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HANSARDCass ReviewI welcome the Secretary of State’s powerful statement and the Cass report. However, we have to acknowledge that the report would not have been commissioned without this…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewWhat are we going to do to provide emotional and psychological support for those who have already undergone this treatment with irrevocable consequences?15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateI thank the Prime Minister for his strong international leadership in this area, and for his calls for restraint. He will agree that Iran is the dangerous and destabilising player…15 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Rail Minister is well aware that Network Rail continues to let down disabled residents and visitors and families at Chalkwell station by repeatedly failing to install the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDBus Services: EnglandSouthend welcomes the £1 million of bus service improvement plan funding that has already enabled Conservative cabinet member Kevin Buck to reinstate the much-loved 25A route, but…21 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I would like to thank the Minister for the opportunity to meet UK Finance yesterday, which told me and other MPs that the industry plans to roll out 225 banking hubs in the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for PensionersSouthend’s indomitable pensioners and WASPI women Frances Neil and Deborah Dalton came to see me on Friday on behalf of the 10,000 WASPI women across Southend. With the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters are already aware of the success of my quarterly water summits, which have caused Anglian Water to beat the Government target for reducing storm overflows by five years…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseDuring a recent visit to the Eastwood Academy, an outstanding non-selective secondary school that aims to help every child fulfil their potential, the head told me that a year 10…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementMy right hon. Friend will understand that the people of Southend West will welcome his statement, and appreciate his commitment to tackling extremism, but they also know that the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making such a powerful case for cutting taxes, a fundamental Conservative principle. The Bill will put £960 back into the pocket of the average…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillMy right hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. He is talking about the self-employed, and in Southend and Leigh-on-Sea more than 98% of my businesses are small or…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI welcome this Budget. It continues the Prime Minister and the Chancellor’s clear plan to get the economy back on track, following the twin global shocks of the pandemic and…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am currently working with a brilliant local pharmacist, Fizz, to open a new NHS dental practice in Belfairs in my constituency. Premises and dentists have been lined up, but we…05 Mar 2024HANSARDRough Sleeping and HomelessnessSouthend has an abundance of accommodation that is deemed inexpensive by local authorities, and our city is picking up the tab for social care, education and long-term housing…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the Minister for his statement, and I welcome the fact that the UK is now promising more humanitarian support for women and girls, who always bear the brunt in conflict…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI place on the record my thanks to Mr Speaker for returning to the House last night, for the clear explanation and heartfelt apology that he made then, and for his comments today.…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaI believe that everyone in this House wants to see peace in the middle east. We all want the killing to stop. I was not sure that I would be able to speak today, because I got a…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaWill my hon. Friend give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillAn auspicious year.07 Feb 2024