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HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformI recognise that my constituency has a bad name in this area, because it was largely my predecessor MP who introduced the kind of memorising curriculum that my hon. Friend refers…15 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. According to the National Audit Office, some 98% of the 23,000 homes fitted with external wall insulation under Government schemes in recent years now need urgent repairs to…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesI welcome the hon. Member for Wirral West (Matthew Patrick) to his ministerial position, and I welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) to his new place as…14 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesThe hon. Member’s speech reminds me of an earlier episode in UK-US relations, when Donald Rumsfeld referred to known knowns, unknown unknowns and known unknowns. While the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, especially during such a powerful speech. He raises the issue of early intervention. I have seen this in my own constituency, where…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI thank the 125,000 petitioners, some of whom are in the Chamber today or who were in Parliament Square earlier, for bringing this issue to the House. In a recent survey, more…15 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsSince May, my constituent Sue has received thousands of pounds-worth of fines after a criminal gang in London cloned her number plate and went on a rampage through the capital. In…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAs some Members laugh about the nature of the 99 years and other Members talk about the sums of money involved, I ask all of us to look at the Public Gallery to remind ourselves…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman describes Diego Garcia as an irreplaceable asset, but the Chagossians sitting in the Gallery do not see it as an asset; they see it as their home. Even though…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillEarlier in his very carefully crafted speech, the hon. Gentleman said that this deal protects freedom. One of the freedoms that citizens of the British overseas territories to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyI thank the hon. Gentleman for the statement. I am really excited about the emphasis on skills. I note the ambitious timetable to create the five academies created by the end of…08 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this debate to the House. I conducted my PhD research at the BBC national archives centre, which was within Caversham Park,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. In my constituency of Surrey Heath, my constituent Matt and his husband adopted their son in 2023. He is a child who had already…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this debate, and for putting another 10p in the meter—that has aged me—to allow the debate to…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI would like to engage with the hon. Gentleman’s point more, but I want to try to finish in my original time allocation. The second key point I will raise is about planning. I…03 Sept 2025HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing this crucial debate. The number of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandAccountability is very often opacity. I have certainly seen examples of schools charging those fees I have just mentioned, in excess of £130,000 a year, with extremely opaque…15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank right hon. and hon. Members for their contribution to this important debate, and the 175,000 petitioners who…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionMy hon. Friend puts his finger on the issue of trust, and the lack of trust in multiple constituencies that have an interest in this question, which applies to communities in…14 Jul 2025