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HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashOne of my constituents is a cousin of Master Air Loadmaster Graham Forbes, who was one of the four crew members who died that day. The bereaved families were never informed that…26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashI understand why they have been sealed. I would like to know who made the decision to seal the documents for 100 years, and on what date it was made. It was clearly not in June…26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook Crashrose —26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashI have done quite a lot of reading and received information from the family, but it is not clear to me the date on which the documents were sealed or by whom. Can the Minister…26 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIn Somerset, we were set back enormously by six years of council tax freeze during the early 2010s, under the Conservative-led council— [ Interruption. ] Council tax was frozen…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Reoffending: Rehabilitation in PrisonsI thank the hon. Gentleman for presenting the Committee’s statement. With the chief inspector of prisons recently concluding that the outcomes for children in custody are not…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI would like to return to the listed places of worship scheme. Although departmental policy is to keep grant funding records for seven years, the Department for Culture, Media and…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI could not agree more. For far too long, patients have been dismissed, and that care element is incredibly important, because it affects so many people. In July, the Department…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. Myalgic…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisThank you, Mr Mundell, but I have little to say. I am delighted to hear what the Minister had to say, and I will be holding her feet to the fire. I wish to continue this campaign,…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisProbably most of us have constituents in exactly the same situation. In just over a year, two prevention of future deaths reports have been issued related to severe ME. I have…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisIt is not only untenable, but completely absurd. In September 2024, on World Patient Safety Day, over 200 healthcare workers were so concerned about NHS care for ME, and…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI absolutely agree, and I thank the hon. Gentleman. The second area where I would urge the Government to go further is support for people with severe and very severe ME. It is…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI accept my hon. Friend’s point. Most people I speak to say that ME has nothing to do with psychiatry. We now have evidence from Edinburgh, which I will go on to in a moment, to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI agree. In fact, we do not just need specialists; we also need training for GPs and other healthcare workers. I will highlight four areas in which we need to see much more from…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisForgive me, but I am going to carry on. The final delivery plan rightly points to the need to build capacity in ME research, given the small UK research community and very few…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseSome of my constituents have had valuable property stolen from their homes during viewings, and have come to discover that the so-called potential buyers or tenants were not who…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI welcome this statement. I have always been opposed to diverting taxpayers’ money to police and crime commissioners and their offices, and away from officers who can fight rural…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Nolan PrinciplesIt is absolutely apparent from looking at the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which is known as the Hillsborough law, that it will create enormous pressure on any number of…12 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorThe day before Prime Minister’s questions last week, we spent hours discussing the Public Office (Accountability) Bill. Bearing in mind that there has been such a crash in public…11 Nov 2025