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HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered capital funding for Changing Places toilets. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I am grateful to the Backbench…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsReform-led Kent county council wrote to Transport for London asking it to consider a number of options for bus route 96, with its preferred option being that it should terminate…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingAs the Minister said, we were friends for many years in London local government prior to being elected to this place. I want to make two points. First, there is the issue of the…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingAs the Minister knows, I will hold her to account on this issue and continue to pursue it. I thank her very much for the commitments that she has given today that we can continue…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI declare that one of my children is in receipt of the disability living allowance. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the interim report. Earlier, we heard—without…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Projectrose —09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI thank the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for securing the debate. I have supported my constituent Emma Hunwick and her campaigning on this issue. It is the third time I…09 Jul 2026HANSARDEuropean Entry and Exit SystemI travel on the channel tunnel twice a year, and the carrier knows that, in case of evacuation, one passenger in my vehicle is a wheelchair user. The information that comes from…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Houses in Multiple OccupationI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. We have an article 4 direction in the London borough of Bexley—I am one of the borough’s MPs. However, under the Charities Act…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) for all her work. My heart goes out to those families in Nottinghamshire, and I pay tribute to…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSEND: ImprovementCan the Minister provide an update on the Experts at Hand offer, and in particular how the £2.1 million that will be given to my local authority, the London borough of Bexley, can…22 Jun 2026HANSARDChurches: Disabled AccessIn April, St Paul’s cathedral opened a Changing Places toilet, providing disabled people with an accessible, dignified and safe toilet. That new facility gives visitors who…18 Jun 2026HANSARDChurches: Disabled Access3. What steps the Church of England is taking to ensure that churches are accessible for disabled people.18 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of my constituents rely on the 96, the 428 and the 492 bus routes, which serve Darent Valley hospital and Bluewater shopping centre. Reform-led Kent county council proposed a…18 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I have been contacted by members of the Tamil community across Bexleyheath and Crayford, who continue to press for accountability and justice in relation to atrocities…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI think some Opposition Members are suffering from amnesia and have forgotten the asset stripping that happened, which has led to infrastructure failing across Bexleyheath and…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSummer Rail TravelMy constituents are concerned about the reduction in Thameslink services serving Slade Green and Abbey Wood during the six weeks of the school summer holidays. Is it possible to…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy constituents in Bexleyheath and Crayford have been at the forefront of this model, with Network Rail and Southeastern Trains now integrated in Southeastern Railway. As a…10 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for his opening remarks. I am one of five…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI have sat on a Committee for a private Member’s Bill that took 45 minutes, and I sat on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee, which took 100 hours. With an…08 Jun 2026