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HANSARD Pet Abduction BillKeep dancing!19 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) BillI entirely agree. Given the tragedy that they had experienced, it would have been possible for Ceri and Frances Menai-Davis to simply collapse, but they did not. They decided that…19 Jan 2024HANSARDResearchers from OverseasDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the reasons— [ Interruption. ]10 Jan 2024HANSARDResearchers from OverseasDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the great strengths of our rejoining Horizon and the other European programmes is that our expert researchers and top professors will lead…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the Minister for engaging with the concept of trying something innovative in order to move this process on. I think it right for the senior judiciary to be consulted, but…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy constituents Ceri and Frances Menai-Davis, who are in the Public Gallery, lost their son after a long battle with cancer, during which they visited him in hospital every day.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDImpact of Autumn StatementThe Minister will be aware that he UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly has been meeting in Westminster this week. It was made clear by the co-chair, Natalie Loiseau MEP that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEmployment Law: DevolutionDoes the Secretary of State agree that to have different employment laws either side of the border of the two nations would be a mistake, because it would increase the regulatory…29 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Revocation and Sunset Disapplication) Regulations 2023Would my hon. and learned Friend agree that it is not unusual for a Solicitor General to deal with a measure of this sort, which covers a whole range of different laws? I took…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Departure from EUDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we are developing a much better relationship with our former colleagues in the EU, including through agreements such as the Windsor framework,…13 Sept 2023HANSARDCost of LivingMay I join in the congratulations to my right hon. Friend on his first anniversary? I also thank the new shadow Secretary of State for the huge contribution he has made as…06 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is very much in Europe’s interests for us to be part of the Horizon programme, because we have some of the strongest academic institutions…19 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityDoes my hon. Friend agree that satellite radiotherapy centres have an important role to play? People from my area have to travel down to Hillingdon from north Hertfordshire. The…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRadiotherapy: AccessibilityOne thing of great concern in my constituency is that people start radiotherapy by travelling to Mount Vernon, which is an excellent hospital, but they cannot keep going, because…18 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I understand the general point that the hon. Lady is making. Surely there are powers in social services and in the courts to completely remove the parental responsibility in…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I just want to remark—I do not know if the Minister would want to—that the vice-chair of the Parole Board, Peter Rook, wrote a leading text on sentencing in sexual offences. He…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Well, it is an urgent case.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Or social services.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)Under the Bill’s approach, the Minister appointing a public advocate would be looking at the geography, the communities and the skills necessary for a particular major incident.…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I have been closely following the right hon. Lady’s points about consulting victims, but a standing appointment may not be suitable for each set of circumstances or each set of…06 Jul 2023