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HANSARD River Wandle PollutionI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I am glad to see another of my constituency neighbours in the room today. New housing developments are a massive opportunity for the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Social media has the power to provide spaces for connection, free speech and content creation that were…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI am not quite sure how I am supposed to follow the hon. Member for Harlow (Chris Vince). He was extremely entertaining and informative. I wish to thank the hon. Member for…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I join others in thanking the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell). He has been a relentless…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security BenefitsThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point about the long-term benefits to the economy from treating the benefits system seriously. Does he agree that that applies to the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I would like to make a few points about public sector capabilities, compatibility with the profit motive, and the…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyThe whole House supports a focus on growth, which is good for our prosperity and key to funding our public services. However, growth has not only a rate but a direction, and how…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I fear that the Government’s drive for growth has meant that they have become fearful of the tough regulation that my hon. Friend suggests. They see it only as an impediment,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThe power vested in large corporations is greater than ever. Tech giants are exerting monopolistic power over the market, so I am becoming exasperated with the Government’s…22 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and Tourism11. What steps she is taking through the tax system to support SMEs.21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismThe Labour manifesto committed to replacing the business rates system. However, last week at the Treasury Committee, the Minister seemed to rule out the kind of comprehensive…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingA Carshalton resident had her car stolen from her driveway. There is video footage of it, but the police just gave her a crime reference number and closed the case. Local…13 Jan 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Policing2. What steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of community policing.13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is an issue close to my heart as well, as I moved into the care of my grandparents as a young teenager. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is crucial we get this absolutely…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Children and Young People with CancerThe Royal Marsden, which is a world-class facility for treating cancer patients, is in my borough of Sutton. One of the things that struck me when I went there was how much energy…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsI have listened carefully to the Minister’s answers on the Chancellor’s visit to Beijing, and I believe she has said that concerns will be raised. Concerns have been raised time…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentYes. The hon. Gentleman covered lots of local and international issues, which I think demonstrates the breadth of debate in this place. Before I respond to some of the Back-Bench…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI thank the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for opening the debate. He is a fellow Bob and a fellow Spurs fan. I am not sure how much we will agree on in 2025, but…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. In my constituency we have an incinerator that regularly breaches its air pollution limits, but the Environment Agency does nothing about it. Will the Government tell us what…19 Dec 2024HANSARDUniversal CreditI thank the Minister for his answer, but I would like to focus on the age differential in the rates. He will be aware that people under 25 receive a different rate of universal…16 Dec 2024