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HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI need to make progress, but I will give way in a moment. Most of the Lords speeches on the Bill were very short. Filibustering, which many hon. Members in this Chamber will have…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI did not speak on Third Reading.08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI very much welcome this report by Alan Milburn, who highlights the need to work cross-sectorally to support young people. I wonder if the Minister could take away the thought…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeI wonder whether the Minister could clarify this specific point. If a single-sex organisation wanted to open its doors to trans people, would that be to all trans people, or could…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseIt never fails to amaze me that the shadow Chancellor tries to lecture this Government on inflation when many of us were here in September 2022 when the Conservative party crashed…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyWhat consideration has my right hon. Friend given to joining the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank to make sure that we are really pushing the investment that we need to see…28 Apr 2026HANSARDApprenticeshipsI really welcome my right hon. Friend’s work in this area, given that so many young people are unemployed, but what is he doing to evaluate how many apprentices get proper,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Poor housing and temporary accommodation is having a devastating impact on families, their life chances, our schools and communities. Will the Prime Minister put the full…22 Apr 2026HANSARDFalling School RollsSome of my borough’s schools are among the top 1% in the country, but we have a forecast drop of 6.1% for reception and 8.3% for year 7 over the next three years. The picture is…20 Apr 2026HANSARDFalling School Rolls8. What steps she is taking to support schools with falling rolls.20 Apr 2026HANSARDRailway Stations: AccessibilityYou know that you are making your mark when Ministers name your station before you do—or one does, I should say. I am delighted that it has got to the next stage. I invite the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRailway Stations: Accessibility2. What steps her Department is taking to improve accessibility at train stations.26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateAs the Prime Minister said yesterday, we have no idea how long this conflict will be and he is not assuming that it will be over quickly. We live in troubled times, and it is…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI am sure my hon. Friend will remember that at one point when he was serving our country the last Government put an extra £4.5 billion into defence spending. However, time after…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI have to say, the hon. Gentleman has some chutzpah, given that one of his Government’s many defence reviews had more pictures than pages. I agree with him that we should be…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Defencerose—24 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI heard from my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Finchley and Golders Green (Sarah Sackman), who met Hatzola in her constituency, how only half an hour after the attack,…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food Security4. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of public ownership of markets on food security.19 Mar 2026HANSARDPublicly Owned Markets: Food SecurityA number of us in London are concerned about the City of London’s proposal to put through a private Bill to relinquish its responsibility for providing the fish and meat markets,…19 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I have a number of constituents who have had serious delays to their immigration appeals as a result of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service. One particularly tragic…17 Mar 2026