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HANSARDIllegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and DeportationIt is a pleasure and an honour to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the 1,673 South Basildon and East Thurrock constituents who took the time to sign the petition.…13 Jul 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Over the past week, rules and regulations have come understandably under sharp focus, but even more important than rules and regulations is the law. On that topic, I believe…08 Jul 2026HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.17 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ9. If any member of the public wishes to visit a major sporting or music event, they can expect to be searched on the way in. If they bring a bottle of water, the lid will be…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle EastAlthough I might not agree with all the conclusions that the Prime Minister has drawn, I am very grateful for the reverence and caution that he shows, and for the respect for…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ13. G R Carr is a business in Burnt Mills in my constituency with more than half a century of experience in steel manufacturing and fabrication. It is exactly the kind of…28 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumI thank the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for her exceptionally detailed and very interesting opening speech. I have had the tremendous privilege of visiting several…26 Jan 2026HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumI am very grateful to the hon. Member for giving way at this last moment. Does she agree with me that these debates are called debates for a reason, and that where there is an…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Animal Rescue CentresIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank everybody involved with the petition, whether they put their name to it or got it off the ground. Just outside…26 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: Basildon and Thurrock13. What recent discussions he has had with Basildon and Thurrock councils on proposals to postpone the local elections of May 2026.12 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: Basildon and ThurrockI appreciate the Minister’s answer about this being locally led, but there are genuine concerns that the criteria that may be put forward as a justification to cancel elections…12 Jan 2026HANSARDDigital IDThank you for saving me until last, Ms Furniss. With Christmas around the corner, the squats from bobbing will come in very handy. The proposal to introduce digital ID represents…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThat is a good point very well made, and it brings me to another point, which has not been raised in this debate: although the Government state that digital ID is optional—at…08 Dec 2025HANSARDHomelessness Guidance12. What steps he is taking to improve homelessness guidance for local government.24 Nov 2025HANSARDHomelessness GuidanceMinisters will be well aware that the maximum period of time for which the most vulnerable people should ever be placed in temporary accommodation is six weeks, but I have seen…24 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. It is an open secret that the gig economy is a magnet for organised crime and illegal workers. As Christmas approaches and demand increases, so do the associated risks. Will…19 Nov 2025HANSARDChannel Crossings7. What steps she is taking to reduce the cost to the public purse of migrants who have crossed the channel illegally.17 Nov 2025HANSARDChannel CrossingsAccording to a recent National Audit Office report, £15.3 billion will be spent on asylum accommodation alone over the next 10 years. That money will be spent on people who will,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSocial Media Posts: Penalties for OffencesWill the hon. Member give way on that point?17 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Earlier this week, I got to see the very best and some of the worst of our national health service. When my own daughter needed it, it was there, but when an 89-year-old…29 Oct 2025