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HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemThe hon. Gentleman and I have discussed these issues about Hongkongers and Ukrainians before. We often talk about the Boris wave and the large numbers of immigrants who came to…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsOn 2 March, I asked the Prime Minister what steps the UK was taking to prepare for targeted stabilisation and humanitarian efforts in Lebanon and Yemen if the Iranian regime…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesI have been fortunate to have a pathfinder within the independent prescribing programme in my constituency. Its data shows that only 5% of patients who use the independent…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI have had a look at the parliamentary record; Healthwatch has been mentioned over 100 times in the past five years. One key area of focus is its reporting and the insights it…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportI am sure that my hon. Friend is aware that the Labour Rural Research Group recently did a report on rural poverty, which identified that on average someone living in a rural area…01 Jun 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI trust that the Minister and his team will do exactly that. This is not just about the 10% sales commission; there are broader issues impacting park home residents. I will come…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Local Area Energy PlansI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on local authorities in England to produce and maintain local area energy plans; to make provision about the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for park home owners. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I am grateful to the Backbench…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersAbsolutely. I am sure that we will talk a lot about the 10% sales commission, but the hon. Member is right to raise it early on. I am pleased that the Minister leading on the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersYes, and I will talk about that in a moment. There has been cross-party consensus on the need to make changes, but it will fall to this Government to make them. I am pleased that…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consultation is being run for a reason. I encourage anyone watching the debate or emailing their MPs about it to go further and engage with…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I will talk later about the different reasons that have been given for the 10% commission, which demonstrate in and of themselves that nobody is…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersThank you, Sir Alec. I will press on, but the hon. Member is absolutely right and has touched on some issues that I will talk about. I congratulate him on ensuring his residents…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI will press on and see where we get to. I will not go into detail about many key issues facing park and mobile home owners—I am sure colleagues will touch on them, as they have…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI thank hon. Members for joining the debate. We have covered the whole country—from the south coast all the way up to parts of northern England and to Northern Ireland, which of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillFrom October 2024 onwards, I did my best to engage fully and properly with the assisted dying debate that took place across England and Wales. I met campaigners on both sides of…25 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI am sorry for intervening on my hon. Friend, but as my constituency neighbour, I am sure she will understand why I do so. Many of her constituents use East Midlands Parkway…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI just need to reinforce the point that my hon. Friend makes, because the east midlands already receives the lowest level of transport spending per head of any UK region or…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Court and Tribunal TranscriptsClearly, we are talking about having access to accurate court transcripts. I have been contacted by a couple of constituents who work as registered public service interpreters.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsI beg to move, That this House has considered productivity and economic growth in the East Midlands. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I want to start by…17 Mar 2026