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HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingI agree with the hon. Gentleman and will come to that in a moment. The impact of ADHD on rehabilitation and reoffending sits at the junction of many different interests. It seems…01 Jul 2025HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingI could not agree more; that might help us to understand the interaction between behaviour and authority.01 Jul 2025HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingWill the tool be used for every entrant to the prison estate or is it for those who might be suspected of having some sort of neurodiversity?01 Jul 2025HANSARD ADHD: Impact on Prison Rehabilitation and ReoffendingI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of ADHD on rehabilitation and reoffending in the prison system. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…01 Jul 2025HANSARDCriminal JusticeFollowing the Leveson report, will there be capacity for more funding for his recommendations?25 Jun 2025HANSARDCriminal JusticeOn that point, we are clear that the money that goes into the probation system may not be enough to deal with the scale of the added pressures on the probation system. I think the…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Speed Cameras: Installation CriteriaWill the Minister consider the fact that if someone wants to install a 20 mph limit in our towns and cities—such as Wells or Cheddar, which are plagued by speed trouble—the police…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Speed Cameras: Installation CriteriaWe do not have bins in rural areas. There is nothing bar the speed cameras.24 Jun 2025HANSARD Speed Cameras: Installation CriteriaI thank my hon. Friend very much for bringing forward this debate. I point out in particular that one of my residents—a man called Chris, who is now a friend—lost his wife…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI am greatly pleased that this debate is taking place. In my constituency and within Somerset and North Somerset—the whole of Somerset—there are 8,463 miles of rivers, reans and…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 28 June 1986, my constituent developed symptoms of ME, and he has lived with those same symptoms for 40 years, and the NHS remains unable to offer any meaningful intervention.…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Covid: Fifth AnniversaryToday, we mark five years since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. Just under 227,000 people in the UK died with covid-19 listed as a cause on their death certificate. Every one…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Breast Cancer Screening: BassetlawI thank the hon. Lady very much for introducing this debate, because it is so important. I could not agree more that screening is incredibly important, but we also need to make…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Anthony’s husband’s emergency and urgent care was compromised because hospital staff could not access his medical records, even though he had been treated by…05 Jun 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy constituent Phill is one of the 916 people in the special category mechanism who were suddenly and inexplicably excluded from the Government’s infected blood compensation…05 Jun 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection: Sentencing17. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the third report of the Justice Committee of Session 2022-23 on IPP sentences, HC 266, published…03 Jun 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection: SentencingIt is 12 and a half years since IPP sentences were described as “not defensible” and were abolished for offenders, but 2,852 people remain incarcerated under these sentences—just…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week is National Epilepsy Week. Epilepsy is more than just seizures; it affects every area of somebody’s life. With more than 630,000 people suffering in the UK, every single…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement and the work that David Gauke has done to inform everything that is happening today. As a member of the Justice Committee, I look forward…22 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseI am grateful for the Minister’s statement, but I too would like to identify the gaping hole in the compensation scheme that relates to the special category mechanism. I point out…14 May 2025