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HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. I congratulate her branch of Headway on its wonderful work and the award it is about to receive. What would we do without local…04 Dec 2025HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) on securing this important…04 Dec 2025HANSARDEU Youth Experience SchemeIn October, more than 200 UK and EU cultural and creative organisations issued a joint statement calling for the UK to rejoin Creative Europe and take part in its proposed…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsWhile the detail of whether the Treasury was dealing with a fiscal black hole or a fiscal lack of headroom will be rather lost on most of my Bath constituents, does the Minister…01 Dec 2025HANSARDPost-16 Vocational QualificationsIn Bath, our economy depends on highly skilled workers in engineering, the creative industries and the digital sector. Employers tell me time and again that the current…01 Dec 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on his strong advocacy on this topic. I welcome the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesThe hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Sarah Bool) did not let me ask this question earlier, but is it not true that the safe and legal routes have been all but destroyed…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMental and Physical Health ServicesMy all-party parliamentary group on eating disorders recently published a report on preventing eating disorder-related death. The report highlighted that eating disorders are not…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesWill the hon. Lady give way?25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill the Minister give way?24 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe Minister mentioned the hospitality sector earlier, and I briefly want to come back to that. Bath council and I are seeking the power for local authorities to introduce a…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI speak today on behalf of one constituent, although there are many similar examples. My constituent, who does not want to be named in order to protect herself, is losing out…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Yesterday, I met Volkswagen. It stressed that to meet our electric vehicle targets the Government must provide long-term support and certainty through to 2030 and beyond, with…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMaritime Sector: DecarbonisationUK ports are clear that large-scale electrification is essential for maritime decarbonisation, but the required grid capacity is severely lacking. The Transport Committee has…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMaritime Sector: Decarbonisation3. What steps her Department has taken to help support the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.20 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisI hear from so many constituents that, out of those suffering from any condition, people suffering from ME have the lowest quality of life. Is it not also the case that people…19 Nov 2025HANSARDDrug Dealing on Social Media6. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in tackling drug dealing on social media.12 Nov 2025HANSARDDrug Dealing on Social MediaDrug dealing is absolutely rampant on social media. The Minister might be aware of the campaign I lead, together with the University of Bath, against spice-spiked vapes in school…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyIs it not the truth that the reason energy bills are still so high is because we still produce a lot of electricity by burning gas? Burning gas, which is sold on the global…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI am interested in hearing what he has to say about cutting bills. Does he not recognise that the cost of letting climate change go on unmitigated is a vast one for every…12 Nov 2025