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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3. Thanks to this Conservative Government, the west of England has received billions of pounds of investment in transport infrastructure. On frequent visits to Bath by the Transport Secretary and the Prime Minister, I have raised with them the issues of congestion and air pollution, as well as the need …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill

"My hon. Friend has been a great advocate on this issue for a long time. I personally thank him for delivering these amendments. Given that there will be a new duty on institutions to give out their numbers of international students, what will happen to institutions that, for any reason, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Apr 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill

"You will be pleased to know, Madam Deputy Speaker, that my remarks in this debate will be short. I think all hon. Members have something else to do right now.

I have championed universities for the last six years, and I have debated with many different Members from across the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government have made huge progress in tackling domestic violence both at home and overseas. However, my surgeries are often filled with people who are suffering or have suffered from domestic violence and who are stuck in the family courts system. They are receiving legal aid, but the situation has …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Since 2015 I have led a range of homelessness roundtables in Bath, bringing together charities such as the Genesis Trust, Developing Health & Independence and Julian House, all of which have received Government funding. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the integration of services is critical to solving this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Article 50

"This is a day that neither I nor the vast majority of my constituents wanted to see. However, may I commend the Prime Minister on her statement and her tone in the letter to President Tusk? I fully support the Prime Minister’s objective of delivering a comprehensive free trade deal …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Rare Diseases Strategy

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered implementing the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. Since taking over as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on rare, genetic and undiagnosed conditions in 2015, I have had the great …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Rare Diseases Strategy

"The hon. Gentleman and I have discussed rare diseases many times in this Chamber. I pay tribute to his work and that of his party on pushing this agenda in Northern Ireland; that also has implications for England. I agree with what he said and I will come on to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Rare Diseases Strategy

"I am sure that the Minister heard that and will pass it on to the Under-Secretary of State for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford West and Abingdon.

We also saw evidence of poor communication between the organisations responsible for implementing individual commitments and other stakeholders involved in …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Mar 2017
Rare Diseases Strategy

"I am really pleased that the hon. Lady raised that point, and I again pay tribute to the work done by Muscular Dystrophy UK to support patients. A key recommendation from our inquiry addressed the fact that part of the rare diseases strategy suggests that we should look at things …..."
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