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HANSARD Great Western Main LineIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on bringing the debate to this Chamber. I will concentrate…09 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Bath constituency is also described as an NHS dental desert. The only option for people is to go private. The hon. Member has already said that it is Dickensian. Does he agree…09 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryI am pleased to hear about some of the reforms that we have raised in this Chamber many times, particularly on changing the dental contracts and units of dental activity, but may…09 Jan 2024HANSARD Refurbishing Trains: ContractsUpgrades to our trains must include electrification, but electrification is at a standstill, with only 101 miles of track being electrified this year. East West Rail will not be…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMoles, Bath’s wonderful grassroots music venue, was sadly forced to close its doors last week. It was an incubator for many new talents and gave many household names their first…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis weekend marks small business Saturday, and I look forward to visiting our wonderful Christmas market in Bath, which brings in £50 million for the local area. Anyone who has…30 Nov 2023HANSARDCOP28The UK was a leader in offshore wind development but is now falling seriously behind. Costs to offshore wind developers have increased by as much as 40%. The recent offshore wind…29 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsThe United Nations has warned that we are on track for 3°C of global warming. That is unacceptable and would be a catastrophe. We urgently need to limit global temperature rises…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsOn the delivery of net zero projects, does the hon. Member agree that local authorities are well placed to deliver on the ground and that, rather than having centralised delivery,…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on improving road safety? I recently met a community speedwatch group in Bath, a bunch of highly dedicated and motivated people who stand for hours in all…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsWe have heard from the Government Benches that the taxpayer’s bill for the local housing allowance is about £34 million. If the Government were finally willing to build a great…23 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI am not sure what the right hon. Member’s question is, but I am not denying that we need to invest more in all these sectors. The worst thing about HS2 is the dither and delay,…23 Nov 2023HANSARDMusic EducationI recently welcomed Bath young carers from the Bath Philharmonia to perform music in Parliament, and it was a wonderful evening. Sadly, too few young people have the opportunity…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAir pollution is an invisible killer. Over 40,000 people in the UK die each year as a consequence of dirty air. The clean air zone introduced in Bath by the Liberal Democrat-run…16 Nov 2023HANSARDMusic Education8. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to increase the uptake of music among children.16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis summer I welcomed to Parliament teachers from Oldfield Park Infant School and Twerton Infant School. They told me how they were struggling with staff shortages, underfunding…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI and many of my constituents continue to be upset beyond words by the human suffering we have seen on television screens since 7 October. So often, I am being asked to take…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThe Government are out of ideas and without direction, either unwilling or unable to make the big decisions to give us a brighter future. What a wasted opportunity, especially…08 Nov 2023HANSARD OsteoporosisI am lucky enough to represent a constituency with a fracture liaison service, which can identify 91% of fragility fractures, but other constituencies are not so lucky. Does the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDMenopauseIt is important that everybody understands that osteoporosis leads to many premature deaths. That is why we need to talk more about it. I am glad that we have all been talking…26 Oct 2023