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HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillI gently suggest to the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) that if she genuinely thinks that those on her side of the debate are the only ones who get abuse on social…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillWe have to get the Bill to Committee so that we can thrash that out. My hon. Friend is absolutely right, but that is the point of passing legislation: we make definitions and we…01 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. There are 4,000 patients in Carshalton and Wallington facing uncertainty after landlords pulled out of discussions the day before their GP practice’s lease expired and then…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEnergy Costs20. What steps she is taking to provide support with energy bills.27 Feb 2024HANSARDEnergy CostsThe fall in the energy price cap is certainly welcomed by Carshalton and Wallington residents, as is the support for households, but many small and medium-sized businesses in my…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Robbery and Theft: Carshalton and WallingtonIt might be helpful for me to remind the hon. Lady that the Liberal Democrats were in coalition with the Conservative Government for five years, which oversaw the reduction in…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Robbery and Theft: Carshalton and WallingtonI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of robbery and theft in Carshalton and Wallington constituency. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs…20 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingDo not worry, Dame Caroline; I do not intend to take the full remaining hour and a half to wind up. I thank the petitioners for bringing this topic to the House for us to debate,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 633591 and 645885 relating to animal testing and non-animal research methods. It is a pleasure to serve under your…19 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Carshalton and Wallington is home to more than 1,700 veterans who have provided, and continue to provide, amazing service to our great nation. What steps are we taking as a…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention; I think that more than 100 of her constituents signed this petition too. I hope that the Minister heard her request—indeed,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I hope the Minister heard that. Commercial breeding—in particular, of beagles—is hard for this country to accept. The data shows that a lot…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. This is something that we cannot stress enough in this debate: it has been proven in the data time and again that non-animal methods…19 Feb 2024HANSARDAnimal TestingThat is one of the things I want to stress, but before I do so, I will give way to the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.19 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsFebruary marks Emotional Health, Boost Your Self Esteem and Children’s Mental Health Month. In recent years, about 6,500 people have died in the UK each year due to suicide. In…07 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWallington FC is an amazing local football club in Roundshaw, in Carshalton and Wallington, but it is having trouble maintaining its lease with the new owners and its very old…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Cost of Living Support: Carshalton and WallingtonI thank the Speaker’s Office and you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for granting me this Adjournment debate to talk about the cost of living pressures in my constituency and what fiscal…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSt Helier Hospital has been saved, thankfully. Accident and emergency and maternity services are now protected within the London Borough of Sutton, and a second state-of-the-art…11 Jan 2024HANSARDVictim SupportCarshalton and Wallington is supposed to be one of the safest parts of London, but it has been shocked by a number of knife and violent crime incidents recently, including a knife…09 Jan 2024HANSARDVictim Support8. What steps his Department is taking to support victims of crime.09 Jan 2024