"I welcome the Bill’s ambition to strengthen support for babies, parents and carers during pregnancy and the earliest years of life. Parents love their babies and want them to be happy and healthy, and Governments must support them in that important role.
"I acknowledge that point, and it is clear in that clause, but I feel very strongly that the Bill should deal with inequality explicitly.
The amendment would establish a clear and consistent base for assessing needs and holding Governments to account. Governments and priorities change. We all know the future …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I welcome the Bill’s ambition to strengthen support for babies, parents and carers during pregnancy and the earliest years of life. Parents love their babies and want them to be happy and healthy, and Governments must support them in that important role.
"I acknowledge that point, and it is clear in that clause, but I feel very strongly that the Bill should deal with inequality explicitly.
The amendment would establish a clear and consistent base for assessing needs and holding Governments to account. Governments and priorities change. We all know the future …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing the debate.
I wish to raise the serious and long-standing problem of ambulance delays at the Royal Stoke university hospital, which is run by the University Hospitals of North Midlands trust and is situated in the neighbouring constituency of …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Prevention is key, and an estimated 20% to 30% of sepsis cases are urosepsis. I have just learned today from my campaign with Good Housekeeping magazine of a gentleman who lost his wife due to urinary tract infection-related sepsis. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that if we are to really …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"There is also the issue that the infection source is not recorded. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to make significant improvements to this if we are to prevent sepsis? It is a slight repetition, but the lack of data collection worries me...." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker.
Severn Trent customers in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have seen their bills rise by 22% this year, and they are expected to rise by a further 47% by 2029. At the same time, Severn Trent reported pre-tax profits of £320 …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is giving a very thoughtful, detailed and balanced speech, and I am grateful for that. A report by the West Bank Protection Consortium documents forced nudity, invasive searches, sexual harassment and threats of sexual violence against Palestinian women, men and children. It found that sexual violence against …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Stoke and north Staffordshire is an industrial heartland known around the world for its prowess in ceramics. With the right support, its full economic potential can be unleashed. As an officer on the Labour Reindustrialisation Research Group, I am working with Stoke council on a reindustrialisation plan to ensure that …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech