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HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityWill the hon. Lady join me in celebrating the activities of local campaigners who do so much to bring this scandal to light?15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. Tewskesbury is characterised by its waterways, and most commonly known for its propensity to flood. It floods because, from…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and to the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which has done so much to bring this…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsOn that note, we have heard from several Members today about their concerns for children’s mental health, when their expectations are often measured against heavily doctored…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsThe hon. Member, my constituency neighbour, makes an interesting point. My school years are long behind me and we sometimes look back at our youth with rose-tinted glasses, but…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsWe owe it to our constituents that we work together, and leave no stone unturned to understand the trends and drivers that lead our children to take their own lives. Social media…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI absolutely stand by my hon. Friend’s comments. May I also congratulate him on the recent birth of his daughter? I am delighted that he will learn now, as I know, that there is…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsIt is a privilege to be here in the Chamber to experience so many astonishing speeches. I direct attention specifically to the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood),…09 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI invite the hon. Member to recognise that there is an international precedent for the seizure of Russian assets. Back in 1990, following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the US, the…06 Jan 2025HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewThank you for correcting me, Madam Deputy Speaker. The right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak) did so while the mother of Brianna Ghey was on the estate. I…12 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewAs a retired RAF police officer, I was particularly moved by stories where my own branch seemed to have acted so zealously. Perhaps it is appropriate that I apologise on behalf of…12 Dec 2024HANSARDExplosive Ordnance Disposal CommunityIt is an honour to speak under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I commend my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for bringing forward this important…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Rural Cycling InfrastructureIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Henley and Thame (Freddie van Mierlo) for securing this debate, and the hon. Member…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Children of PrisonersOn that point, I could not help but notice that the impacts felt by the children of prisoners, listed by the right hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Holden), strikingly…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestMy constituency is a little further north but still in the south-west. I recently spent an afternoon with some environmental campaigners in Tewkesbury, testing and recording…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkIt heartens me to hear Members across the House acknowledging the impacts of climate change on flooding in our constituencies. Will my hon. Friend join me in asking that the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDMaternity Services: GloucestershireIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. In 2021, my daughter was delivered by caesarean section following a complicated pregnancy. Thanks to the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) and his impassioned words. If I may address him directly—if you will oblige me, Mr Deputy Speaker—as…18 Jul 2024