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HANSARDTaxesNo, I have finished my remarks.12 Nov 2025HANSARDManaging Repeat OffendersI pay tribute to the hard-working police officers and Probation Service workers in my constituency of Harlow, which, as Members will be aware, is on the Essex-Hertfordshire…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for the manner in which he has delivered it. The wrongful release of prisoners is of huge concern to my constituents. I echo…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for her statement. As a former teacher, which I may have mentioned a few times in this place, I broadly welcome this curriculum review. I also…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Fresh and Nutritious Food: Inequality of AccessMy hon. Friend is making a really passionate speech and is clearly a strong advocate for his local community. In my local community, we have areas that are very much isolated, in…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate, and I pay particular tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Dr Sandher) —who has just left the Chamber—for speaking…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI am going to make some progress, but I must get to my “teacher” point. I may have mentioned a few times in the House that I used to be a teacher. When I visit Harlow’s schools…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his intervention. I cannot pretend to be a huge historian—I do not know a great deal about the selling of the monasteries—but I take his…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the Minister for giving way; she has been very generous with her intervention time. In Harlow, we have a lot of sole traders—workmen and workwomen who are self-employed.…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the hon. Lady for giving way. This is a friendly intervention. She is a pro-European. Is she pleased that IKEA, a brilliant Swedish company that invests heavily in this…04 Nov 2025HANSARDArmy RecruitmentI take this opportunity to thank you, Mr Speaker, for the remembrance service we had this morning. It was hugely emotional, and made me think of those from my constituency who…03 Nov 2025HANSARD UK-Türkiye Typhoon Export DealI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, in particular the 8,000 jobs in the east of England resulting from the deal. Does the Secretary of State agree that this further…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Friday was World Polio Day. My constituent Anne Strike, a former Paralympian, continues to campaign for the eradication of polio. What reassurances can the Minister give me…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe Minister is always generous with his time—I thank him for giving way—and I am always smiling in the Chamber, as the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPension Age Increase: Institute for Fiscal Studies ReportPrevious to my election to this place, I worked for a homeless charity in Harlow called Streets2Homes. One of its cases involved a man who was homeless due to delays in getting…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI add my personal admiration for my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Natalie Fleet), who has been a fantastic champion for this new clause. Her predecessor in the House was…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, and I thank the hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dr Hudson) for starting his question with a recognition that the situation really…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State join me in paying tribute to officers at Harlow police station? During recess, I went on a ride-along and saw their professionalism and dedication at…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI saw a worrying statistic that one in 20 people in the UK will be victims of domestic violence, which is truly shocking. I am sure that communities such as mine in Harlow will be…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI welcome the Secretary of State to his new role. He will be aware—as will the Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade, the hon. Member for Rhondda and Ogmore (Chris…15 Sept 2025