. ]22 Oct 2021HANSARDRail Service ReductionsWill the Minister reflect on what I said about how we are not yet over the pandemic and how we cannot start measuring what post-pandemic behaviour will be like? As I said, we are…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessThe hon. Gentleman has indeed anticipated exactly what I was about to say, which is that, given that in their 2019 manifesto the Conservatives committed themselves to not raising…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI am extremely glad that the shadow Chancellor moved the motion before the House, because the support of our small businesses has to be one of the principal priorities of the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Prescriptions for People Aged Over 60We know that low incomes are associated with worse healthcare outcomes and also that average prescription use is higher among those in more deprived areas. Will the Minister…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Prescriptions for People Aged Over 608. If he will make it his policy to keep prescriptions free for people aged over 60.19 Oct 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is a pleasure to participate in this debate. I thank the Minister for his engagement on the Bill; it was useful to discuss the seven principles in detail beforehand. We welcome…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Decarbonising AviationThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. More and more, I hear people talking about adapting to climate change instead of tackling it, and I am really concerned that people are doing…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Decarbonising AviationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson), my constituency neighbour, on securing this really…21 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that as London returns to work and commuters begin to get back on the trains and into their cars, it is important that we encourage people, as…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsLast week, I spoke to a constituent who is a widow with four children and has been working for the NHS on the frontline throughout the pandemic. One of her children has a range of…08 Sept 2021