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HANSARDInstitutes of Technology8. What recent progress she has made on determining the future of the institutes of technology.10 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba) for bringing forward this debate. When people think of Swindon North they do not necessarily think of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingTo return to my question, I angers me that the previous Administration wasted £5 million, when blokes like me did not have the kit and equipment that they needed to operate— […10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingIn my time in the Army, I saw at first hand blokes not getting the kit and equipment that they needed to operate efficiently. It angered me to read this weekend that the previous…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI thank the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) for bringing forward this important debate on something that we do not discuss enough. I was not hugely…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Road Traffic (Unlicensed Drivers)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide that an unlicensed driver who has never held a valid driving licence and who causes the death of another person by…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGreyhound Racing7. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on plans to ban greyhound racing in Wales.29 Jan 2025HANSARDGreyhound RacingI thank the Minister for her response. I am incredibly passionate about animal welfare—I have a dog and a cat—and for the most part we are an animal-loving country. That is why I…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ6. In Swindon North, we have the Panattoni Park development, which is one of the largest employment developments in Europe and has massive potential for growth. Will the Prime…22 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietOn that note, I will keep it short. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for bringing forward the debate. I slightly disagree with his suggestion that food is…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Global Combat Air ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for his statement. There has been some suggestion that Saudi Arabia and other global partners might want to join the programme. What does the Committee…20 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner: Appointment6. What progress he has made on appointing an independent armed forces commissioner.06 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner: AppointmentI thank the Minister for his response. As an ex-rifleman, I have seen at first hand the negative impact of shoddy care and equipment on service personnel’s mental and physical…06 Jan 2025HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillA report came out two days ago suggesting that Northern Ireland’s economy was going to be stronger than that of the rest of the UK. Does that not have something to do with the…06 Dec 2024HANSARD Improving Public TransportI thank the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) for securing the debate. When I originally signed up to speak in it, it was about the south-west. I do not know…05 Dec 2024HANSARDMen’s Violence against Women and GirlsDoes the House agree that we need to do more to tackle toxic masculinity by people and influencers like Andrew Tate, because they are at the forefront of putting these ideas into…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI want to record my thanks to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (Dame Diana Johnson) and the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen)…19 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsProsecutions and convictions for domestic abuse plummeted over the last eight years under the previous Government. Additionally, the time taken to charge domestic abuse cases has…14 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls5. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases in relation to violence against women and girls.14 Nov 2024HANSARDRegister of Judgments, Orders and Fines7. What steps she is taking to ensure that the register of judgments, orders and fines in England and Wales is an effective tool for financially vulnerable claimants and debtors.05 Nov 2024