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HANSARD Representation of the People BillMy right hon. Friend makes a valid and important point. We know that people who start voting at a young age will continue voting through the rest of their life. It is…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI have a lot of respect for the hon. Member, and I know that he speaks with a lot of clarity and authority. He visits schools and colleges in his constituency, as many of us do.…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI thank the Secretary of State, who is not in his place, for introducing this Bill. It contains many important areas that I hope the House will agree to on a cross-party basis,…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI thank my hon. Friend for making that important point. Many people think that there are too many barriers for them to join the electoral register, when we all know that it takes…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThe Secretary of State will remember that when we both served on Lambeth council, I had the absolute honour of introducing the youth mayor elections. Up and down the country,…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportIn 109 days, on 14 June, the community and many of us will come together to remember the 72 people who tragically lost their lives. Almost nine years on, the Government’s…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorI thank my fellow Committee member for his work to ensure consensus on this important cross-party issue, which many of us see in our inboxes. We hope for a full, detailed…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorI always thank the hon. Member for his wonderful, timely interventions on many issues across the House. Conditions in homes have an impact on all constituency MPs across the UK:…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorMy hon. Friend, like many of us, is a proud advocate for ensuring that this Government honour their commitment to build new social homes. It is important that we look at the range…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for this statement. This week, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee published our fourth…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT+ History MonthI thank my hon. Friend for making such a powerful and passionate speech. She is such a fantastic advocate for the LGBT+ community, and she has highlighted the many people who have…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorI thank my constituency neighbour for highlighting just one of the many examples that Members across the Chamber will have seen in their inboxes. We need to recognise how some…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI agree. I think many residents are feeling the pinch. Yes, we have seen fantastic initiatives and new legislation from this Government, but that is not trickling down quickly…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for her constituency and for her council’s needs. I think it is fair to say that the outdated and opaque previous funding settlement caused a…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the hon. Member, an excellent colleague on our cross-party Select Committee, for his intervention. The Committee looked at this in our report on local government finance,…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the Secretary of State, who is not in his place, for opening this debate on the settlement. I know the work that he and the Local Government Minister have led on in…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI think it is fair to say that successive Governments have put the issue of council tax in the “too difficult” box. I hope that it will fall on this Government to finally address…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI thank the Secretary of State for making that point about council tax and flexibility for local councils. Does he agree with the Local Government Association, which is worried,…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: Fundingrose —10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI thank my hon. Friend, my constituency neighbour, for making such an impassioned and powerful speech. I declare an interest in that my constituency also covers both Lambeth and…10 Feb 2026