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HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI have just gone through my speech and scratched out quite a lot, but you will probably be pleased about that, Madam Deputy Speaker. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Contribution of Muslims to CommunitiesI commend my hon. Friend for securing this debate; it is fantastic. It would be remiss of me, coming from a small town in the west country, not to talk about the Muslim population…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesOne of the things that the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and mine share is that we are quite close to floodplains. The rhyne management has been a real problem. That goes back to…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell-Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing the debate; we are all impatient for…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government: Nolan PrinciplesI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate on the Nolan principles, which I have been very interested in for a long time, working in public service. In a digital-first…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. As the MP for a constituency with not one but two rugby union clubs, the governance of English rugby union is of…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillIt is really important that we reflect on the impact of that under-investment in neighbourhood policing, and specifically on the cultural feeling of insecurity, and people’s…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceWhile the Tories and Reform might be happy to see rogue owners running roughshod over fans and players across the country, does the Minister agree that this Labour Government will…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWeston Museum, in the heart of Weston-super-Mare, is a joyful community hub famous for Clara’s cottage, fantastic cake and, now, Banksy’s famous pinwheel. The museum is also…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. Football in England is not just a sport; it is a way of life. It binds communities together, gives local communities…06 Mar 2025HANSARD River Wandle PollutionIt is important to make the point that sewage in rivers filters into our coastlines in constituencies such as mine in Weston-super-Mare. The type of crisis that the hon. Gentleman…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Illegal BikesIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for securing this important debate. It…05 Mar 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]The Bill constitutes a significant step towards streamlining and strengthening our technical education and apprenticeship system, and, as someone who worked in the apprenticeships…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillLike many colleagues across the House, I am in no doubt that immigration and border security are a top concern for many of the people I represent in Weston-super-Mare. They tell…10 Feb 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)There is a serious point about regulatory capture, which we should talk about cross-industry, cross-sector. There is something that we could do constructively across the House on…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth10. What steps his Department is taking to help grow the economy in Northern Ireland.15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthThere are many dynamic tech and digital companies at the vanguard of the mission for economic growth in Northern Ireland. Does the Secretary of State agree that these industries…15 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. The hon. Gentleman talks about the outrage across the House, and I also feel outraged as a member of the public. The…14 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As a fellow Member from a coastal town, I echo my hon. Friend’s point about the anger and frustration on the doors from residents in Weston-super-Mare. Over the past decade the…09 Jan 2025