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HANSARD EnergyAs I will go on to say, I am telling them that investing in a decarbonisation scheme and having warm homes is exactly the way that we get bills down. Just last week, I met Tina in…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeIn one of the first contributions I had the privilege of making in the House, I raised the case of the Blake family. Their son Stuart was infected aged six, and he died at the age…30 Oct 2025HANSARDLand Value CaptureIt is an honour to serve on the Select Committee with my hon. Friend. As she knows, I am biased when it comes to the importance of new towns. I represent two fantastic new towns:…30 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe shadow Chancellor talks about the huge advantages of his proposal. Is he aware that someone who owns a home worth £2 million would benefit to the tune of £150,000? This is a…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxLet me start by saying that I welcome a debate on how we incentivise home ownership. I am a Labour MP who wants more of my constituents in Welwyn Hatfield to have a secure home of…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have recently hosted a series of meetings on the SEND system with parents and teachers. One moment was most striking: when I asked a roomful of parents how many of them knew or…16 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Day of DemocracyIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) not just on securing the…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI do agree. I have spoken to constituents on two-year fixed-rate mortgages who were being hammered two years ago by Liz Truss and are now paying hundreds of pounds less per month…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI am pleased to have the opportunity to talk about our hospitality sector and how we value and reward the people working in it, the rising confidence that business is reporting…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. It remains a reality that it is possible to take a GCSE in Russian but not in Ukrainian, and I have resolved to do my part to help because I believe that a Ukrainian GCSE…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt will be, Mr Speaker, absolutely—topical and quick. AQA has reported back to me that it is very open to the idea, but it needs to see evidence that we have enough…21 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureWelwyn Hatfield stands to be a big beneficiary of the social housing warm homes plan. It won a grant of £6 million, meaning that hundreds of homes will be upgraded and…14 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesApologies—in his Devon constituency over the summer to develop some credible policies of his own? If he does not, he is not credible from the Dispatch Box.07 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesI always listen attentively to the shadow Chancellor, in this place and in his many media rounds. Sadly, what is missing is a costed economic policy of his own. Does my right hon.…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeThe postcode in which a person is born still has a profound impact on the life they lead. That is no more true than in my constituency, where those born in Hatfield have a healthy…07 Jul 2025HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentAs the newest member of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, I want to start with my own thank you to my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen I visited my Ukrainian Saturday school in Welwyn Garden City, many of the parents impressed on me the importance of having the option for Ukrainian children to study a GCSE…19 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesSwallow Dell primary in Welwyn Garden City is a fantastic school. I have had the privilege of meeting the leadership team, who are ambitious for every single child. They have a…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based Nurseries6. What steps she is taking to expand school-based nurseries.16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025It is a source of pride to see a Labour Chancellor announce such a transformative programme for social housing. My hope is that the boost to the affordable homes programme can be…11 Jun 2025