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HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentMy view is that some Members most probably tabled too many amendments, but the Bill’s sponsor tabled 77. Amendments 548A and 549A, which were not reached, would have undone the…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 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentAs my hon. Friend knows, we both sat long and hard on that Bill Committee. But if we sent the Bill to the other place in good shape, why did the sponsor there table 77 amendments…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentOn that point, will the hon. Member give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIs the hon. Member aware that I fought long and hard on the learning disability issue in the Bill Committee? The sponsor in the House of Lords had amendments that would have…08 Jun 2026HANSARD High Street Businesses: Government SupportI spoke to Alan Milburn about this yesterday. Does the Minister accept that, although there is a clear job for Government in this matter, there is also a clear job for retailers?…04 Jun 2026HANSARD High Street Businesses: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for securing this debate. Many in my constituency will…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ11. I echo the comments the Prime Minister just made. In August 2024, my constituent Holly Woodcock was found deceased in France aged 20 years old. Her parents Lee and Joanna,…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportOne legacy of the previous Government was that it is easier to keep disabled people on an education, health and care plan until they are 25 because there is no adequate support to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. A constituent of mine has raised concerns that the biodiversity net gain commitments, linked to the development consent order for the Riverside energy park in Belvedere, which…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillAt the outset, I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft). As fellow SEND parents, we both call for the measures that she has pressed for. I declare…01 Jun 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyI absolutely agree. The hon. Member will hear my own personal horror story on that very matter in a moment. It is a big issue. Children grow, and the delays often mean that when…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyAbsolutely; I completely agree. I will refer later to the position that we now know of, how ombudsman complaints have risen exponentially in recent years, and to the experience of…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyI thank all hon. Members who contributed to the debate. It was a great honour, though deeply disturbing, to hear of people’s lived experience as wheelchair users. To be brief, we…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyMy hon. Friend is completely right. Last year I helped launch a report commissioned by Whizz Kidz about children who are wheelchair users accessing education, which highlights the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDWheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of establishing an independent national review body overseeing wheelchair provision. It is a pleasure to serve…21 Apr 2026HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme7. What recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the future of the listed places of worship grant scheme.16 Apr 2026HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeSt Paulinus church in Crayford and Christ church in Bexleyheath are both grade II listed churches that are desperately in need of investment to restore their buildings. In line…16 Apr 2026HANSARDModernisation Committee Report: Access to the House of CommonsI declare my interest as a member of the Modernisation Committee, but also as the chair of both the all-party parliamentary group for wheelchair users and the APPG on access to…16 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Harley Harris is 15. He has spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome, which has caused his spine to curve 120° and damaged his lungs, leaving him with significantly…14 Apr 2026