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HANSARDFree SchoolsThank you for your chairmanship of today’s debate, Ms Buck. It has been rich, varied, useful and well-informed. The examples mentioned by the Minister in his closing remarks, from…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFree SchoolsI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of free schools. It gives me great pleasure to open this debate. I want to start by quoting Kavit, a year 11 pupil at…19 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedPlanning applications that could deliver hundreds of new homes in Fareham are in limbo following advice from Natural England, which has instructed that planning permission should…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my right hon. Friend to her post, and thank her for all the work that she has done for the Navy in Portsmouth, from which Fareham has benefited greatly. I recently met…20 May 2019HANSARD HealthI am pleased to speak in this debate about local public health, but the Opposition are seriously off target in calling for it in the first place. Of all Government budgets, the…14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently met David Prince and his 12-year-old daughter Holly, who is visually impaired. Holly benefits hugely from the specialist teacher advisory service provided by Hampshire…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceI was never a specialist in criminal law, but my time as a barrister taught me that, during litigation or prosecution, both sides come under an ongoing duty of disclosure. That is…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsDoes my hon. Friend agree that, post Brexit, we want to continue to attract bright students from many countries all over the world? The proposal that we should exempt EU students…29 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am very pleased to speak in this debate, because adult social care is an important issue in Fareham, where the average age of local residents is far higher than in most of the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met several innovative small businesses in Fareham recently, for example the IT business Silver Lining. Many such small and medium-size enterprises would like more…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsRobert Small and David West were two young men from the Fareham area with their whole lives ahead of them. While suffering with mental health problems and under the care of…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Windrush Compensation SchemeMy parents came to the UK in the late 1960s from Mauritius and Kenya, both of which are Commonwealth countries. They came with no one and with nothing except a desire to make…03 Apr 2019HANSARDSupport for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesThe Federation of Heathfield and St Francis Special Schools provides invaluable learning opportunities for more than 200 children with special educational needs in Fareham. Will…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemI hope that my hon. Friend does not resign, because he is doing a very good job in his post and I hope that he continues to do so. Dickson House is a probation service bail hostel…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonWhile this is awful news for the employees at Honda and for the communities affected—I have no doubt that the Secretary of State and his team will be doing all they can to support…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Facilities23. Fareham Community Hospital is seeing increased usage these days, thanks to local GPs working together to provide a same-day access scheme. However, patients are disappointed…15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI am grateful to be able to speak in this historic debate before what will be one of the most important votes of my career, if not my lifetime. It brings me no pleasure whatever…14 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI applaud the Secretary of State and his excellent ministerial team in the Department for Exiting the European Union for all their efforts at this challenging time for the…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—09 Jan 2019