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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)On the questions that the hon. Gentleman is asking around the type of monitors we have on sewage outlets, is he aware that the Environmental Audit Committee looked at this very…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Does my hon. Friend share my horror at our current situation, in which constituents are getting ear and eye infections from swimming in the sea or rivers? One constituent of mine…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI really welcome the measures in the Bill to ensure that the many children being home-schooled have all the support they need to get back into mainstream education. I was…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaToday we have rightly heard a lot from Members in all parts of the House about the desperate need to get more aid into Gaza—an issue that many of our constituents are concerned…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Hospice FundingMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. May I welcome this record investment in our hospices from the Labour Government? The Conservative Government had 14 years to do that, but they shirked…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on water pollution. Today, we will vote on a landmark piece of legislation to begin the clean-up of our…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. One of the things in the Bill that I really welcome is that it will stop water companies marking their own homework. The monitors on…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Will the right hon. Lady give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the Secretary of State for the work he and his Department are doing to change the compensation rules so that when these incidents happen, my constituents get higher levels…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseQueensway Gateway in my constituency is known as the “road to nowhere” because it has been left unfinished for over a decade, so my constituents in Hastings and Rye were delighted…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEducationParents, teachers and students in my constituency were horrified to find out that the University of Brighton Academies Trust has been taking a whopping 20% of the Government grant…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsParents, teachers and students in my constituency were horrified to find out that the University of Brighton Academies Trust has been taking a whopping 20% of the Government grant…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe right hon. Lady talks about the figures. Does she accept that her Government’s record was one of leaving £300 million of the farming budget unspent in the Treasury coffers,…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxMy colleague on the Select Committee has great expertise on the farming industry. He will therefore know that, for the last 14 years, the record of his party in government has…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Taxrose —04 Dec 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMany farmers in my constituency of Hastings and Rye are feeling the impact of 14 years of Conservative failure. In particular, they have faced many challenges with flooding. Can…04 Nov 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionIn 2022, Lubov Chernukhin opened an amusement centre in Hastings town centre known as Owens. The project received more than £400,000 of taxpayer money as part of the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionIn 2022, Lubov Chernukhin opened an amusement centre in Hastings town centre known as Owens. The project received more than £400,000 of taxpayer money as part of the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOther CorrectionTopical Questions The following extract is from Housing, Communities and Local Government Questions on 28 October 2024.29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2022, Lubov Chernukhin opened an amusement centre in Hastings town centre known as Owens. The project received more than £400,000 of taxpayer money as part of the…28 Oct 2024