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HANSARDBaby LossI commend the hon. Members for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) and for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) and the right hon. Member for Godalming and Ash (Sir Jeremy Hunt) for…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI entirely agree, because by the age of three a child has 1,000 trillion brain connections, but that declines to 500 trillion by adolescence. That is why the earlier the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. In Dorking the other day, a mum called Jenny came to see me about her daughters, Isabelle and Sienna. They are…15 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumI am proud that this country helps refugees, and I am intensely proud that I spent years building a charity working with Rwandan refugees from the genocide, but in Horley there…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIn hearing from the Foreign Secretary that 132,000 children are at risk of dying from hunger, one can only feel utter revulsion. I recognise what the Government have done, but in…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineFirst, I commend the Defence Secretary and Admiral Sir Tony Radakin for their commitment to a just peace in Ukraine. However, I agree with the right hon. Member for Chingford and…01 Sept 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamI was moved by the speech just made by the hon. Member for Dagenham and Rainham (Margaret Mullane) and heartened to hear about the effectiveness of SEND provision in Barking and…07 Jul 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamI hear the heartbreaking stories from Barking and Dagenham about the huge demand for SEND provision and the difficulty in meeting it. In Surrey, we have similarly heartbreaking…07 Jul 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and DagenhamIn the 2023-24 academic year, more than 1,800 SEND children in Surrey were out of school for more than a third of the time. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that…07 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDo the Government know if the US Government are still providing technical military intelligence support, such as electronic or imagery intelligence for Ukraine? If that were cut…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to GPsOn that point, 4,000 residents in Westvale Park, a new housing development in my constituency, were promised a GP, and they had legally binding section 106 agreements in place.…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to GPsThe big issue in my constituency is that I have constituents who are on the point of qualifying as GPs, but they do not have jobs as GPs to go into. What do the Government plan to…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictWhile I deplore the alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza, that should not cloud our view of the Iranian regime. As a British diplomat covering Syria, I saw how the Iranian regime…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025As the Chancellor knows, our economy will only escape its difficult place if we raise economic productivity. On the Treasury Committee, I introduced the Chancellor to London…11 Jun 2025HANSARDVehicle NuisanceMany residents in my constituency complain about motorcycle noise from illegally modified exhausts. Can the Home Secretary inform me of her plans to help local police and local…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]Eight months ago, in my maiden speech to Parliament, I said that Fiona Laskaris would succeed in changing the law that prevented her from saving her autistic son, Christopher,…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend. As he knows, in my maiden speech eight months ago I pledged that Fiona Laskaris would succeed in changing the law that had prevented her from saving her…19 May 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI declare an interest as an alumnus of London Business School. The Chancellor will recall that in November, when she came to the Treasury Committee, I asked her to look at a…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Male Suicide in RotherhamI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate. I am working closely with him on the Mental Health Bill. Does he agree that one issue for families who are worried about their…24 Mar 2025HANSARDNew Housing: Access to Health Services1. What steps she plans to take to ensure that new housing developments have adequate access to primary health services.03 Mar 2025