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HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundMy hon. Friend is doing such a good job of talking about her railways, she makes me want to travel on them immediately. For 20 years, MPs, councils and community champions have…24 Jan 2023HANSARDSupporting People into Work: Childcare CostsThe DWP Committee has conducted an investigation into the childcare element of universal credit and, as we have heard, the offer is a good one, at 85% of costs paid. However, the…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2I am extremely disappointed that Stroud was not successful in its levelling-up fund bid. Stroud District Council chose not to make an application in the first round, but it worked…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am working with the Stonehouse company BorgWarner in Stroud to raise the profile of hydrogen combustion engines and the need to ensure that they are considered compliant with…19 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickWomen in Stroud and around the country have woken up with their trust and belief in our police service badly shaken yet again. From speaking to local women, I know that issues in…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I rise to speak to amendments 52 and 53. As you know, Mr Deputy Speaker, I have been campaigning to tackle anonymous abuse for many years now. I have…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillThe evidence we have received is that it is parents who need the powers. I want to normalise the ability to turn off anonymised accounts. I think we will see children do that very…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Child Maintenance ServicesThis work on child maintenance is incredibly important. The Work and Pensions Committee has also been looking at these issues and I have found the Ministers and the teams at DWP…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThere is a lot of focus on in Europe, but I would like to focus on Gloucestershire, where nurses have chosen not to strike. I thank them for that and for all the work they do in…16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Parents of children with special educational needs feel that they are constantly battling to be heard and for their children to lead fulfilling lives. Some Stroud children are…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I rise in support of my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham), and I…11 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsStroud’s levelling-up bid works with the private, public and charity sectors, which means that if we are successful, we can deliver jobs and meaningful change very quickly.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresIn recent weeks I have seen a few of my constituents in tears because they have been with loved ones in A&E and seen elderly residents stuck on trolleys. No Member of Parliament…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to give credit to the Marling School students who got me in to talk about migration. Those smart, constructive young people really understand the complexities and I know…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose—13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Member, the Minister and everyone in the House knows that I have campaigned for and championed changes to childcare policy. The Minister absolutely did not dismiss or…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to address amendment 2. With 1.2 million vacancies, recruitment issues for businesses, some of the highest childcare costs in the world and a lack of choice for parents, it…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank all the hon. Members who have contributed to the debate, and particularly my hon. Friends the Members for Bracknell (James…09 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI have spoken before about the serious and outrageous behaviour that girls from Stroud High School in my constituency reported to me. Those girls, in their distinctive school…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I actually read all of that debate in Hansard , including his many interventions on my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye, so…09 Dec 2022