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Wera Hobhouse MP: speeches

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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3 published records · newest first.

Speeches

  • 16 Jul 2026 · Changing Places Toilets: Capital Funding · Hansard source
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    I understand the money argument, but will the Minister acknowledge that local authorities are stuck when it comes to providing mandatory services? They have to provide children’s and adult social care, but public toilets are optional. That is the dilemma. Local authorities cannot make that money available, as we have discussed.

  • 9 Jul 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source
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    I just want to make a very quick remark on this wonderful summer of sport. It is not just football that is potentially coming home—what about tennis coming home? The amazing Arthur Fery’s performance at Wimbledon was an absolute joy to watch. Bath’s Royal United Hospital has supported promising early-stage research to improve endometriosis diagnosis. It has the potential to reduce diagnosis times and spare women from invasive surgery. Women are waiting on average nine years for a diagnosis, and research like that is crucial to helping them access support much sooner. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating this pioneering work supported by the RUH?

  • 7 Jul 2026 · Future of British Horseracing · Hansard source
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    Does my hon. Friend agree that, with good intentions, the Government wanted to do something about gambling addiction, but so much gambling is now done on the black market? We should look at gambling addiction as a public health issue and look at other reforms to support the horseracing industry.

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 6Communities and local government6Culture, media and sport: 4Culture, media and sport4Democracy and constitution: 1Democracy and constitution1Economy and business: 7Economy and business7Education and skills: 5Education and skills5Environment and energy: 7Environment and energy7Health and care: 3Health and care3Justice and policing: 9Justice and policing9Transport: 1Transport1Unclassified: 13Unclassified13
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government6
Culture, media and sport4
Democracy and constitution1
Economy and business7
Education and skills5
Environment and energy7
Health and care3
Justice and policing9
Transport1
Unclassified13

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