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HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the number of pop-up shops and illegal traders on the high street. I am running a petition about the antisocial use of fireworks;…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementI am very proud that the Government have supported Ukraine through the provision of drones. I recently visited Radio Design, a company in Saltaire in my constituency that is at…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate, and I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Member’s Financial Interests. I am…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesWill my hon. Friend give way?30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI commend my hon. Friend for explaining the problems so clearly, problems that are shared by my elderly residents in Aire Valley Court and Sutton Court in Bingley. They too have…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Ageing and End-of-life CareAs the hon. Member rightly says, ICBs are under a legal duty to commission palliative care services. Does he not recognise that the problems we are having, not just with hospice…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is making a very strong argument, drawing parallels between gambling addiction and drug and alcohol abuse. Earlier this year, as a member of the Public Accounts…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillNo, I have not just walked in. This is the third speech I have listened to.21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillA lot of drug users are repeat offenders, as my hon. Friend was saying about those with a gambling addiction. Does she agree that a shift to community provision might enable…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI welcome my right hon. Friend’s clarification that charities would still be able to provide these placements. I have a fantastic charity in my constituency, upCYCLE, which…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillReferring to my earlier comments, the data show that one in four prisoners are drug users and have a drug and alcohol problem, and they constitute many of the reoffenders. Given…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making a passionate and principled speech about punishment, but we are dealing here with practicalities. The Public Accounts Committee, of which I am a…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Applications: Land Use ChangesI thank the Minister for that answer. In my constituency, several planning applications are pending, and one has already been granted in the villages of Wilsden and Cullingworth…14 Oct 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Over the summer, I was the subject of two online death threats, which the police are investigating. These were posted in response to a…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I am no expert on mental health law, but I do have decades of experience in the health and care sector, and my sister is a psychiatrist. I know that the decision to detain someone…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]Will my hon. Friend give way?14 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Housing Developments: InfrastructureNew housing developments agreed under the previous Government have been built on the green belt around villages in the Shipley constituency, such as Burley in Wharfedale, Wilsden,…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI was pleased to see today’s report. I believe it has a picture of the Bingley five rise locks in my constituency on the front cover, so I thank the Minister for that. The…21 Jul 2025HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign PolicyEarlier this week, I spoke to Aid to the Church in Need, particularly about the situation for Christians in Syria. Hon. Members are obviously well aware of the recent suicide…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Further Education InstitutionsI agree that we must open up access to education for all, including carers. Further education colleges require significant investment to upgrade and maintain their buildings and…16 Jul 2025