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HANSARDDefence Investment PlanDorset has a proud armed forces tradition and can play a critical role in delivering our defence ambitions. We have a strong ecosystem of cutting-edge drone technology companies…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactOf course. Recordkeeping is one of the issues we face as a campaign group. I know the Department of Health and Social Care is looking at that, and I will come on to that issue…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I have also met Susie—she is a doughty campaigner and a real tribute to the movement. I will come on to some of the calls of the DES…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactThere are mothers who carry and have carried unimaginable guilt—a guilt that should never have been theirs to bear. No mother should be made to feel responsible for trusting her…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactI am grateful to have secured this important debate. I begin by asking the House to imagine a young woman in Britain in the 1950s. She is pregnant, she may have struggled to…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactYes, I agree that research is needed and that is one of the things that DES campaigners are calling for. One of those 300,000 women was Rita, the mother of my constituent, Jan…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational ImpactIt was a pleasure to meet Heather today, along with all the other campaigners. I thank them all for having shown such strength in coming forward to share their stories. One of the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know from my experience setting up Bournemouth town centre citizens’ panel just how effective those forums are for deep dives into complex issues and for building consensus, so…25 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.24 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe most dangerous place for a woman is often her own home. That is in part why I have introduced a private Member’s Bill to extend domestic abuse protections to children and…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanAt a Falklands war veterans conference last week in Poole, I was asked to reassure our serving personnel that the funding is there for the deterrence we need to keep this nation…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI welcome the £2.8 million Bournemouth University has received to develop cyber-defence, intelligence and autonomous system courses. They are due to start in September and will…10 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillGBR launched in my constituency when South Western Railway came back into public ownership. The engineers at the depot said that bringing rail and the railways together would…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI recently visited the jobcentre in Bournemouth town centre with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Employment, and we saw the great work it is doing to build skills and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEquality Act 2010: Code of PracticeA number of my constituents have raised concerns about this draft code. One trans woman wrote to me to say that she and her partner are frightened for her safety and ability to…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillIn his opening remarks, the Health Secretary set out our record in office on waiting times, patient experience and investment. My local area has benefited from this record level…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI would not give the right hon. Gentleman’s political adviser a raise for their speechwriting abilities just yet. Why does he think we are having to talk about…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportMy hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is right to point out Poole’s history as a fishing and port town; like my constituency, however, it is also a tourism town. Bournemouth…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseI thank the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for his statement, and I associate myself with his comments about Epstein’s victims, who must be at the forefront of our minds.…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI congratulate the Chancellor on her skilful management of our economy in what are extremely difficult international circumstances. Growth is up, inflation is down and borrowing…21 May 2026