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HANSARDCommunity CohesionOn Sunday, I celebrated iftar at the local Epsom Islamic Centre. We enjoyed lots of wonderful food and a real community spirit. Unfortunately, last October the centre was the…03 Mar 2026HANSARD SEND Provision: Local AuthoritiesI apologise for being late for the debate; business was going more rapidly than I expected. Many of us strongly believe that it is important that children are educated as close to…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThe Bill presents a vital opportunity to pave a new way for politics —a politics that is good, honest and free from foreign interference. I welcome many of the Government’s…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI totally agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, I believe that at recent Labour conferences, many Labour members brought up the same point. This House must strive for a system that…02 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastAfter the fall of the regime in Iraq, there was no long-term plan and civil society collapsed. In 2004, I was in Op Telic 4 in Iraq, retraining the Iraqi police service. One day I…02 Mar 2026HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend makes a valid point about the tactics that Putin is using at the moment. Temperatures in Ukraine have dropped to minus 20°C, which has had profound consequences for…25 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansThe Minister talks about the history of the student loan, and it is helpful for us all to understand that, but at the moment the students on plan 2 face a freeze—the very thing,…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAmbulance Response TimesIn November, I joined a local ambulance crew and saw at first hand the great work they do for our community, but services are under huge strain. Will the Minister designate…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorOn that point, I have been contacted by a constituent who played a public role in the middle east. They said that during their time in that role, they had to go through incredible…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionLast week, the chief executive officer of Meta took the stand in Los Angeles as part of a landmark trial examining Instagram’s impact on the mental health of young users. This…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Transport: Planning DevelopmentsEpsom and Ewell has the highest accommodation costs in England. That pressure is being addressed by building new housing, but the challenge is that in one development in my…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKDoes the hon. Gentleman find it bizarre that at the moment British citizens can spend only 90 days out of every 180 in Europe, yet reciprocally EU nationals can spend six months…24 Feb 2026HANSARDDecarbonisation Schemes: GP Access4. What plans his Department has to help improve GP access to decarbonisation schemes.10 Feb 2026HANSARDIndependent Water Commission: Final ReportThe Rye brook in Ashtead, which runs past local schools, has suffered loads of raw sewage leaks. It feeds into the River Mole, which has seen 3,000 hours of storm overflows in…10 Feb 2026HANSARDDecarbonisation Schemes: GP AccessPrimary care accounts for around 25% of the NHS’s carbon emissions, with many GPs working in ageing, energy-inefficient buildings with high running costs. Research from the Royal…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Charlie Maynard) and the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) on securing this really important debate…09 Feb 2026HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesThe hon. Lady brilliantly describes the real nub of the problem. One of my constituents got in touch to tell me that in the space of a few months, four people that she knew…09 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement and for her personal experience that has gone into this plan. After the Conservatives failed to invest in our NHS, it is no…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that the MOJ is responsible for granting exhumation licences, does the Secretary of State agree that significant historical pauper burial sites, such Horton cemetery in my…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastMy constituents have got in touch about a significant fare increase that they are experiencing with Southern Railway. The Leatherhead to London Victoria single fare at 8.51 am has…03 Feb 2026