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HANSARDThames WaterMy constituents have been catastrophically failed by Thames Water over many years by major floods that have closed local businesses, constant leaks and bursts, traffic disruption,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTenant and Resident Management Organisations: RegulationResidents on the Loughborough estate in my constituency have suffered years of appalling service from their resident management organisation, the Loughborough Estate Management…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTenant and Resident Management Organisations: Regulation14. What steps his Department is taking to improve the regulation of tenant and resident management organisations.15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and warmly welcome the decisive action that she has set out. She has agreed with the evidence-based conclusions of the Education…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Water CompaniesMy constituents have been profoundly failed by Thames Water for many years, with frequent leaks and bursts, inadequate investment in our infrastructure, clogged up roads and, to…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI welcome the announcement today. The Education Committee recently took evidence from social media and gaming companies, which left every member of the Committee profoundly…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships StrategyI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Minister on his commitment to making a difference for children in the care system and for care leavers. It is a shocking reality that our care…04 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI welcome many of the measures in the Gracious Speech, including legislation to strengthen our relationship with the European Union. Brexit has been the unmitigated disaster that…18 May 2026HANSARD Youth JusticeI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and welcome the publication of the White Paper. Education has a vital role to play in reducing youth offending. There is a strong…18 May 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillFirst, I welcome the Government’s decision to introduce a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools. I appreciate that the guidance previously proposed was clear and that schools…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI agree with the hon. Member—and, indeed, with the Opposition Front Bencher, the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott)—that the ban must be on the basis that phones are…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. One of the reasons for the incredulity among those listening to the evidence yesterday was…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will not take any further interventions because of the time left, if that is okay. The need for urgent action to take children off social media in their crucial formative years…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI hesitate to intervene, but I think the right hon. Member perhaps has not understood that children with a modern hearing aid, for example, use an application on a smartphone,…22 Apr 2026HANSARDApprenticeshipsI recently met a young constituent who is hoping to start a legal apprenticeship. He told me that he has had to research each apprenticeship opportunity himself and, unlike his…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI warmly welcome Government amendment 17B, which strengthens obligations to support sibling contact for children who are looked after. As the Minister knows, this is often the…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman, who is being generous in giving way. I think he would find it helpful to listen to the Education Committee’s evidence session on Tuesday next…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI believe that there is a consensus across this House, both about the harms of social media and smartphones for our young people and about the urgent need for action. I have…15 Apr 2026HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was told by a journalist today that the members of the shadow Cabinet had visited my constituency this morning. I understand that they…14 Apr 2026