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HANSARD IranIt is four years since the JCPOA was implemented. Many of us were much against it at that time, but since then Iran has become more belligerent, not only engaging in attacks…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI certainly do agree. It is such a frustrating scenario when it is not even possible to find out who is responsible. I think that the managing agents in that scenario will be…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government estimates that there are 4 million leasehold homes in England, of which 70% are flats. Because almost all flats are…11 Jul 2019HANSARDSecondary Education: Raising AspirationWe have certainly had a good opportunity to discuss the issue. Given the nature of today’s debate, I did not want to intervene on either the Opposition or Government Front…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSecondary Education: Raising AspirationI certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I will take this opportunity to say that my PhD—I am sure he has not read it—was about rural areas and coastal communities, which…20 Jun 2019HANSARDSecondary Education: Raising AspirationI beg to move, That this House has considered raising aspiration in secondary education. I am grateful to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Sharma. I am not sure…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North AfricaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) on securing this important…19 Jun 2019HANSARDIran Nuclear DealThe JCPOA is headed entirely in the direction many of us told the Government it would be, and for me what is most disappointing is the millions of people in Iran whose future has…08 May 2019HANSARDSchool FundingWill the hon. Lady give way?25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) on securing this debate. It is not the first time she has persisted in raising this issue. I intended to make…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeIn Hendon, 170 of my constituents have been affected by the charge, but many of them entered into the scheme in good faith. Just two weeks ago, a constituent came to see me at one…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityAs a London MP, I certainly agree with that and I urge the Mayor to allow it to happen. Indeed, I urge the Minister to make representations to the Mayor to allow it to happen. It…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityI am grateful for that intervention, because I had a constituent who reported the same problem; he had problems with his vision and had great difficulty in accessing the train…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityI beg to move, That this House has considered accessibility at railway stations. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I am looking around as I have…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityAs someone who has walked not only the Thames path but the Ridgeway, I have experience of Goring station. I have found the system quite difficult and bureaucratic. It is a lengthy…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityAlthough I went to university in Nottingham, I cannot say I know the hon. Lady’s constituency very well, so I will allow the Minister to respond to that point when she sums up. It…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityMy hon. Friend illustrates a point that I will come on to in my speech. My constituents who are here today feel very strongly about that. Leonard Cheshire, the UK charity for…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityHaving lived in Carlisle for several years, I am also aware of the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and his station. Like my station in Mill Hill, his was constructed at a time when…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityI certainly agree. In my constituency, the Thameslink line serves Gatwick and Luton airports. People, including myself, use those trains either very late at night or very early in…27 Mar 2019