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HANSARD Business of the HouseA year ago today, the former MPs Theresa May and Sir George Howarth launched their inquiry report into type 1 diabetes and disordered eating. The report made a number of…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)I want to touch on a few bits of language that have been used so far that just worry me slightly. When we talk about the value that experts can add to this process, it is not…21 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementThe Conservative spokesperson, the hon. Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam), mentioned the point about personal independence payments. Obviously, not everybody who has a…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementWe have heard a lot about sector-specific issues, and about regional inequalities and inequalities of race and gender, but does my hon. Friend agree that there is also an issue…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementI am slightly surprised. The hon. Lady raised a number of points about her own Government’s record and what they were unable to deliver, so does she not find it a little jarring…20 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast week, I met representatives of the Environment Agency at Knaresborough lido, which was granted bathing water status last year thanks to the hard work of local campaigners and…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationMy constituents in Harrogate and Knaresborough recently underwent local government reorganisation. As part of that, the North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 granted…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsHarrogate and Knaresborough is blessed to have a small but thriving group of Hongkongers who have made it their home and opened up a number of local businesses, adding to the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health ServicesIn my constituency of Harrogate and Knaresborough we have heard harrowing stories from people who have tried to reach out and get access to mental health services before they…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesI thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for bringing this debate forward. I want to mention two charities that I have interacted with in my constituency of…07 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Services8. What steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services.07 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementWe have heard a lot from colleagues about the delivery of rural services. Harrogate and Knaresborough was one of the areas that saw local government reorganisation, and we are now…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportThe constituents I represent include thousands of WASPI women who will be disappointed by today’s statement. A number of references have been made to the campaigning that the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDSpray Foam Insulation: Property ValueThe green homes grant voucher scheme was introduced in July 2020 under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The scheme was part of the Department’s green…06 Dec 2024HANSARD Hospitality Sector: EastleighI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. The high streets in both Harrogate and Knaresborough are struggling. Does she agree that the Government need to do more to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingI recently met a family of farmers in my constituency who mentioned the point about fertiliser. It is not just the changes to inheritance tax that are going to clobber our…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDI thank the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for bringing forward this debate. I want to make a point—I will try to keep it brief—about the inconsistency in the implementation…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessEarlier this year, I was at an orthodontist’s practice that carries out work on behalf of the NHS. It said the issue is that when people are referred to it by their general…19 Nov 2024HANSARDSchool Transport in North YorkshireI rise to present a petition on school transport in North Yorkshire. The petition states: The petition of residents of the United Kingdom, Declares that North Yorkshire Council’s…13 Nov 2024