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HANSARDCombined Sewer OverflowsRather than just scaremongering, which is what we are hearing again from the Opposition, could we have a focus please on the quality of our waters? In Leigh-on-Sea and Southend…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesWill the Minister give way?13 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsThe Minister talks about problems in San Francisco. Does he agree that this legislation will also help to stop the havoc that nitrous oxide is wreaking in our coastal communities,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI want to speak briefly about Lords amendments 195 and 153, which would allow Ofcom, coroners and bereaved parents to acquire information and support relating to a child’s use of…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI thank the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing the debate, and it is a pleasure to follow the incredibly moving and powerful speech of my hon. Friend…07 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs update the House on the Northern Ireland legacy legislation?07 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast weekend, I was thrilled to attend Southend City Jam, an international festival of street art. It is the largest in Europe and displayed 240 artists from around the world,…07 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsIt is only day three of a new term, yet once again we find ourselves in the position of having an Opposition day debate on an incredibly important subject that is pure politicking…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsPutting the safety of children first is obviously right, but the Secretary of State will know that Kingsdown School, a special school in my constituency of Southend, houses some…04 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryI wholeheartedly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement that there will be a full, judge-led statutory inquiry into these horrifying, despicable crimes. It defies belief…04 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is aware of the ongoing crisis at Southend United, where staff have gone unpaid for months and the 117-year- old club’s future is on a knife edge, which is…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent David Corroyer sadly contracted the life-changing disease hepatitis C while donating blood. With Hepatitis Awareness Week starting next week, please can we have a…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI begin by thanking you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and Mr Speaker’s whole team for all your support this year. It has been much appreciated. Speaking in the second Sir David Amess summer…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Environmental ProtectionLast year, Anglian Water used its storm overflows in Southend West at least 13 times, which resulted in diluted sewage water being pumped into our waters for at least 24 hours,…18 Jul 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wish to correct the record. During yesterday’s debate on the Illegal Migration Bill, I inadvertently said that the Minister had reminded us that…12 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend knows, I have been campaigning for £118 million of capital funding, the majority of it for Southend University Hospital, ever since I was elected. I am…11 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI rise to speak in support of the Government amendments in lieu of Lords amendments 2, 12, 20 and 22 and also Lords amendment 38, on pregnant women. I also want to touch on Lords…11 Jul 2023HANSARD IranI very much welcome this package of strengthened sanctions. Last week, I attended the Free Iran Global Summit, which was attended by a range of former Prime Ministers, former Vice…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLike all our constituencies, Southend West has countless NHS heroes, such as Tracy Reed. This week, she celebrates 42 years of service as an end-of-life clinical lead, for which…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesAnyone who has experienced the long queues from the machines and the ticket office at my local train station of Leigh-on-Sea—sometimes it goes out of the office and around the…06 Jul 2023