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HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: HertfordshireThe hon. Member knows that I try to work with him locally in a constructive way, and I will in future, but the problems that we have in Hemel Hempstead are 14 years in the making.…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: HertfordshireI entirely agree, and I would point to some of the visits I have made to businesses in my constituency because, as the hon. Member will know, there are similar themes. It is a…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: HertfordshireThere are people in Hemel Hempstead who live in constant fear; people who are too scared to leave their homes, or who fear for their children’s safety. Those people are not…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: HertfordshireI thank my hon. Friend for his point. I myself benefited from Hertfordshire youth services as a Member of the UK Youth Parliament, which is sadly something that has had to be…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: HertfordshireI am doing everything I can to work with the Labour Mayor, but he is subject to the same national cuts in police numbers that we have seen elsewhere. We all have problems with…24 Jan 2025HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceTo follow on from the Minister’s answer, Members will be reminded of the fact that ODA costs spent in the UK are now at record levels, thanks to the last Government. That should…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. To follow up on the previous question, I am grateful to the Minister for coming to the event that I hosted for the Syrian diaspora yesterday. He will know that they are very…14 Jan 2025HANSARDKnife OffencesMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. I have had reports of people carrying machetes in Livingstone Walk, an area in Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead, with the Dacorum local crime unit…19 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI commend the Minister for her statement, and for the additional £50 million in aid. I am particularly grateful for the extra £120,000 that has been given to the OPCW to help rid…19 Dec 2024HANSARD UkraineMerry Christmas to you and the team, Madam Deputy Speaker. As other hon. Members have done, I commend the Minister for the statement, and especially the funding announcements made…19 Dec 2024HANSARDKnife Offences1. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on prosecuting knife offences.19 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell). He has demonstrated why he will be such a valuable addition to the Foreign Affairs Committee,…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPoverty Reduction6. What steps she is taking to help reduce levels of poverty.16 Dec 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionIn my constituency of Hemel Hempstead, according to figures given to me by the local charity DENS, there has been a 1,000% increase in the number of people needing to use food…16 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI share the delight of my Syrian friends that Assad has gone. I only wish that the world had acted to support the Syrian people sooner, and that our dear friend Jo Cox was around…09 Dec 2024HANSARDNorth-West SyriaI welcome the Minister’s statement and particularly the emphasis on protecting civilians. I associate myself with the remarks of my hon. Friends the Members for Rotherham (Sarah…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourHemel Hempstead has some of the worst antisocial behaviour in our part of the county. We have hotspots such as Livingstone Walk, Hosking Court, Waveney and Swallowfields, where…27 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsIt gives me enormous pride to be stood before you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to make my maiden speech as Hemel Hempstead’s MP. I pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for…11 Nov 2024HANSARD International EngagementI declare an interest, in that before being elected to represent the people of Hemel Hempstead I worked for the Fairtrade Foundation. The Minister will be aware, through her own…28 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. While we await the outcome of the Foreign Secretary’s reviews and our Chancellor’s forthcoming Budget, and remain confident that the Home Office’s plans will be successful in…22 Oct 2024