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HANSARDWelfare ReformI thank my right hon. Friend for her work on this issue and for making the statement today, although I share hon. Members’ concerns that making changes before a review is putting…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank my constituency neighbour for making that point. There is a great need to work in partnership. We simply do not have as many pools as we used to, be they local…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered water safety education. May I begin by welcoming you to your place, Mr Deputy Speaker? I thank the Backbench Business Committee for…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank my hon. Friend for making that salient point. I have no doubt that occurrences like the one we have heard about in her constituency are part of the reason why fewer…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank the hon. Gentleman for the very relevant point he makes. I will come on to the issue of how we can ensure that education is locally targeted. Each of the situations we…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI fully agree with the hon. Lady. As I commended the emergency services that rushed to the scene on that fateful day in Bournemouth, I commend the project that she has mentioned…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank all Members, from across the Chamber, who have taken part in this debate. I will mention a few key strands that have been raised, just because they align with some of the…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI hope the Minister has followed that. I do not expect everything to be on education, but there is a necessary cross-departmental organisation response that needs to happen. It…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. It is crystal clear how social media and smartphones are harming our young people, with cyber-bullying, addiction and exploitation rife. Governments elsewhere are taking bold…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) on securing this important debate. In just the last two years, Bitterne Precinct in my constituency…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI thank the Minister for his work for my constituents. I am sure that he will sympathise with the latest victim to have been in touch with me. He said that with an unsellable and…03 Jun 2025HANSARDVehicle Nuisance3. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the antisocial use of off-road bikes.02 Jun 2025HANSARDVehicle NuisanceI thank the Secretary of State for her answer. My constituents around Weston Shore have had enough of exactly the kind of thing she describes. Antisocial motorbikes are racing…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI congratulate the Prime Minister on this common-sense reset. Does he agree that the Conservatives slammed the door of opportunity in the faces of younger generations with their…20 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point, and I fully agree that the wait facing many people is excruciating. I have had constituents come to me in tears because they do…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]I rise to support this important Bill. I have been incredibly humbled by some of the speeches, particularly from the hon. Members for Dorking and Horley (Chris Coghlan) and for St…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]As a former cabinet member for children’s services, I have learned through experience that early intervention will always be far better value for money than reactive services,…19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Given the Prime Minister’s warning that the world has fundamentally changed and that we are in a dangerous new era, will the Secretary of State commit to protecting the…13 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateI thank the Minister for his statement, and I very much welcome the strong words of condemnation. None of us will ever forget the horrors of 7 October for the Israeli people, but…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSadly, after years of Tory Government, fewer younger people in Southampton Itchen are successfully engaged in employment, education or apprenticeships compared with the national…28 Apr 2025