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HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsWill the Minister give way?01 Mar 2023HANSARDPoverty: Food CostsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) on securing this debate. A mark of having brilliant…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for a helpful intervention. That is absolutely true. We would not say to a person who presented with cancer, “Come back when your tumours have…28 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for BusinessesFor the purposes of energy bill support, hospices are treated as businesses. They have seen a rise in their energy costs of 350%. They support some of the most vulnerable and…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionThe shadow Secretary of State is making a very good speech. On the issue of cancer, around half of cancer patients need radiotherapy, but barely a quarter get it. One reason is…28 Feb 2023HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekIt is a genuine pleasure to serve under your guidance this morning, Ms Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this debate, which she…28 Feb 2023HANSARDLevels of ReoffendingDoes the Minister agree that education and training are absolutely crucial in preventing reoffending? If so, how does he account for the 90% reduction in the number of prisoners…21 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceWe have seen £2.8 billion in water company profits, £1 billion in shareholder dividends, and a 20% rise in executive water company pay, 60% of which has been in bonuses—in my…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Childcare: Affordability and AvailabilityIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) on introducing a really important…21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI am concerned that the Minister, in his response, has pointed the finger at least to some extent at the EFL and implied that he has listened to owners as much as he has to fans.…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship and oversight, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart), who made an excellent speech, on…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI am grateful for the intervention. Peatland is hugely significant. It is more quickly restored than woodland and therefore has greater capacity to tackle climate change as a…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI am really grateful to hear the Minister say that. We differ on Brexit, but I think one of the silver linings of leaving the European Union is that we can construct our own…08 Feb 2023HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care Recovery PlanThere is nothing in this plan to address the fact that thousands of people are now turning up at A&E as a direct result of being unable to get regular access to an NHS dentist.…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) and all those who have contributed in this…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesThe hon. Member is making a really important speech. He talked about NHS procurement, and social value must surely include saving lives. I chair the all-party parliamentary group…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment SchemeAlthough the Government are rightly considering the advantages that can be gained from rural and offshore renewable energy, will the Minister also consider the possibility of…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng), who made a very moving and thoughtful…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Sudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI agree with the hon. Gentleman. In memory of Wilfred, in honouring his family, and as we remember all those who have tragically died and we seek to support their loved ones, we…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Cancer Outcomes: Tees ValleyWhat the Minister says about the waiting time for diagnostics is very troubling. What is even more troubling is that in my part of Cumbria 43% of people who have had a diagnosis…16 Jan 2023