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HANSARDPublic ServicesMy right hon. Friend is being very generous in taking interventions. I pay tribute to the work that she did on mental health, particularly on school age mental health, but does…16 Oct 2019HANSARDUnregulated Accommodation: 16 to 17-year-oldsI declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate my hon. Friend, who is generous in taking interventions. It is not just a case of the quality of…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekOn the question of raising awareness, a job that was so ably started by my hon. Friends, the Minister will be aware of my Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration…08 Oct 2019HANSARDOperation Midland Independent ReportMadam Deputy Speaker, you may recall that, six years ago, the then chief constable of Sussex was found to have breached privilege after an investigation by the Standards and…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have heard, many 1950s-born women have now reached the age at which they expected to receive a pension but are not, and many are struggling. Given that the judicial review…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTourism SectorI have Strepsils, Mr Speaker. Our most popular tourist attractions are our national museums, led by the British Museum with more than 6 million visitors last year, but we also…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI do not want to make this a partisan issue. We can have a debate on this subject, and there have been some cuts to support services that have obviously not been helpful and will…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI will give way, now that I have set this hare running.03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthNice try. West Sussex was the least funded shire county in the whole of England. Do not try and tell me that supposedly affluent areas such as West Sussex have not faced financial…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI concur with every word of your comments, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the response to this debate, and the one we held yesterday on domestic abuse, has shown this Chamber in a much…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthI am absolutely in accord with the hon. Lady. Before she gets off the subject of perinatal illness, she will agree, I am sure, that it is a shocking statistic that in the UK,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I am glad that the Government are doing that with proposals, which are currently being consulted on, to fine social media companies…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthWe need both. The health checks are NICE-recommended, but alas not mandatorily funded or instituted across the country. Frankly, all GPs need better training on mental health and…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen’s Mental HealthThat shows a fundamental misunderstanding. I declare an interest because this was my issue. Where children are placed is not necessarily a reflection of how many children are in…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillAs with so much to do with child safeguarding, getting it wrong is the most expensive thing. We need to do much more work on prevention. We should task the Domestic Abuse…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Secretary of State and the new Ministers to their posts. Representing a coastal constituency, I am only too well aware of the impact of pollution and plastic waste…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am delighted to follow my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Hove (Peter Kyle), but I am also rather daunted—daunted because I am not a woman, because I am not Welsh…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleI welcome the Minister to his position, and I welcome the assured way in which he has dealt with his debut performance on this difficult subject. In Worthing, we have an…01 Oct 2019HANSARD YemenI welcome the appearance of the Minister of State at the Dispatch Box, Mr Speaker, even if you do not. As the Chair of the Select Committee has mentioned, the humanitarian…01 Oct 2019