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HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) Billrose—27 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 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI am pleased to hear the Secretary of State’s comments about social care, but an awful lot of care in this country is provided by family carers, who can often be serving personnel…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Today’s announcement raises…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. May I please push for a clearer answer to the question by my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart)? Will the Cabinet Office set up a European relations Select…22 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsA close and strong relationship with our European partners is vital to our interests. Mid Sussex is home to high-tech life sciences companies such as CSL Behring and Roche…22 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Relations20. What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relations with the EU.22 Jan 2026HANSARDWater White PaperI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, in which she talked about new reforms for regional planning supporting housing growth. Right across the south-east, we have both…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryI know the hon. Member trained as a teacher. Plumpton college educates many students in Mid Sussex and last year, it pledged £500,000 of fully funded training in the wine sector.…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenAnna is a child development doctor in my constituency. Every day, she sees children who have been harmed by excessive screen time. The Secretary of State says that she wishes to…20 Jan 2026HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Act 2025: EnforcementMy hon. Friend is right to discuss the problems of sewage in our waterways, but as my hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) and I, and the hon. Member for East…20 Jan 2026HANSARDStorm GorettiI was very grateful to receive a phone call from the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Coventry East (Mary Creagh), on Friday…13 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI sincerely thank all the Ministers for all their work over the past four days, supporting me and my constituents. My constituency has by no means had the worst outages, but a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDElections to West Sussex County CouncilThis petition is accompanied by an online petition. It calls for elections to West Sussex county council to go ahead this year. Were those elections not to go ahead, sitting…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Poverty and Welfare PoliciesThe Carer’s Leave Act 2023, introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain), was passed in the last Parliament. At the moment, carers in work are…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsSurvivors’ Network supports all victims of sexual assault and abuse in Sussex. When my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) and I met representatives of the…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessNext week, families such as mine will be coming together across the generations to celebrate Christmas, and there will be a mix of people who have been vaccinated and those who…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcomed with interest the Minister’s earlier comments about support for the aviation sector. Let me give an example of how Brexit is damaging aviation in my constituency. CAE…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne), for securing this important and timely…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityDoes the Minister support Liberal Democrat calls, including those of my hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin), for the chief executive of South East Water to…09 Dec 2025