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HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the dedication and commitment of the Foreign Secretary and my hon. Friend the Minister for the middle east in trying to advance this issue in line with the will of this…09 Jun 2026HANSARDVictims: Right to ReviewI put on the record my thanks for the personal commitment and dedication of the Solicitor General to the scheme and its work. She will know as well as any of us that these cases…04 Jun 2026HANSARDVictims: Right to Review1. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the victims’ right to review scheme pilot.04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope that my question will be more gentle on the Leader of the House’s stomach than being on water. Madam Deputy Speaker, you may be pleasantly surprised to hear that…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI pay tribute to the Minister’s dogged determination, shared by many of us on the Labour side of the House, to get this issue right. I think I have said prayers every time…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth JusticeI welcome the White Paper and put on record my thanks both to my right hon. Friend and to the Minister for youth justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Jake…18 May 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), and to speak in a debate on work in support of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and…14 May 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainI want to make a point to help the shadow Minister, because I think he has missed a page of his speech or dropped it on the floor in getting ready for the debate. I have heard…14 May 2026HANSARDChild Poverty TaskforceOne of the worst legacies of the previous Government is that 43% of children growing up in Peterborough are living in poverty. Nearly 10,000 children will be affected by the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersIt is a privilege to speak in this debate and to represent park home owners in my constituency, and to follow the passionate call for action from my hon. Friend the Member for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersMy hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe described some elements of this sector as management by the wild west. Residents have used stronger words to me to describe the people who…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateThe Chancellor is right: this was not our war, but its impacts are being felt by businesses and families in my constituency. What is almost as shocking as the recent price hike is…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosBrilliant—I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The only correction I would make is that it was not my achievement. It was the achievement of the friends group, the…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of public baths and lidos on local communities. It is a pleasure to speak in a debate that I think should be called in…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosI agree on both points. I will talk later about how I am blown away by the dedication of so many of the volunteers who have supported and built our lidos over a long period, and…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that lidos are critical to public health, but they need to be accessible and affordable for people from all parts of our communities. We…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosI wholeheartedly endorse my hon. Friend’s comments. It is not just the fact of having a lido: it is about the community and volunteer spirit that builds around it, which adds…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosTomorrow!25 Mar 2026HANSARD Public Baths and LidosThank you for chairing this debate, Mr Efford, and I thank everyone for sharing their experiences. We in government talk a lot about connection, the importance of communities…25 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for the serious approach she has taken to the conflict, unlike the hokey-cokey approach we have seen from the Conservative party. Peterborough is…24 Mar 2026