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HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She mentioned the Parkinson’s group in her constituency. In my constituency, the wonderful Mervyn Dunkley, Jane Hua and their team…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. I have long thought that you, Mr Speaker, and the Prime Minister would suit a magnificent moustache—and I am sure that you would be capable of growing a better one than mine.…12 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI welcome the statement from the Secretary of State, and particularly her strong support for the BBC as an institution that belongs to us all. With the BBC regularly rated…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Fresh and Nutritious Food: Inequality of AccessMy hon. Friend is making a passionate speech. In a past life, as a cabinet member for health in a local authority, I was active in promoting a voucher scheme run by the Alexandra…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI warmly welcome the news today from the Office of Rail and Road that competition can start on international rail lines to the continent, and I thank the Government for their…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI welcome this debate warmly. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) for securing it, and for her excellent speech introducing it, and to other Members for…30 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for securing this important debate and for his…29 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In my constituency, the IB is available to children from low-income backgrounds and is particularly attractive because it provides young people…29 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxLike many in this House and many of my constituents in Dartford, I have had the dubious pleasure of paying stamp duty. I can testify to the fact that doing so when buying a home…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. We recently had brilliant news in Dartford for young people in the constituency and across the region, with North Kent college designated as a technical excellence college,…20 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. After 14 years of neglect, this Government are renewing the infrastructure of Britain—and for the benefit of the Leader of the Opposition, that is spelt B-R-I-T-A-I-N.…15 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore) on securing this important debate,…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeA decade ago my constituent Laura Cordell, who has lived with PoTS for 10 years, was rushed to A&E with a dangerously high heart rate. She was later told by a doctor that she had…14 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackOn an inspiring visit this weekend to Bromley Reform synagogue, which serves my constituents in Dartford alongside those of my hon. Friend the Member for Beckenham and Penge (Liam…13 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportBefore the summer recess, I ran a consultation session in Dartford for parents, carers, schools and local organisations to discuss their experiences of SEND. I have provided a…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Suicide PreventionI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (Lee Pitcher) for securing this debate on what I think we can all agree is a critical…11 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case on what those with BNO visas are being put through by this White Paper and the proposed legislation. In Dartford, I have been contacted…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThe latest figures show that Dartford has seen the second largest rise in families with children of any area in the country, so my constituents will hugely welcome the additional…04 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesDoes the Minister agree that it is thanks to the tight fiscal rules that this Government have introduced and the changes in the Budget that since the election my residents in…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I warmly commend the locally led £100 million Connect to Work programme, which supports those facing complex barriers to employment to get into work and to stay in work. A…01 Sept 2025