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HANSARD Estate RegenerationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for securing this debate and giving me a chance to…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Estate RegenerationDoes the shadow Minister know that since Wandsworth council became Conservative, the only decisions it has made have been to cancel all of the housing development on one estate…15 Jul 2026HANSARDFuture of Thames WaterMy constituents are cheering on the work that the Government have done by getting a grip of this situation after the Environment Agency was left to mark its own homework, and the…14 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI have joined other MPs in visiting the west bank and East Jerusalem. This mega-development, this zonal occupation, is huge in scale. It involves a massive city, a dual…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI am sorry, but I am afraid I will not. This extreme heat creates unsafe working conditions, especially for those in physical roles, like my son who is on a construction site…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ6. This morning, a mature street tree fell on my house. No one was hurt, but it is another reminder of the results of this extreme heat that we face.Today is the hottest June day…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the environment, and I would like to thank all my constituents who write to me so regularly about…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank my right hon. Friend for that. We are looking at the science here. Carbon budgets are related to the science, and the statement about Heathrow expansion has to be related…24 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitI echo the Deputy Prime Minister’s praise for the Prime Minister’s success in restoring the UK’s standing in the world, including with the EU. My right hon. Friend the Deputy…22 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI echo the tributes to Jo Cox, whom I worked with when she was at Oxfam. We miss her greatly. My constituents in Putney, Roehampton, Southfields and Wandsworth Town have been let…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Lifelong Learning: “University of the Air” White PaperI am grateful to my hon. Friend for celebrating such a great Labour achievement, led by a great Labour woman, Baroness Jennie Lee. Will he join me in congratulating the Open…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI join all hon. Members and the Secretary of State in paying tribute to the Royal Marines, as we are proud to host the Royal Marine reserves in my constituency. I welcome the…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesMy constituents write to me constantly about the failings of Thames Water—bills going up, but pollution staying the same—and I am glad the Minister is taking a grip of the matter…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenSocial media companies have been conducting a social experiment on our children for too long and parents have been left trying to bear the burden. I thank the Minister very much…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the right hon. and learned Member. I have honestly enjoyed these interventions and I appreciate the spirit of dialogue in the House today. We are tackling a very difficult…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy ImplicationsThe Supreme Court found wholly in the Government’s favour. Does the Secretary of State agree that the Government now have a responsibility to put in place legislation that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy Implications2. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Supreme Court judgment in the Dillon case [2026] UKSC 15.03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank the right hon. Member for that pushback, but, having spoken to those who carry out the vetting process, I know that understanding that anything you say may be disclosed to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Foreign affairs money is being spent on this, when it could have been spent on…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI start, as I must, with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) for raising the testimony of Lisa Phillips and naming…03 Jun 2026