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HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingWill the Minister give way?10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingAs the Minister knows, where we have pockets of high deprivation in London, one concern is protecting those communities. When the settlement was announced, it was very clear that…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingThe Government are looking at how the overnight stay levy might be used, and there is some really welcome potential, for example where major events in London happen in one local…10 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceMany members of Jimmy Lai’s family, including his son Sebastien, are my constituents. They are devastated by today’s sentence, which risks being a death sentence for a 78-year-old…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyAs my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) and the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) alluded to, there are many directions in which we can take…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyI thank my hon. Friend for providing another rich example of the level of infiltration and influence that malign actors have had, including capturing Government contracts and not…09 Feb 2026HANSARDIranIn the past few weeks I have had heartbreaking conversations with Iranian and British-Iranian constituents, and letters from many more. They have fragments of information about…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseA week ago, a 175-year-old Thames Water main pipe burst, leading to a devastating flood in Holland Park, which has forced dozens of my constituents into temporary accommodation…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSE5. What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE.19 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSEI thank the Minister for her answer. Ukrainian children, including 2,500 under the brilliant Ukrainian St Mary’s Trust, headquartered in Kensington and Bayswater, have been warmly…19 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for her visit to Kensington and Bayswater, where she herself enticed me into an adult gaming centre to show me how it is set up to keep…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses: Magnitsky SanctionsWould the shadow Minister consider briefly responding to my question about whether she thinks it is appropriate for the shadow Attorney General to be simultaneously advising…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHuman Rights Abuses: Magnitsky SanctionsI join colleagues in congratulating the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing the debate. As he rightly said, an effective…08 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformI join other hon. Members in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) on securing the debate and on her campaign. Our high streets have struggled in…08 Jan 2026HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian SituationI welcome the additional aid and sanctions, and I praise my constituents who have done so much to keep Sudan in the public eye. What lessons have been learned from the fall of El…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI thank the Foreign Secretary for her tribute to Sebastien Lai, who, as she says, has joined us in the Gallery. This afternoon, Members from across the House heard from…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Prime Minister was clear this week that the wild promises of Brexit have hurt our economy, eroded trust in politics and that there is no credible economic future for…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q We heard earlier today about the failure of a local authority: the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the Grenfell case. In the brief time that we have, I am interested…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q To go back to your point about coherence, it would be helpful to hear how you foresee your role working with the additional support that will come through this law. Help us…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (First sitting)Q Grenfell United submitted some evidence to us with extracts from the Grenfell inquiry of local government officers repeatedly saying, “Can’t recall, can’t recall”. How would the…27 Nov 2025