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HANSARD Grove Park Railway StationSoutheastern serves the stations in my constituency, like those in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East, and those enhancements include a number of…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. Page 104 of the Budget document confirms capital investment to fix potholes and capital investment for the lower Thames crossing…26 Nov 2025HANSARDUnpaid Carers: InequalitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing the debate and support the asks that she has made…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Children with Serious Neurological ConditionsTransition is a key issue for families in this area. In the last Parliament, the all-party parliamentary group on cerebral palsy issued recommendations about health pathways for…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Children with Serious Neurological ConditionsI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. Today, on Carers Rights Day, will my hon. Friend join me, as the parent of a child with a neurological condition, in paying tribute…20 Nov 2025HANSARDUnpaid Carers: InequalitiesI do not expect an answer now, but can I also ask the Minister to take away a point about the complexity of some of these disabilities? Sometimes people are under several…20 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI thank the Home Secretary for her statement on controlling our borders, which I know will be welcomed by the majority of constituents across Bexleyheath and Crayford. In recent…17 Nov 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: KentOh, no—he is slightly older than me. [ Laughter. ] It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. My constituency borders Kent, and we also have a safety valve…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate and for the recommendations he has made. In the London borough of Bexley, we have an article 4 direction, but we are…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. That situation has occurred at Bexleyheath sorting office in my constituency, and Royal Mail asked whether I could help…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) for securing today’s debate and setting out the deep concerns about property service charges that many of us hear about…30 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration Crime9. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking with international partners to help tackle organised immigration crime.28 Oct 2025HANSARDOrganised Immigration CrimeI thank the Minister for his answer; I know this is an issue of great concern to my constituents across Bexleyheath and Crayford. Following last week’s west Balkans summit, could…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) for his introduction to this debate. I…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for wheelchair users. The group has recently received extensive evidence that there is a clear need for…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. This summer, I visited every road across the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, reporting potholes to ensure that the £895,000 given by this Labour Government to the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEducation CommitteeFor the record, my wife is employed as a local authority SENCO. In my local authority, the London borough of Bexley, we have not only a safety valve but an Ofsted judgment of…13 Oct 2025HANSARD London Fashion Week: Cultural ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Rosie Wrighting) for securing this debate. I would like to highlight…16 Sept 2025HANSARDMicromobility VehiclesI declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for wheelchair users. Does the Minister accept that a wheelchair, whether manual or with power, is a medical…11 Sept 2025