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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. It is not just the Prime Minister’s economic mess that is keeping my Putney constituents up at night, but the deafening return of Heathrow early morning flights. Some are…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThere has been growth since the mini-Budget: a growth in people stopping me on the street in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields to say how worried they are about their bills and…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott. I thank all the 111,000 people across the country who signed the petition, and the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI went to Kyiv recently with a group of other parliamentarians, and there was no conversation that did not include the need for justice and the need to take all war criminals to…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiThis is an important debate on the International Day of the Girl Child. Many women constituents have written to me, inspired by the protests in Iran and shocked at the murder of…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe people of Putney, Roehampton and Southfields will see through this Budget. They will see how little it will do for them. The only growth that this “Growth Plan” will deliver…23 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineI visited Kyiv two weeks ago as a member of the first cross-party delegation of MPs since the war began, which has been mentioned by other Members—many of us are here today. We…22 Sept 2022HANSARDSeven Principles of Public LifeThank you for calling me to speak in this debate, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) on securing it. What an important…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionOur sewage pollution is packed with wet wipes, and wet wipes that are made of plastic just never break down. Last week, I was on the banks of the River Thames visiting a wet wipe…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsI thank Mr Speaker for granting this urgent question. I start by paying tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) for securing…19 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsThe hon. Member makes a good point: the changes will be detrimental. That is what teachers are telling us all—the MPs present today and many others. They have said that through…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsThe educational plans that the Minister has described are exactly the plans that the petitioners are concerned about. Has the debate given her pause for thought about going ahead…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I, too, thank my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova), for leading this hugely…18 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessI thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this hugely important urgent question. On Tuesday, we will be in the hottest 1.2% of the world. Once…18 Jul 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsThat could mean more delays, then. In two months’ time, we will have a new Prime Minister, who will need to appoint a new Cabinet, which in turn will need to appoint a new team of…14 Jul 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsTalking of the highest possible standards, will the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster confirm whether there have ever been Cabinet-level discussions about the conduct of the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance Pay(Urgent Question) : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a statement on severance pay for Ministers.11 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance PayThank you very much for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. I welcome the fact that there is a Minister to respond. In the middle of a cost of living crisis, and with…11 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. This debate has been really important in enabling us to talk about the issues, because these cuts seem to be happening quietly and…06 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentThank you, Mr Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. It is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Richard Foord). I spent…06 Jul 2022