Speeches by Dance.

“I want to raise the concerns of fantastic businesses in the Yeovil constituency. The current Government’s employer national insurance increase will damage high street businesses. Shaun, who runs Lanes Hotel in West Coker, put it better than I ever could: “At a time when we needed help,” the Chancellor “has chosen to gi…”

“I call on Somerset ICB to run a trial comparing outcomes for patients in the Yeovil HASU and those taken outside the constituency. Staff in Yeovil hospital would welcome that, and it would give peace of mind to know that the decision was based on clear evidence. When it comes to stroke care, speed saves lives. My prior…”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this debate and sharing her stories. I start by sending my best wishes to my constituent John Falconer, who recently suffered a mini stroke. John has been campaigning tirelessly to reop…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that Labour needs to wake up? This scheme could put our personal data at risk, while costing taxpayers billions and doing little to restore public trust in the immigration service.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Members for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and for Liverpool Wavertree (Paula Barker) for securing the debate. Since I was elected, housing and homelessness has been the biggest issue that my team have been dealing with in Yeovil. We have had hu…”

“Does the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) agree that knife crime is not increasing just in towns and cities and that we desperately need more funding for community policing in rural areas, such as the Yeovil constituency?”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this debate. With severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, I struggled at school and hated exams. The current system of exam-based learning has a role to play in h…”

“On a point of order, Ms McVey. May I just correct the record? I think you may have called me by the wrong name when I intervened.”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“Although it is great to see so many Members here to debate this issue, it shows how dire things are in the SEND system. Somerset is one of the 40 lowest-funded education authorities in the UK. I have heard from many constituents, such as Becky, whose son has been denied mainstream education for over a year because no s…”

“With my ten-minute rule Bill, I have given the Minister good ideas to take forward. Will she look at including them in the White Paper?”

“Will the Minister give way? It will take 10 seconds.”

“I have said this before, but so many constituents from Yeovil—some as young as 11—have told me that they are so frustrated that Britain is not doing more. Will the Minister reassure my constituents that the Government are doing all they can to make sure that these strikes do not break down the peace process completely …”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about screening for neurodivergence in children at primary school; to make provision about teacher training relating to neurodivergence; and for connected purposes. I thank hon. Members across the House for their support, and I thank the right hon.…”

“Does the Minister agree that we need to take stronger steps to deter Putin? That starts with seizing billions in frozen Russian assets across the UK and using them to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, because Putin has shown that if we give him an inch, he will take a mile.”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that the challenges neurodiverse people face with employment often start at school, and that we need universal screening for neurodivergence, alongside proper teacher training, so that our fantastic teaching staff are given the tools and confidence to identify and support all their pupils?”

“Thank you for this opportunity. Lewis Atkinson, the hon. Member for Sunderland Central, sends his apologies for not being here today. Access to NHS dentistry is still one of the biggest issues that colleagues and I hear about in our constituencies. Somerset and the south-west are basically one massive dental desert. As…”

“That is fine, because you can get the important points over in that time. It is important for every Member to have an opportunity to speak, but it is really important we get this debate, because the fact that we have 48 Members shows that there is a lot of support for it.”

“Thank you.”