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HANSARDCancer Services: North-west LondonNorthwick Park hospital is the acute hospital serving my constituents. It benefits from having excellent cancer clinicians. They are determined to go ever further to improve the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDCancer Services: North-west London3. What steps he is taking to improve cancer services in north-west London.25 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for the way he introduced the debate. Given the time, I will focus on the particular challenges that the Parky…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBanking Services: Rural AreasOne way of improving access to banking in rural and, indeed, urban areas would be to increase the reach and role of community banks, or community development finance institutions.…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter two years of bombardment and siege, Gaza’s healthcare system has been decimated. I am sure the whole House welcomes the ceasefire, fragile as it is, the release of hostages,…16 Oct 2025HANSARDCommunity-led HousingRedwood Housing Co-operative spans five floors of social housing in the iconic OXO Tower on the south bank of the River Thames. Given that Redwood is run by its tenants, charges…13 Oct 2025HANSARDCommunity-led Housing9. Whether he plans to include community-led housing within the long-term housing strategy.13 Oct 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I wonder whether she will allow me to register a concern on behalf of those from Hong Kong who live in Harrow, many of whom are…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorOnly yesterday I sat down with some of Britain’s great publicans—award-winning Tommy Higgs and Mike Dove of the Three Horseshoes, Emma Gibbon from the Plough in Prestbury, Justine…03 Sept 2025HANSARDSME Operating CostsAbsolutely. We want to hear from businesses up and down the UK, across different sectors, about the practical measures that we can take to support them and their plans to grow and…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSME Operating CostsYes, Madam Deputy Speaker. I gently say to the hon. Lady that in a recent survey almost three quarters of SME businesses were confident about the future. She is right to challenge…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSME Operating CostsOver the past five years, SMEs have faced a challenging operating environment because of the consequences of the Liz Truss Budget, the poorly negotiated trade deal with Europe,…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have a high regard for Tina McKenzie and the Federation of Small Businesses more generally, and we have been working extremely closely with them on thinking through what…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government-backed invest in women taskforce is addressing many of these issues through its ecosystem working group, which promotes better access to networks, to support and to…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSME Operating CostsI have to apologise to the hon. Lady, because I have not yet seen the Liberal Democrats’ policy proposals, but I look forward to that treat over the summer. I am grateful to her…17 Jul 2025HANSARDHospitality SectorI completely agree with the hon. Lady about the huge importance of hospitality to all our communities and to helping many people who have difficult routes into employment to get…17 Jul 2025HANSARDPost Office IT Systems: Redress for PostmastersBy the end of last month, approximately £1.1 billion had been paid in total redress to almost 8,000 claimants. This represents a fourfold increase over the past 12 months, with…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI gently say to the hon. Gentleman that we have had four interest rate cuts, almost 400,000 jobs have been created, our industrial strategy has been hugely welcomed, and we have…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSupport for Cycle ManufacturersI associate myself with your statement, Mr Speaker, and with the comments of the hon. Lady. I recognise that there is concern about this issue among cycle manufacturers. The hon.…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSupport for Cycle ManufacturersSmall and medium-sized bicycle manufacturers are important for our green growth ambitions. Through the Government’s industrial and trade strategies, we are backing innovation,…17 Jul 2025