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HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsI do. I will come on to the fight against climate change, because the hon. Lady is absolutely right. She speaks about Somerset. Investment of £20 million, I think, went in for…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsThere is even more going on than I had understood. Returning to my point about a UK strategy, over 50 other countries have a strategy for wetlands. As I said, I will take a…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsAbsolutely right. My hon. Friend is a keen walker and gets out into the environment as much as possible. To be beside water is a particularly tranquil experience for most people…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsThe opportunities for wetlands and this kind of work are absolutely endless, and I would be interested to hear from the Minister about that. There has been an extraordinary amount…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsI am glad to have secured this debate on the pressing issue of protecting and restoring wetlands in the UK. As the Minister knows, I never duck an opportunity to talk about…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsI thank my right hon. Friend for that important intervention, which brings alive the number of freshwater volunteers and shows just how many people are gripped by this…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I would very much like to visit to see his brent geese at some stage. Because it is so important for conservation and…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareParents asked for support with childcare and the Treasury and the Government have delivered it, but the system does need to be simplified. I have been following the analysis of…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Child Support (Management of Payments and arrears and fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I have just been before the Backbench Business Committee with the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) to ask for a debate on child maintenance, so if we get our…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsJanuary is often considered family breakdown month. Anybody taking the terrifically difficult decision to separate this year will face not only a divorce costing over £14,000 on…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Great Western Main LineI congratulate my near neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing this important debate. I have regular contact with the Rail Minister, who…09 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineHundreds of Stroud constituents are contacting me about a ceasefire and many understand it is complicated by Hamas being terrorists and their threats to repeat the rape and murder…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsAs my hon. Friend knows from meetings and debates, my constituent, sub-postmistress Nichola Arch, moved me to tears when she described the public shaming and abuse that happened…08 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.18 Dec 2023HANSARDJob Vacancies: StroudWork experience is often really hard to nail down—places go to those with friends and family in the sector, and employers are really busy. That is particularly so for small…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Government’s decision to boost childcare payments for parents on universal credit by almost 50%, which the Work and Pensions Committee pushed for. I have asked the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDJob Vacancies: Stroud1. What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Stroud constituency.18 Dec 2023HANSARDChildcare Support: Working ParentsWelcome back, Mr Speaker. The Early Education and Childcare Coalition has found that 57% of nursery staff and 38% of childminders are considering leaving the early years sector in…11 Dec 2023HANSARDChildcare Support: Working Parents14. What steps she is taking to increase childcare support for working parents.11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsStroud Maternity Hospital is doing a great job, but the post-natal beds are still not open. We have been chasing a ministerial meeting about that for some time. Will my hon.…05 Dec 2023