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HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for her explanation of the funding formula, which is something I have raised with the Policing Minister, too. Seasonality is an issue in my constituency of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI have been shocked by the number of mouldy and damp homes that I have visited in my constituency. No one should be forced to live in such conditions. We have some of the leakiest…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWarm Homes Plan16. What steps he is taking to introduce the warm homes plan.04 Feb 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI am grateful to the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing this debate. Members across the House have spoken eloquently about the importance of their…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Water quality and sewage pollution is one of the most pressing issues in my constituency. In the past year alone, we have had 57 sewage dumps—the equivalent of 594 hours of sewage…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI welcome the measures the Government are bringing in to support our important creative industries. Those businesses also need a talent pipeline, and my constituency has a…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillThe vast majority of our biodiversity is in our seas, 90% of which are in our overseas territories. Does the Minister agree that it is critical that the UK has shown leadership in…24 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: Payments10. What recent progress he has made on establishing the infected blood compensation scheme.23 Jan 2025HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: PaymentsI welcome the £11.8 billion allocated in the Budget for the infected blood scandal, which is a clear commitment from this Government that they are acting on this injustice.…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for bringing this important debate. Like many, I have spent…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for introducing the Bill, and all hon. Members on the Bill Committee who gave their time to consider with gravity this long-overdue reform, which will provide…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to Ellen and all the families for their tireless campaigning and for this petition, which 119 people in…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Building HomesBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council submitted its draft local plan for examination in July but, under the new targets, it has planned for only 53% of its housing need. Can…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement and all the action her Department is taking to tackle migrant smuggling gangs and to reduce the asylum backlog. Frankly, I am quite…11 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing Supply2. What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyThere are 2,151 families across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on social housing waiting lists, many in unsuitable temporary accommodation. What steps is the Department…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My constituent Tracy set up the organisation Changes Are Made in memory of her grandson Cameron Hamilton, who was fatally stabbed in Bournemouth town centre last year. Tracy…25 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAs the Business Secretary and many hon. Friends have said, the central mission of this Government is to get the economy growing after years of stagnation. Fourteen years of poor…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsThe last Government were responsible for an asylum backlog so large that they ended up spending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money every day on asylum hotels, including in my…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionLast year, sewage was dumped 57 times along the precious coastline of my constituency—the equivalent of 594 hours of sewage spillages. Our constituents are rightly disgusted by…23 Oct 2024