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HANSARDWelfare Benefits: Legal Advice22. What assessment he has made of trends in the number of people able to access early legal advice for welfare benefits cases.23 Apr 2019HANSARDWelfare Benefits: Legal AdviceRecent BBC research found that 1 million people live in areas with no legal aid provision for housing, with a further 15 million in areas with just one provider. Does the Minister…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is absolutely right: we need that data so that we can understand the extent of the issue, and then do something about it.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will carry on with my story, and explain a bit more about this personal case. David was let down by the crisis team that turned…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and she is absolutely right. There is more that the NHS and charities across our country can do, and I will say more about that later…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely right. We should not have to fight for people to get the support that they need; it is imperative that they are…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely right. There is a stigma around this issue, and it is crucial that we learn from our allies; we can learn a lot from…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is something I will be coming on to later. This issue transcends party politics, and for me, today’s debate is about cross-party…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I thank her for her valuable contributions to the Defence Committee, which has raised a number of the issues. That figure that I mentioned…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI beg to move, That this House has considered veteran suicide. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. “I love my family but hate my life. I need help. I’m…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Veteran SuicideI am going to carry on. Canada, New Zealand and America are our allies and have similarly structured militaries and political systems. One thing we do not share with them is that…03 Apr 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesGiven that the Secretary of State accepts that air quality is a matter of social justice and health inequality, why is he doing so little to support low-income households to…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling Zones9. What discussions he has had with local authorities on no-idling zones outside schools and hospitals to tackle poor air quality.28 Mar 2019HANSARDTax Avoidance Enablers: HMRC Resources22. HMRC has 2,000 fewer staff today than it did on the day of the referendum. Will the Minister explain the impact of HMRC cuts on the delayed timetable for the implementation of…05 Mar 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateMay I first say how much I welcome the Minister’s comments with regard to the 75th anniversary of D-day? It is fantastic that Portsmouth will be the national home of those…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMental health services need proper staffing, but 2,000 mental health staff are leaving the NHS every month. How do the Government expect to achieve any ambitions in the long-term…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The introduction of a dry dock in Portsmouth for the nation’s new carriers could create and protect hundreds of jobs in my constituency and be worth £1 billion to the local…18 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Unlike this Government, John Lewis has never knowingly undersold Portsmouth, but last week partners announced that they are closing Knight & Lee, a much-loved store in the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Minister agree that the Government’s idea of turning high streets into residential streets or office spaces is not a solution to solving our high street crisis?29 Jan 2019HANSARDHMRC Estate TransformationSeventy-nine per cent. of staff surveyed said that the plans undermine their ability to provide tax collection. Are HMRC staff wrong?29 Jan 2019