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HANSARD Wine DutyMy hon. Friend is right to raise that point on behalf of the small wine supplier he represents in York. Of course, this change will have a massive impact. When Majestic originally…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Wine DutyI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He is right to champion the cause of the Wine Society, which is based in his constituency. There is both a significant cost…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Wine DutyMy right hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is absolutely right to raise that issue, and she has long championed cutting the red tape and bureaucracy that British businesses…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Wine DutyMy hon. Friend makes a valid point about time. Arguably—I agree with my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham on this—there is no time to impose additional red tape and…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Wine DutyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is not just about wine merchants, of course; it is also about the growers. It is a boom industry in this country, and not just for tourism,…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducationSimilarly to my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Hampshire (Mr Jayawardena), I welcome the introduction of a new SENCO national professional qualification—I declare an…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Household Support FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I am grateful to the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) for securing this important debate. As we…31 Jan 2024HANSARDSupport for Children with SENDSimilarly to my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Hampshire (Mr Jayawardena), I welcome the introduction of a new SENCO national professional qualification—I declare an…29 Jan 2024HANSARDHospital Discharge: Social CareI note the progress that my hon. Friend referenced, but delayed discharges are still a major issue. Patient flow through a hospital is a critical factor, especially at the front…23 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS Winter UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement; there is a lot in it to welcome, but I particularly welcome the additional 11,000 virtual ward beds. Hospital at home is hugely popular…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineOvercrowding and inadequate food, water, shelter and sanitation—the World Health Organisation has already warned that these are ideal conditions for disease to spread. What steps…08 Jan 2024HANSARDArmed Forces RecruitmentColchester is the proud home of 16 Air Assault Brigade, the Army’s rapid reaction force. My right hon. Friend knows Colchester well. What steps is he taking to promote recruitment…08 Jan 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment14. What steps his Department is taking to recruit armed forces personnel.08 Jan 2024HANSARD Middlewick RangesThe hon. Gentleman raises a good point, and it does concern me. However, I am not overly concerned, having looked into the detail with those at the garrison. The MOD intends to…12 Dec 2023HANSARD Middlewick RangesI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Middlewick Ranges. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. This is my first debate since…12 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesI know the considerable work the Department and NHS England have done preparing for winter. Given the importance of the NHS workforce, who do such an incredible job, and noting…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAmbulance Services: Minimum Service LevelsThe Government are focused on making the hard but necessary long-term decisions that are in the best interests of the country, to put the UK on the right path for the future. The…08 Nov 2023HANSARD OsteoporosisI commend the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) for bringing this issue to the House’s attention. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on osteoporosis and…26 Oct 2023HANSARD World Arthritis DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. Let me first congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) on securing a debate on this hugely…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Future of the NHSI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I have already committed to write to her on some of the points relating to the 2012 Act, because she raised a number of questions. On the…24 Oct 2023