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HANSARD Sub-Postmasters: CompensationThis scandal continues to shock, and I thank the campaigners and the Members in this House with greyer hair with me, perhaps caused by this horrendous situation. I echo the calls…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillA week ago, when I was coming back from Parliament, I got a taxi from Stonehouse station with Apollo Cars, and my driver talked about this Bill. He was very much in favour of it.…18 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseBeing asked by a smart Stroud child constituent what MPs do all day, what I am doing to protect owls and orangutangs, and how we can help Ukrainian children is far worse than…17 Mar 2022HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy right hon. Friend is right to set out the harm, intimidation and cost bullying that comes even before there is live litigation, as that happens in many libel matters generally.…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Local Enterprise PartnershipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart), who made some valid points. We are all here…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeThe people of Stroud are extremely big-hearted and they want to help in as many ways as possible, so we really welcome this innovative scheme, which I understand is the first of…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Stroud and Gloucestershire, we have high numbers of home-schooled children. A lot of care is taken to look after their welfare and educate them to a high standard, and there is…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseStroud is going through a local plan process now so, sadly, we will not benefit from the Government’s forthcoming transformational planning reforms, yet constituents in Cam,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsAs it is International Women’s Day, we are looking at the experiences of women around the world. I have been asked whether it is difficult being a pregnant MP; the answer is no. I…08 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsStroud District Council is on the record as saying how generous and supportive the Government were during the pandemic. We established holiday camps and a range of activities that…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI welcome the Bill and I share the desire to look carefully at the enforcement issues that have dogged previous legislation. As my hon. Friend represents such a multicultural…07 Mar 2022HANSARDOnline AbuseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for her wide-ranging and powerful opening…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillGirls from Stroud High School got me into their school to talk about the public sexual harassment that they receive—often daily and often in their school uniforms—which is…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsMy hon. Friend the Minister may have just answered my question, but I will press him. I do not doubt the complexities and legalities, and I know how sincere he is on this issue…24 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I rise to speak on new clause 4 and will make a brief round-up in support of new clauses 2, 5 and 7. On new clause 4—our proposal for a green skills strategy—I and others firmly…21 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Keeping healthy people at home in isolation has had a devastating impact on lives, businesses and important life events such as weddings. I therefore welcome these changes, and…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing the debate. I enjoyed the spirited contribution by the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, in Oxfordshire, there was exciting news of a major breakthrough in our quest to develop nuclear fusion. The scientists at Culham have more than doubled the amount of…10 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend knows, I take every opportunity to champion the work of the Private Law Working Group and the Family Solutions Group. In 2020, their reports clearly set…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDown Syndrome BillThat is a really important question. I think there have been improvements—my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset will attest to that—but there is still a lack of…04 Feb 2022