Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading – Daisy Cooper.
Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill: Second Reading – Daisy Cooper.
Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill: Second Reading – Daisy Cooper.
Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill: Second Reading – Daisy Cooper.
As an Opposition MP myself, I must say that my party and I have been critical of the handover of power that has taken place in the Labour party, but this particular moment, on Third Reading, should belong to the families. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] We can do our party political point-scoring whenever and wherever we like, but does the hon. Member not agree that this moment should...
The Liberal Democrat administration on Hertfordshire county council has made huge strides forward in improving special educational needs and disabilities provision. We were delighted when the Government lifted the improvement notice, which had been imposed when the Conservatives were running the council. Just as families are starting to feel the benefit, we are really worried that local...
I associate myself and my party with the Deputy Prime Minister’s tribute to Sir George Howarth, and his remarks about the 7/7 bombings and all those who live with the consequences of that terrible day. I wish England good luck for Saturday evening. As the UK braces for its seventh Prime Minister in a decade, I also thank the Deputy Prime Minister for our exchanges and wish him well in...
It is clear that it is a two-horse race. [Laughter.] On a more serious and very sombre note, MI5 has defended in court an agent who they knew to be openly misogynistic and obsessed with violence. He used his position to coercively control his girlfriend, Beth, and attack her with a machete. To add insult to injury, MI5 gave false evidence to the court. Will the Deputy Prime Minister use this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether when new rolling stock is introduced to a railway line she requires accessibility accessories such as Harrington Humps to be relocated to ensure compatibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) shortest, (b) median, and (c) longest time was for patients to receive the results of a suspected cancer biopsy for each of the last 12 months, broken down by hospital trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help improve NHS (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment pathways of patients suffering a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a nationally coordinated (a) diagnosis pathway and (b) specialist service for patients with a suspected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to erect a National Emergency Services Memorial.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May to Question 510 on Railway Stations: CCTV, whether details have been made available by Network Rail on whether bike thefts will be included in the assessment of railway stations with the highest crime levels when prioritising CCTV integration across the network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if they will announce their decision on the number of unitary authorities to be created in Hertfordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will announce the decision on the number of unitary authorities to be created in Hertfordshire as a result of Local Government Re-organisation before the Summer Recess.
