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HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI am glad to hear that the Minister is willing to work with Members, so I reiterate my question: will he meet me to discuss the subject and the measures outlined in my private…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsThe Minister said earlier that she will not take any lessons from Labour on this issue but, given we have one of the highest death rates in Europe, perhaps she should. I want to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twenty First sitting)Again, I break the convention that Whips do not speak, because this issue is close to my heart. I listened carefully to the discussions yesterday, and to what the shadow Minister,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)On a point of order, Mr McCabe. Today, new guidance was published in the House that all members of staff in Parliament should wear masks. I am truly shocked that, given we are…27 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillFrom what we have heard this evening, there is no doubt that we are indeed a nation of animal lovers. I declare an interest as an animal lover—as many in the Chamber are—and as…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right. This time of the year should be one of celebration, but for many animal owners it is one of absolute fear. There is no need for fireworks to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeThe last time we debated the Government’s response to the situation in Afghanistan, I raised the case of an Afghan doctor with family in Luton North who are desperate to get her…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI was going to thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but the tone was a little patronising, to say the least. I wholeheartedly disagree, given that any zookeeper who had to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI absolutely agree with my fellow Luton MP. We are talking about how we cannot go back to where we were, and about building back better. I think all of us represent constituents…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller), a fellow Bedfordshire elected representative, but it will not come as any surprise that we…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI absolutely agree. We have heard today a collective understanding that the practice of fire and rehire, and its misuse, is an abomination for workers and is against our country’s…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillAbsolutely. We hear terms such as “levelling up”, but what we need is action, for exactly those people—those who are suffering from the horrific levels of child poverty and the…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Bereavement Leave and Pay (Stillborn and Miscarried Babies)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to extend entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay to parents of babies miscarried or stillborn during early…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for bringing this debate to the House. This week, Narendra Modi will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Does she agree…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekWe have been pushing the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to make sure that pregnant women are a priority group. Will the Minister give a commitment today that…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekI congratulate the hon. Member on having a rainbow baby, as I do myself. We know that the road to pregnancy is not always smooth, and the numbers she has just highlighted show how…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Ninth sitting)I know it is not the done thing for Whips to contribute to debates, but because I have been a care worker, this part of the Bill is close to home for me. I wanted to touch on the…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Joint CommitteeThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. There have been so many sobering scenes over the last few weeks: families separated, Taliban soldiers ripping through villages, people so desperate…15 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Some 11,000 people in my constituency are on UC, and it may come as news to Ministers but nearly 4,000 of those people are in work. More than 2,000 good jobs in Luton North…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareHaving been a care worker, I know that it is a hard and skilled job that deserves decent pay and recognition, not a Tory tax hike. Does the Prime Minister really believe that his…07 Sept 2021