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HANSARD International Women’s DayI thank the Government for holding this debate in Government time. I had applied for a Backbench Business debate as a back-up, as I normally do, but now that we have a Labour…12 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayWe should also recognise that some people have also been transphobic. We must be mindful that a lot of trans people feel very vulnerable at this time; some have committed suicide.…12 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. You may be coming to this, but it is an incredible—12 Mar 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportI pass Grenfell on my way home every evening, and I see the green heart move lower and lower as the building is dismantled. I wonder what will happen when the building is gone. I…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: Fundingrose —10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI thank my hon. Friend for her important speech today. Brent council, which covers my constituency, spends £100,000 a day on temporary housing. We have around 40,000 people on the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsWhen I was in opposition, I raised concerns about Palantir and the £1 deal that was made. It was always a trap to ensure that Palantir got its foot in where no one else could. The…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Fish and Chip SectorAs we are talking about the best chips, the first fish and chip shop was actually in east London, where I was born. I have a chip shop challenge; I am going around London trying…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesTo get the last two speakers in, will Members stick to roughly four minutes or just under?29 Jan 2026HANSARD River Habitats: Protection and RestorationI hear congratulations are in order for the debut of the Lib Dem spokesperson, Rachel Gilmour.29 Jan 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend is making a powerful and educational speech; I thank her so much. Will she join me in thanking John Hajdu MBE, who came to Brent yesterday to share with us his…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsDoes my hon. Friend agree that consent is vital, teaching about consent and seeking consent is imperative, and that the influencers and politicians who say that is too woke and is…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. Is it not also imperative—I think the Government have done some work on this—that women being stalked know who their stalker is?…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and is giving an excellent speech. It is not about banning gambling; it is about safeguarding. There are companies that are grooming children…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI congratulate the Minister on the changes that the Government have made, on tackling online harms and on excluding bingo halls, as she says. Bingo halls are often a community,…13 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformThat rule must not be changed, and I will tell my hon. Friend for why. Gambling shops get around that rule by having iPads, which are classified as lower stake machines, that do…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformAbsolutely. I hope I was not a bad influence on my hon. Friend. It was the first time that I had gone into one, but you have to go into one to really understand what it is like.…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to all of the staff. In common with my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner), I have a constituent who I…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformI thank all Members who contributed to the debate. To the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson), I say spend just 10 minutes with Katherine…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformI thank the right hon. Gentleman, who chairs the APPG on gambling reform, of which I am a member, for his intervention. Brent is a solid example of why change is needed. Another…08 Jan 2026