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HANSARDLife Sciences InvestmentFor transparency, I should declare that I was the director of the Knowledge Quarter partnership in King’s Cross and cabinet member responsible for negotiating the MSD headquarters…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn recent days I have been contacted by many residents concerned about increasing hate crime, racist graffiti, vandalism and even violence against police at protests. Will the…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Urgent Care Centres: HillingdonMy constituency neighbour perfectly describes the very difficult situation in Hillingdon inherited by the trust leadership and this Government, such as the hotels opened under the…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Urgent Care Centres: HillingdonDespite some of the heat in the debate, the misquoting of things that have been said and the unfortunate politicisation of this important local issue, about which there is general…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe Bill before us is one of the most important and impactful Bills currently before Parliament. I say that not as someone who has seen a few emails in my inbox, but as someone…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. The vast majority of us want a more balanced and managed migration system built on the principles of contribution and…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI do not know what correspondence the right hon. Gentleman is looking at, but the correspondence I receive from my constituents in Hillingdon does not tell a story of a sector…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe hon. Gentleman says nothing has changed, yet again, but does he not welcome—as I do, as a constituency MP with a significant amount of military housing around RAF Northolt—the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) for bringing this important discussion. My hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) rightly points out…02 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting in Parliament the Outcomes First Group, a group of specialist SEND schools. They presented their proposals for fixing the broken SEND…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Managing Agents (Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish an independent regulator of managing agents; to make provision about the powers and duties of the independent…16 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing DeliveryIt is welcome to once again have a Government who believe in house building. I thank the Minister for his comments. When I speak to house builders, one of the issues they raise…14 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing Delivery3. What steps her Department is taking to increase housing delivery.14 Jul 2025HANSARD London’s National Economic ContributionIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I too thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) for securing this important and…10 Jul 2025HANSARD London’s National Economic ContributionI completely concur. I have recently been visiting shops, including Sainsbury’s, in my constituency, and have been told of the awful situation over the last 14 years, with theft…10 Jul 2025HANSARD London’s National Economic ContributionI thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. Does he agree that, although the farmland and the farmers of London are deeply important, that is one crucial measure—alongside a…10 Jul 2025HANSARDServices for Adults with Learning Difficulties: HillingdonI rise to discuss services for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities in Hillingdon. Approximately 1.3 million people in England have a learning disability. If we…04 Jul 2025HANSARDServices for Adults with Learning Difficulties: HillingdonI concur completely with my right hon. Friend. We have both met those affected, their loved ones and their families, and we can really hear and see the value. Unfortunately, that…04 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week is also Small Charity Week—a chance to celebrate the work of small charities in all our constituencies. I have had the privilege of meeting many such organisations,…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Department of Health and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, as well as for her excellent chairing of the Health Select Committee at the moment and for opening today’s debate. Does she agree that this…24 Jun 2025