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HANSARDThames WaterI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. My constituent Bruno lives in Charlton-on-Otmoor. When it rains heavily, sewage flows into his…03 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThe service personnel and their families at Bicester garrison, in my constituency, are victims of the scandal of military family housing to which the Secretary of State referred.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State mentioned that the Minister for Local Transport is taking responsibility for the net zero side, and I was delighted to welcome him to my constituency to see…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI very much welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement, and I know that victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence in my constituency will do so as well. I thank her…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsI was a school governor for 13 years and served as a finance governor, so I know these issues well. I want to draw the Minister’s attention to the plight of small, rural primary…22 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenI wholeheartedly agree. This country, as well as the USA, should take responsibility for its hard power and its soft power. Just as the UK and its US ally have historically been…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. Like everyone else, I thank the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) for securing this important…21 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Economic GrowthI welcome the Chancellor’s answers on growth. She has been a strong champion of the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor, but my constituents are concerned to know that she will lend…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI also thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. I know that he, like me, has been horrified by the scenes coming out of Gaza. Tom Fletcher, the UN’s…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe previous deal done by the Conservatives tied up many businesses in red tape, so I warmly welcome the progress on SPS. But advanced manufacturers in my constituency are part of…20 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the youthful Secretary of State for giving way. In the past few months, I have had a number of constituents describe the difficulties they have had in…19 May 2025HANSARD Sanctions Implementation and EnforcementI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I welcome the cross-party consensus we have heard today that an effective sanctions regime is one of the most potent tools…15 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitIn my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock, many workers at the Cowley Mini plant tell me that they are worried about the future of the plant, and one of the principal reasons…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWill the Minister give way?13 May 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationGaza has been starved of humanitarian aid for over 70 days now. Ministers have repeatedly expressed their disappointment, but there is no evidence that the Israeli Government are…13 May 2025HANSARDUkraine: DiplomacyUkrainians continue bravely to resist Russia’s war machine, yet President Trump continues to indulge in the fantasy that Putin is serious about peace. The UK needs to maintain…13 May 2025HANSARD India-Pakistan: EscalationI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. The terrible terrorist attack last month brought death to 26 civilians and rightly shocked and appalled many. Yesterday’s…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome today’s announcement of new money for GPs’ surgeries, but GPs in my constituency tell me that they cannot get capital out of the integrated care board and that the…06 May 2025HANSARDHospitalsThe Minister referred to the capital needs of the NHS as a whole. As my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) mentioned, that applies to many GP surgeries…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for opening this debate for the Liberal Democrats, and I refer the House to my entry in the Register of…23 Apr 2025