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HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for setting out the issues so clearly. Protecting democracy…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is extremely concerning, and that is why we would ban cryptocurrency donations. Alongside the new elections Bill, we must address the issues that the previous Conservative…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyI have not, but there is still time. This issue is about more than the failures and corruption revealed in the Nathan Gill case; it is about a system that has long been unfit for…09 Feb 2026HANSARDFlood Preparedness3. What steps she is taking to support flood preparedness projects.05 Feb 2026HANSARDFlood PreparednessI draw the attention of the House to my membership of the all-party parliamentary group on flooding and flooded communities. Protecting homes from flooding is vital in communities…05 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe Minister indicated that Mandelson assured the Prime Minister that his relationship with Epstein was of a different nature. Can he explain what sort of relationship with a…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Business RatesWhen I visited The Play Shed in Yate last year, the reduction in retail, hospitality and leisure relief was already costing it £12,000, even before the more recent changes. This…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformMy constituents trapped in fleecehold schemes—freeholders on privately managed estates—will still be exposed to escalating, unregulated service charges and have no way of ensuring…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen I make inquiries on behalf of constituents about delays at the Child Maintenance Service, I, too, often face a long wait—a wait for a response—despite chasing. The longest…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Energy CostsIn their response to the report, the Government said that in the clean flexibility road map, they have committed “to develop measures focussed on barriers to the participation of…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportA 2021 University of Bristol report stated that women in their 40s with dependent children were disproportionately represented among the excluded. That raises concerns about child…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital IDConstituents who write to me about their battles with Government Departments overwhelmingly complain about delays, such as the typical 15-week wait for mandatory reconsideration.…15 Jan 2026HANSARDYouth ActivitiesLast July, I wrote jointly with other Members to the Government to seek support for Gympanzees to open the UK’s first fully accessible exercise, play and social centre for…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but it is important that my constituents can feel the effect in their pockets. Does he accept that the biggest reason why people are…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPassenger Rail ServicesThe west of England growth strategy identifies the Severn estuary growth zone as having the potential to create more than 15,000 jobs. It is important that the half-hourly rail…08 Jan 2026HANSARDPassenger Rail Services3. What steps she is taking to improve railway services for passengers.08 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateThe UK remains one of the chief facilitators of the export of Russian gas, with UK-owned or UK-insured vessels having enabled the export of £45 billion-worth of Russian gas since…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefLooking at farm sizes and land values locally, I fear that family farms will still be paying the family farm tax. What evidence is there that £2.5 million realistically reflects…05 Jan 2026HANSARDHMP Leyhill: Offender AbscondmentsMy constituents are concerned that high-risk violent prisoners are increasingly being placed in Leyhill open prison, putting local residents at risk when they abscond. Will the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDRural CrimeMerry Christmas to you and all in Parliament, Mr Speaker. What work is the Attorney General undertaking through their superintendence of the Crown Prosecution Service and in…18 Dec 2025