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HANSARD GP ContractMy constituents will welcome some of these headlines, such as clinically urgent cases being seen on the same day and more GPs, but what is being done to help accommodate them?…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPromoting EqualityOn the Secretary of State’s watch, the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training in Gosport has now reached around 5%—the highest in 15 years. Is that…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI thank my hon. Friend for listening to me on this issue when he was the Justice Minister, when I first brought his attention to the situation. The points he makes are absolutely…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right and I am about to make exactly that point. I am grateful to him for teeing it up so beautifully for me, because it takes only one business…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; better regulation is exactly what we are pushing for. In fact, everything needs to be better when it comes to the services governed by…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI do not think that the size of a business is necessarily any reflection of its professionalism. We know that a large number of small, independent funeral services up and down the…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationI am afraid that it will be a rather morbid debate this evening. We spend remarkably little time in our lives thinking about the practicalities of death, and it is probably part…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Funeral Directors: RegulationThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. It is crucial to know which Department will take the lead on this work and ensure that it happens, because while I think the Minister will be…09 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastThe Chancellor’s words on defence simply do not reflect the reality, at a time when the world has never felt more unstable. Every corner of our armed forces is being asked to find…03 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Activities: Urban CommunitiesWe all know that actions speak louder than words. So far we have seen a reduction in the urban cricket domes that were committed to by the last Government, the scrapping of our…26 Feb 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenThese arguments are very well rehearsed, and this announcement is long overdue. Last year we did a survey in my Gosport constituency, and 80% of parents agreed that social media…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is growing evidence that smartphones in schools are harming behaviour, concentration and outcomes, but leaving it up to headteachers is driving inconsistencies, and only 11%…19 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: AIWhen it comes to AI, as with so many other things, this Government are all smoke and mirrors. In response to the Grok AI outrage this week, the Secretary of State for Science and…15 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceAmong the catalogue of failure here is the news that the decision was partly made on the basis of a hallucinated AI report about an entirely fictitious football match. What…14 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was fascinated by the Minister’s earlier answer about the closure of pharmacies, because there has been fantastic news in Lee-on-the-Solent in my constituency: a new pharmacy…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI would like to speak in support of new clause 25, which would require the Government to assess the effects of an increase in gambling duty, because just as I believe individuals…13 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesThe Secretary of State has given very clear message on this, and I thank her for that. She is right to say that this is not only about X and Grok; many generative AI platforms are…12 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform18. What steps he is taking to strengthen the rights of leaseholders.12 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformSo many of my Gosport constituents are locked into lousy leaseholds, and are so tired of seeing service charges rise while the quality of service falls. Bills are often…12 Jan 2026HANSARD New Medium Helicopter ContractThe Secretary of State promised long-term partnerships with our domestic defence industry, but when the Government dither and delay in giving primes confidence with their big…12 Jan 2026