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HANSARDDraft Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023I thank all hon. Members who have participated in the debate. I am grateful for the discussion and for the views that have been shared, and I hope we can move forward. I will try…06 Feb 2024HANSARDGrassroots Sports ProjectsWe know that active people are fitter, happier and healthier, which is why we have set out our ambitious “Get Active Strategy” to get over 3.5 million people more active by 2030,…29 Jan 2024HANSARDGirlguiding UK: British Overseas TerritoriesMr Betts, you pre-empt my admission. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today. I would like to thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for tabling this…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am glad that people in Scotland will be able to watch their national team. I believe that our current list works well. It is important that we strike the right balance, because…11 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of football clubs like Wealdstone and Uxbridge. They are incredibly important in providing opportunities for people to…11 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs probably one of the few Members of this House who have actually set up a charities lottery, I understand the importance of them. It is right to say that we did a significant…11 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that important piece of work in Karen Carney’s review. I know that football authorities such as the FA, for example, are starting…11 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe volunteers that my hon. Friend mentions are absolutely the lifeblood of community sport and it is vital that they have those facilities, as I mentioned earlier. Again, we are…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLonelinessThis is a complex area and a lot of the research done since the strategy was launched in 2018 has helped us to understand the issue in a lot more detail. Chronic loneliness has…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLonelinessFirst, let me pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work she does with those charities. The partnership between Government and charities has made the UK one of the world’s leading…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPlaying Fields: Community AccessThe Government are committed to ensuring that every community has the facilities it needs to make sport and physical activity accessible to all, with over £320 million being…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLonelinessSince the tackling loneliness strategy launched in 2018, the Government and their partners have invested more than £80 million in tackling loneliness. The 2023 annual report…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPlaying Fields: Community AccessI commend the hon. Lady for her commitment to improving sports facilities in her local area, and I commend all the volunteers, like Jonathan Dunn, who do a tremendous amount of…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPlaying Fields: Community AccessHow could I possibly resist such an invitation? It is always a great honour to open facilities in this role, and I am delighted that we are so busy that we are opening thousands…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSports Facilities: Devon and CornwallI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. It is vital that communities have access to the right facilities, in order to help us meet our target of having more than…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSports Facilities: Devon and CornwallAs I mentioned a moment ago, the Government are investing in facilities up and down the country. I am pleased to say that the multi-sport grassroots facilities programme has…11 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with the hon. Lady. It was a very important review, and I am glad that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made an apology at the Dispatch Box. There will…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend that the circumstances of a person’s birth or where they live should not be a barrier to social mobility. That is why we have established things such…13 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesAbsolutely. I think we can agree that we must take particular care in this area when we consider legislative action. Any legislation targeting harmful practices must not affect…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThe hon. Gentleman makes some interesting points, but there is an assumption that conversion is a one-way street. It is not. It goes both ways. That is what we are trying to…06 Dec 2023