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HANSARD Children: Development of Essential SkillsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship for the first time, Dr Allin-Khan. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow). It is well known across…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. Agility and long-term planning are two essential cornerstones of our preparedness for national emergencies. There are…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeAs a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, I have concerns that human rights that have long applied to trans people since the Gender Recognition Act 2004 will no longer…01 Jun 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsThis package of sanctions has come to us very quickly, and I am slightly concerned about how it has been communicated today, so a bit of clarity would be really welcome. How long…20 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityWill the shadow Minister give way?19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I thank the Energy Secretary for making another clear case for the energy transition. I welcome the energy independence Bill, which…19 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIn my comments, I will address the agent of change principle. I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on music, and this has long been on our agenda. The shadow…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWould the Minister and colleagues be prepared to look at the idea that grassroots music venues and nightclubs should be in the local plan, so that planning committees and planning…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there are particular issues for councillors on the planning committees of local authorities? The amendments would bring a clarity that would make it…27 Apr 2026HANSARDGrassroots Music VenuesI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. On 19 November, the Secretary of State made the welcome announcement that we would end the abuse of…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI want to raise the systemic issue of honour-based abuse. The perpetrator is usually not just one person; they are a family, a group or a network of people who believe that an…14 Apr 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI thank Philip Rycroft for meeting me in my position as chair of the fair elections APPG and for including some of my points and evidence in this excellent review. I also thank…25 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialMany of my constituents have spoken or written to me because they are anxious about the pausing of the trial. In the words of one of my constituents, “to be a true ally you must…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI have read the motion and the amendment. Students today are on a new loan—the plan 5 loan—and Conservative Members have completely forgotten current students. The Government…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipI thank my fellow Co-operative MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt), for introducing the debate. She served admirably in the social enterprise sector…18 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicyIn response to the urgent question, the Minister did not mention the announcement last week that people from four countries—Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon—will no longer…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsOne of the first lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war, and now from the war in the middle east, is that oil refineries and fossil fuel infrastructure are primary targets and that…05 Mar 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for his excellent opening speech. I agree with the statement in the petition, which 168 of my constituents…09 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceThe Government have been pretty generous to the Chinese Government—first the embassy, then the Prime Minister’s visit to China and trade concessions. In return, the Chinese…09 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMany people in my constituency who are on the skilled worker visa programme have written to me. They are being told, if they are already on a five-year programme, that it will be…02 Feb 2026