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HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsI have never name-checked them in this House, but Auntie Jane and Auntie Jenni ran the BABIES breastfeeding support group at Lanterns nursery, which still exists in Winchester,…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome today’s announcement of the appointment of Professor Deanfield as the Government’s prevention champion with a focus on cardiovascular disease, one of the main causes of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityI think this is an important urgent question. Something about this desired appointment does not feel right to me. To echo the Chair of the Select Committee, my hon. Friend the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI hope other Governments around the UK will be listening to today’s debate. My hon. Friend mentions the issue of scrappage. There are many different subjects I could have covered…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureWithout question, and the right hon. Gentleman makes his point well. That is another reason for my wanting to have this debate. I am pleased to see so many colleagues here today,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureNo, and before the Liberal Democrats try to produce another attack leaflet to say that is what I was saying, the hon. Lady can strike that from the record. That is certainly not…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI will come on to that. The hon. Lady’s point is absolutely accurate. I will make some progress, and then she will hear what I have to say about that. There has been significant…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI agree with that point. I would expect the hon. Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) to raise van production for obvious reasons. The mandate is a fine idea, but we need the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI thank the chair of the all-party group for electric vehicles for that intervention. I hear what he says. Ultimately, it is a race to this prize—this technology—and once we fall…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI will come on to the pricing of electric vehicles, which was my motivation for applying for the debate in the first place. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that many people…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI am very glad that the Minister managed to keep hold of his folder and that it was not mislaid. [ Laughter. ] I had to say that. He has, characteristically, covered a wide range…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureThat, may I tell my friend, is a question that the Minister will be delighted to answer. Net zero is exactly what it says: net zero. The production of electric vehicles is part of…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureYes. In my constituency, as I am sure is the case in my hon. Friend’s constituency, charging at home is obviously the ideal, but there are lots of challenges to people being able…22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureI beg to move, That this House has considered electric vehicle infrastructure cost and availability. It is nice to see you in the Chair, Mr Bone. Today, I am raising what I think…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023The voice of Strangford must be heard.08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023It is a pleasure to see you in the chair, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash (Maggie Throup) for opening the debate so well. I echo her comments about the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023Yes, and that takes us neatly on to my final point. With my Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee hat on, we have just launched a call for ideas on that, which closes in…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNational HIV Testing Week 2023The point I was making was that, compared with the hopelessness of 40 years ago, we now have the tools to deal with it, but the hon. Member is right. The all-party group visited…08 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsMy hon. Friend will know that the Health and Social Care Committee, which I chair, is undertaking a major inquiry into the prevention of ill health. Given the rather shocking…06 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesThe NHS Pay Review Body was in front of my Select Committee last week, but it will not produce its report for 2023-24 until the end of April. Surely the longer this process goes…06 Feb 2023