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HANSARD Funding for Major Infrastructure ProjectsI thank the hon. Member for his intervention; I have already answered half the points he raises. The problem is that the Government need a scrutiny process to ensure that those…03 May 2023HANSARDReforms to NHS DentistryThe British Dental Association has shown that over half of dentists have reduced their NHS work since the start of the pandemic. Official workforce data counts people, not how…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseNot a week goes by without high-profile allegations of workplace sexual harassment hitting the headlines, of which the CBI is just the latest example. My private Member’s Bill to…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration Billrose —26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillNobody in this House would disagree that we need to stop the people smugglers, but I worry that the Government focus too much on the people smugglers, rather than on the damage…26 Apr 2023HANSARDMaternity Care: South-west6. What steps his Department is taking to improve access to maternity care in the south-west.25 Apr 2023HANSARDMaternity Care: South-westIn my local council area, birthing units were closed in 2020. My constituents were promised a new midwife-led unit at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, but three years on it is…25 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: People with Disabilities11. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of personal independence payments for people with disabilities.24 Apr 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionI congratulate those who have made sure this petition has come to this House for debate today. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on…24 Apr 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionI am happy to agree. I could fill hours and hours with examples, but we have only a limited amount of time, so I am picking up on the NHS. Yes, absolutely, that is the picture…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: People with DisabilitiesA report by the Work and Pensions Committee found that people experience “psychological distress” due to the health assessment required as part of the PIP application process.…24 Apr 2023HANSARDHS2 Delays: Long-term Costs13. What estimate he has made of the long-term costs of delays to HS2.20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsAs we have a little time and we are debating seriously, does the hon. Gentleman not recognise that cutting ourselves off from the biggest trading partner in the world directly on…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and Geopoliticsrose—20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI, too, put on record my sadness that this debate should come in the context of the awful recent violence in the region—the terrible scenes in Huwara a few weeks ago, the raid of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDHS2 Delays: Long-term CostsTens of thousands of jobs and billions of pounds in economic growth depend on building HS2. The National Audit Office has noted that the decision to delay HS2 by another two years…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsNobody—certainly no Liberal Democrat —would pretend that wealth is created by the state. It is created by businesses, but what business leaders have said time and again is that…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the Leader of the House on her excellent response to the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen). She was absolutely right. The Prime Minister…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsI congratulate my friend, the hon. Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones), on securing this important debate, which I co-sponsored, and on making such an excellent speech…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, the hon. Member for Derby North (Amanda Solloway) has just mentioned the Government’s ambitious plans for CCUS.…18 Apr 2023