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HANSARDSchools White PaperI had my latest session with Hampshire County Council on Friday to go through every school in my constituency. The Secretary of State will be pleased to know that every single one…28 Mar 2022HANSARDDefence Estate Optimisation ProgrammeThe Minister knows that the Sir John Moore barracks in my constituency is marked for disposal under the programme. He also knows that what will be put in its place is causing…28 Mar 2022HANSARDDefence Estate Optimisation Programme11. What recent progress he has made on the Defence estate optimisation programme.28 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have a growing number of constituents who are struggling to go about their lives or even get to work because their driving licences are stuck at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and Communities4. What steps his Department is taking to help rough sleepers find accommodation.14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeThe big society is back, and it is welcome, as are the expansion of the family scheme and the new sponsorship scheme which, as my right hon. Friend will know, I was very impatient…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsSo much about this does not feel right, and my constituents know what they see. All of this is far too robotic. As the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) said, very little…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. My constituents have shown an outpouring of generosity for the people fleeing Ukraine. This weekend, my children and I spent time at Hursley parish hall where we received…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHelp for Rough SleepersTrinity Winchester is not just a homeless shelter or day centre for rough sleepers but provides practical and emotional support to people experiencing the effects of homelessness…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHelp for Rough Sleepers4. What steps his Department is taking to help rough sleepers find accommodation.07 Mar 2022HANSARDHelp for Rough SleepersHe is giving me a thumbs up—excellent. Does the Minister agree that we have to borrow what works—Winchester is happy to show what works in this regard—and then scale it up…07 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy constituent writes in the past few hours: “My only brother with his two small children and wife are hiding in the shelter under their home not knowing what the next hour will…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesOn accountability, can the Minister shed any light on the issue of CAMHS in Hampshire telling parents not to ask how long, or will she take it away? It means that they cannot…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (James Daly). In a few months, I will have been in this place for 12 years, but we are still having the same…09 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandThere is no question but that the waiting list is impacting on my constituents’ quality of life, but I fail to see how taking £36 billion out of the system would help. Can I ask…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentThat was an interesting answer. There is a business in my constituency, Cytronex, which has developed a green solution to increase cycling rates by converting existing bicycles…01 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness Investment3. What steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to invest.01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The main issue in schools across Hampshire at the moment is SEND provision. There is a major increase in need as more students obtain their education, health and care plans,…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsI thank the excellent Minister, who has given us much that we across the sector and the different all-party groups represented here today can work with. He is a breath of fresh…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsThe hon. Lady is right. The early years settings that we hear from in the group report that funding for the hours offered under the flagship 30-hours entitlement, which of course…25 Jan 2022