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HANSARDCass ReviewThe starting point of all modern medicine must be robust and reliable—in fact, rigorous—evidence. Back in 2017, I tabled a written question at the request of a trans constituent…15 Apr 2024HANSARDChildren in Care: Family Courts8. What assessment he has made of the impact of delays in the family courts on children who have been taken into care.26 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren in Care: Family CourtsData from Cafcass shows that children who have been removed from their parents by the state have to wait an average of 46 weeks to get a final decision on where they will live.…26 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineThe Minister has spoken about members of the public who are willing and able to access services online. Members have to complete our own self-assessment form. I am willing and…20 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingHugh Phillips Gower Butcher in my constituency has just closed its abattoir, which is a disaster because Gower salt marsh lamb was slaughtered there. There is a lack of support…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI would like to take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) for the extent of his engagement with those with varying…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI thank the hon. Member for her question. That is what we need to be able to discuss and look at in further detail, and to thrash out in Committee. We need to ensure that…01 Mar 2024HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living14. What steps he is taking to support veterans with the cost of living.29 Feb 2024HANSARDVeterans: Cost of LivingMy constituents in Gower, and especially my veterans, want to know whether the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs stands by his comments that food bank usage is a personal choice.29 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Given that Ministers are piloting the use of artificial intelligence in Departments to answer parliamentary questions, which Ministers will the Secretary of State wish to…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportDame Angiolini’s finding that there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight worries me, because he had been operating in plain sight since 2002. The Home…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsI thank the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) for securing this debate—one that I look forward to every year. Even though this year we are here off the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDImmigration Rules and Border SecurityAviation has been consistently flagged as a danger to national security. Does the Minister agree that the failure to check those arriving in the UK that way is putting the United…20 Feb 2024HANSARDArmy: SizeFigures in The Times last month showed that the British Army will shrink to as small as 67,000 by 2026 due to the crisis in recruitment and retention. As threats to the UK…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Police (Declaration)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require police officers and certain employees of police forces to declare a membership of or affiliation to certain types…31 Jan 2024HANSARDNext General ElectionI thank hon. Members who have participated in the debate. I was quite surprised that we did not have a higher turnout, because the demand for a general election is so great. I…29 Jan 2024HANSARDNext General ElectionI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 641904 relating to the next general election. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I am pleased to…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Phone Network: Vulnerable CustomersRural connectivity remains a huge problem in my constituency. As the Secretary of State said, the charter has been introduced. However, it was introduced over a year into the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDVictim SupportThe Government left the role of Victims’ Commissioner unfilled for over a year and to this day have refused to place any duty on public bodies to co-operate with the postholder.…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDefence JobsIn May, the MOD admitted that just 4% of the steel used to construct Type 31 frigates was sourced from UK steelyards. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that British…08 Jan 2024