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HANSARD Eating Disorders: Prevention of DeathsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) on securing this important debate. Prior to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRebuilding SchoolsA number of years ago, Woodfield school in Bilton in my constituency was closed. It has been rebuilt as a specialist school for children with autism. It was meant to open in…21 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS Pensions: Frontline Patient CareI would like to take this opportunity to put my thanks on the record to the Minister. I have spoken to her outside this place about the money we have secured for removing…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseA couple of weeks ago at a Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network event in Harrogate, I met constituents who came to the UK from Afghanistan under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance…17 Jul 2025HANSARDHospitality Sector13. What steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector.17 Jul 2025HANSARDHospitality SectorI regularly meet the Harrogate business improvement district and the chamber of commerce, and we have a thriving hospitality and tourism sector in Harrogate and Knaresborough. I…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsThere is lots in the strategy that the Liberal Democrats and I welcome. Could the Minister explain why there is a difference between Westminster elections and combined mayoral…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Accountability for Daesh CrimesI am grateful to the Government for engaging with the Joint Committee on Human Rights report, “Accountability for Daesh crimes”, and for the response they have provided. There are…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Social Media: Misinformation and AlgorithmsI am a member of the Select Committee over which the hon. Lady presides as Chair, and I thank her and all the staff who helped with this report and inquiry. I know that many of us…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Further Education InstitutionsI thank the hon. Lady for securing this important debate. One of the first things that I had to do after the general election was to ensure a funding guarantee of more than £20…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeI thank the Minister for his statement, and I add my thanks to our postmasters, including Andrew Hart in my constituency. Last year, residents in Knaresborough faced a prolonged…14 Jul 2025HANSARDLeasehold ReformAt a recent surgery, a constituent brought to me the leasehold problems that she is experiencing with her housing association. Despite paying a considerable amount in service…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI completely agree with my hon. Friend’s sentiment. My constituency is in north Yorkshire—a vast rural area where we have exactly the same challenges that she describes in her own…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI thank the Minister for giving way. I hope he notes that I was quite measured in my speech, and I genuinely believe that he wants to put disabled people at the heart of the…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent point. She has stolen the next line from my speech, but I shall forgive her on this occasion. I wonder whether she was reading over my…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He speaks very eloquently on a situation that I agree is entirely futile. We should not give people companion bus passes…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesMany of those opportunities start before 9 am. Disabled people can still board a bus earlier if they pay, but we have just established that disabled people already face much…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention; she speaks extensively about an area in which I know she is a champion. I completely agree with her. If we are giving people disabled…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesIt is a pleasure to stand here today and raise, once again, the issue of restrictions on the use of disabled bus passes. The Minister will be well aware of this matter, which I…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I asked the Leader of the House if she would join me in wishing good luck to Freedom Performing Arts, which was performing at the world championships in Spain. I am…10 Jul 2025