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HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillNot in Greater London.02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am delighted to hear the hon. Lady’s speech. She and I are both Essex MPs, and I agree that we should not create these huge unitary authorities, because local councils are truly…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWill the hon. Lady clarify if she would support the people of Havering if they chose to be part of an Essex unitary authority—if that was their democratically chosen wish?02 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this summer Adjournment debate, fittingly named after my dear friend and colleague, the late Sir David Amess. However, it…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Humanitarian Situation in SudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Dr Huq. It is appropriate that, as someone who has always stood up for humanitarian causes, self-determination and…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryThe home front was an unrelenting struggle and the European theatre was the most mechanised slaughter ever witnessed on the continent, but the brutal fighting of the Japanese was…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI certainly do. General Slim is one of the greatest British heroes, and we salute his honour today as well. The loyal service and valiant fighting of those servicemen brought…21 Jul 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyI am sure the Minister is aware that His Excellency the Ambassador of Ecuador is the chairman of the UN intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastics. Is the Minister…17 Jul 2025HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign PolicyOf course; I could not possibly disagree. Now that point is on the record, I am sure the Minister will take note and take that case forward. The fourth strand is about maintaining…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Future of the Church of EnglandMy hon. Friend the Member for East Wiltshire (Danny Kruger) referred to the importance of the local parish. Across England, the parish is central to everything. The church and the…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI would like to make the Leader of the House aware of the serious delays to cladding remediation faced by residents of the Axis apartments in Mercury Gardens, Romford. It is a…17 Jul 2025HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign PolicyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris, not least as you have another role as trade envoy to New Zealand. I was very pleased to visit Christchurch, New…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsI thank the Minister for her statement, but I have not heard her say anything about the work of the boundary commissions for local government and constituencies. I think they…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Future of the Church of EnglandMy hon. Friend is making a very moving and powerful speech. Our Head of State, who is also the head of the Church of England, represents the rights of all peoples to live in a…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I add my tribute to my late friend, Lord Tebbit of Chingford, who was one of the finest parliamentarians and a man of great courage and patriotism. We owe him so much for…10 Jul 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamI am glad the hon. Lady recognises the funding disparity between inner Greater London and outer Greater London. She will be aware of the DABD charity, which is based in her…07 Jul 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamA lot of positive things are being said that will be welcomed on all sides of the House, but does the Minister acknowledge the concerns of the hon. Members for Dagenham and…07 Jul 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamThe hon. Member mentions Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge, but Havering is also in outer Greater London, and Marks Gate is next to Collier Row, as he knows. We are all…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI would like to make the Leader of the House aware of the mayhem, disruption and chaos taking place in Romford at the Gallows Corner flyover junction of the A12 and A127, which…03 Jul 2025