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HANSARDCardiovascular Disease: PreventionThe Minister makes powerful points. Does he agree that we should consider a wider, holistic approach, taking into account planning and advertising—for instance, children going to…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCardiovascular Disease: PreventionI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this important debate. Cardiovascular disease changes lives, takes lives and robs families of loved ones. I speak…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCardiovascular Disease: PreventionMay I say what an honour it is to serve under the chairmanship of such a multi-talented, multi-functional Chair?13 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate on such an important topic. Everyone deserves to feel safe, yet over the last 14 years we have seen police numbers being…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In Ilford we have worked with Queen Mary University to launch a new satellite campus to teach medicine and dentistry. Given the growing importance of education in science,…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. The conflict in Gaza has undoubtedly devastated communities, decimated areas and destroyed countless lives. Each and…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted SupportI am pleased that my hon. Friend has secured this debate. Last week, I spoke about the importance of a holistic approach to preventing crime, and especially of providing young…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted Supportrose —11 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met constituents who are increasingly concerned about the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh. Since last August, there have been reports of more than 2,000 incidents of…06 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceOn the point about inner and outer London, the problem is that outer-London boroughs are now seeing inner-London problems, the funding system is archaic and the formula is based…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for her speech and for the money that we are going to see. I also associate myself with some of the remarks made by the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceCan I just make this point?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Southport AttackNone of us would wish to pre-empt the public inquiry before it has even started, but based on what the Minister has told us, it seems inevitable that we will face the issue of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI thank the hon. Member. The other thing I would like to say is that when we are over-reliant on statistics, it says something. I will come on to statistics as well, if I am…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsAlthough I do not want to upset the camaraderie going back and forth across the Chamber, this is debate, and this is democracy. I am sure we can all agree that no voting system is…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI will made some headway, because I can see the clock ticking. Another key weakness of PR systems is that they almost inevitably create coalition Governments. We know what happens…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI think it is about being pragmatic in our response, being pragmatic with our residents, and making the right decisions.30 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy neighbours in Ilford South and I are concerned about reports of democratic backsliding and human rights abuses in Pakistan. Reports of female political candidates being…23 Jan 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI commend the Minister for the way he introduced the debate—the tone and pitch of his speech—and the whole Chamber for how it has come together on such an important subject. It is…23 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI absolutely agree. People have come round to check on me and ask me whether I really am okay or if I have an underlying problem, because I have lost so much weight. The only…20 Jan 2025