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HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Many happy returns to you, Mr Speaker.It is Carers Week, so I take this opportunity to thank all the young carers and young adult carers in my constituency of Harlow for all…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Like others, I congratulate him on the speed at which he is moving this forward. He talks about the ability of Great British Railways…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I was not going to intervene, but this is such a fascinating debate that I cannot help but bring in the fact that Harlow has a coral farm. We all agree that the order is important…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentMy hon. Friend will be aware that David Attenborough’s brother Richard sadly passed away in 2014. I just wanted to share the last tweet that Lord Richard Attenborough put out on…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPrimary Care: Non-digital AccessI thank the staff at Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, particularly in the older persons assessment and liaison ward, where elderly patients are transferred from A&E and…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPolice: AI TrialsI welcome the new legal framework around facial recognition technology. We have seen successful trials of this in Harlow, but does the Minister agree it is essential that that…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryAs a new parent, this is hugely concerning to me and not something I was particularly aware of. Does my hon. Friend have any advice for new parents looking for support about what…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI thank the Minister for his response to the urgent question; I have always been a big fan of his style. I echo the points made by the Father of the House on the importance of…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Reading West and Mid Berkshire (Olivia Bailey) and the right hon. Member for Daventry (Stuart Andrew)—I will call him my friend—for starting…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, although I do not thank him for overtaking me in the marathon on mile 5—a long way ahead of the right hon. Member for Basildon and…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthNo!04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthIn the spirit of this debate, I would like to say to the right hon. Gentleman that, although we might not agree on everything politically, this place is better because he is here…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthI thank my honourable bestie for her contribution. I absolutely agree with everything she has just said. I send my solidarity to members of Thurrock Pride and thank them for all…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthThe Minister is giving an incredibly powerful speech, and I am already welling up—even before my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) has started to speak. I just…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyI think the Minister will achieve great things in his role, and he has already achieved great things, but this could be the most significant. The difference that the strategy is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDGeneral Strike Centenary CommemorationsI thank my hon. Friend not only for bringing this debate forward, but for the interesting speech he is giving. He will know that my passions include not just Harlow, but my…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressMy hon. Friend is making an important and well-thought-out speech. She has talked about guardrails, and my constituents in Harlow will feel the same as hers about the time this…03 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy hon. and gallant Friend is making an excellent speech. I apologise for intervening so early on, but I want to put on record my thanks to him for the work that he has done to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for BusinessesI thank the Minister for his answers so far. I have recently written to the Department for Business and Trade about the Lea Valley growers, who are fantastic fruit and veg…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Readiness LegislationI thank the chair of the parliamentary Labour party for letting me get in. I welcome the Government’s commitment to a defence readiness Bill, as well as the record funding for the…01 Jun 2026