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HANSARDThames WaterThames Water is clearly failing its customers and the environment. I thank the Government for their action this week, which makes it very clear to Thames Water that it will not be…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Brain CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. It is great to see Members in the Chamber in such great numbers. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerAs the hon. Gentleman describes, there is a postcode lottery in the treatment that people can access. In Hastings, a patient has to do a four-hour round trip to Brighton hospital…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseAbandoned caravans are causing an eyesore across Hastings, particularly along St Helens Road and Cinque Ports Way, which are being treated as a dumping ground. It is very…11 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillI welcome the new powers in the Bill, particularly on timetabling. To give an example from my patch of how the new powers could be used to improve passengers’ experience without…10 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI recently met a local steel business to discuss this issue and how it can source more British steel in line with the principles of the Bill. It raised with me a keen desire to…09 Jun 2026HANSARDAccountability in the Health ServiceJules Fielder from Hastings was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer after doctors missed her symptoms, mistaking them for tennis elbow. As a non-smoking young woman, she…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWill the Minister give way?09 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesIn Hastings, Rye and the villages we have had sewage dumped in our sea, two major water outages—lasting five and nine days—Hastings town centre flooded and, last year, as the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI thank the right hon. Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale) for securing the urgent question. The disruption caused by this incident has been extremely distressing…03 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy hon. and gallant Friend is talking about the support that the Government are giving to veterans, and about improving their housing situation. In my constituency, the East…02 Jun 2026HANSARDNew Developments: Unadopted Roads and Public AmenitiesMy hon. Friend raises the issue of the facilities on new housing estates, and playgrounds in particular. One of the new estates in my constituency, the Ashdown House development,…13 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have a pothole epidemic in Hastings, Rye and the villages, and that is why the Government gave East Sussex county council a record £21 million to tackle it—more money than ever…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Dualling of the A21I thank the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Dr Mullan) for securing this important debate about improving the A21. This is an issue that we work on together and with…14 Apr 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Queensway Gateway Road works were a shambles from start to finish. They were meant to last weeks, but dragged on for almost a year, causing gridlock and losing local…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI must declare an interest as someone in the first year group to have a plan 2 student loan under the broken system introduced by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats that…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe right hon. Lady talks about making the system fair. Will she comment on what her party did in government? The Conservatives abolished the maintenance grant, which means that…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe Opposition talk about amnesia. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is they who have collective amnesia about the system they created? My generation certainly do not have amnesia…18 Mar 2026HANSARDUse of Biobeads in Wastewater TreatmentI present this petition on behalf of the 9,915 people who have supported my campaign calling on the water companies to end the use of plastic beads in wastewater treatment. A few…18 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractIt has been really hard to get a GP appointment in Hastings and Rye, so I welcome the bold action that this Government are taking to tackle that 8 am scramble to get a GP…16 Mar 2026