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HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI agree with my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour about those issues. We can get this right—I do genuinely believe that. I thank the Minister for the engagement she has had…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI declare my normal interests: my wife is a special needs co-ordinator in our local authority, the London borough of Bexley, and one of our children is in receipt of an EHCP. I…13 Apr 2026HANSARDTransport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI thank the right hon. Member for his remarks about what I said. However, all the statistics show that the people who need Motability vehicles the most are the poorest and those…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTransport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI welcome the hon. Member’s comments. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea, I will continue to press the Government. I could take hon. Members to bus stops close to here…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTransport Accessibility for Disabled PeopleI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) for securing the debate. I place on record that I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group for…26 Mar 2026HANSARDPothole Repairs: Government FundingAfter months of struggling to spend the £895,000 given to Conservative-controlled Bexley council by this Government, the council is finally in a rush to resurface roads like…26 Mar 2026HANSARDVoluntary Groups and Community CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) for securing this important debate. I have…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Court and Tribunal TranscriptsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard, and I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for his opening remarks. I want to touch on the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlthough they appreciate the need to put right the failings of the past, my constituents continue to raise concerns about Thames Water’s price increase last year. Will the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDMeningitis OutbreakMay I share my condolences with the friends and families of the two young people who have very sadly lost their lives? Nine years ago, I saw my own daughter have a 42-minute…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMicropubs: Bexleyheath and CrayfordI recently visited the Bird & Barrel micropub in Barnehurst, which also operates the Bexley Brewery in Slade Green in my constituency. They informed me that, due to the number of…12 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseLast year, the Conservative-controlled council in the London borough of Bexley demolished the much-loved Parkside community centre in Barnehurst. The council has now said it will…12 Mar 2026HANSARDMicropubs: Bexleyheath and Crayford10. What steps he is taking to support micropubs in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.12 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary groups for access to disability equipment and for…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for her comments and support and echo what she has said about the situation in the middle east. The charity Shelter has long campaigned for people…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Adult Cerebral Palsy: National Service SpecificationI beg to move, That this House has considered the national service specification for adult cerebral palsy in the NHS. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Adult Cerebral Palsy: National Service SpecificationI absolutely agree. Between the APPG’s 2022 recommendations and the example the hon. Member gave of the analysis in Northern Ireland, it is clear that the evidence is there, and…10 Mar 2026HANSARDHong Kong: Human Rights Situation11. What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Hong Kong.03 Mar 2026HANSARDHong Kong: Human Rights SituationIn addition to the situation on the ground in Hong Kong, there remains evidence of transnational repression against Hong Kong nationals living overseas, including here in the…03 Mar 2026