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HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) for securing this debate, which…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionMy hon. Friend makes an important and interesting point, and I very much want to get underneath the detail of why that change has happened. Returning to my constituent’s case, I…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastI am very much appreciating and enjoying the hon. Member’s contribution to the debate. Can I suggest that, when it comes to getting local government in England on a sound…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastI thank my hon. Friend for setting out with such exemplary clarity the challenges of going ahead with local government reorganisation, particularly on the timescales that have…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI also wanted to raise potholes, because potholes are plaguing many roads in Haywards Heath in my constituency, including Perrymount Road, which feels a bit like driving over the…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Palliative CareI thank all hon. Members for their thoughtful and moving contributions this afternoon. The hon. Members for Worcester (Tom Collins) and for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer)…05 Mar 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKOn that point, will the hon. Member give way?24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKThe hon. Gentleman is very generous. Does he agree that it is totally unfair that one person in my constituency missed out on their gap year and the opportunity to travel abroad…24 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh Streets9. What steps he is taking to support high streets.23 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsBurgess Hill in my Mid Sussex constituency has done everything asked of it by successive Governments. It is taking thousands of new houses, yet it has a high street and shopping…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationBuilding on the point made by the hon. Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb), the £63 million of new capacity funding is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of LGR across…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI am pleased that the White Paper makes one mention of young carers. It rightly notes that young carers pay a huge price for caring for their siblings and family members. I am…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsPalantir has links to Peter Mandelson, to Peter Thiel and to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and it is extending its web of influence across multiple parts of our public sector.…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeThe hon. Member is giving a brilliant speech, and I am so pleased that he opened his remarks with, and spoke again just now about, the role of parents and parents’ use of mobile…10 Feb 2026HANSARDIndependent Water Commission: Final ReportWill the Minister give way?10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThis is not about process; it is about the judgment of the Prime Minister, and we cannot legislate out the poor judgment that has been in evidence today. Perhaps the Chief…09 Feb 2026HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsIn her response, the Home Secretary noted the speeding-up of processing times, but I wonder whether enough is being done on that. Surely, making sure that asylum seekers are…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastMy speech is significantly shorter than six minutes, so we should be good. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I am sure that your constituents, like mine, were absolutely shocked this morning to discover that their water bills from South East Water will go up by 7%,…29 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThe Secretary of State rightly notes that there is international competition for healthcare talent. On Friday, I met Dr Osoba, a GP who trains future GPs. She told me how…27 Jan 2026