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HANSARDChild Poverty1. What recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in Rugby constituency.11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsAn excellent climate adaptation world café event was held in Rugby town hall on Saturday, organised by my colleague Councillor Alison Livesey, officers and others. It was attended…11 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentI associate myself with the comments of hon. and right hon. Members about Armistice Day. During the previous Government, the size of our armed forces shrank from 192,000 to…11 Nov 2024HANSARDChild PovertyI have had the privilege of assisting the brilliant volunteers at the Make Lunch organisation in Rugby, which provides holiday lunch clubs with play activities for entire…11 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsGiven that at the end of 2022, under the last Conservative Government, the asylum backlog had reached 166,261, an elevenfold increase in 12 years, does my hon. Friend agree that…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs a semi-retired violinist and rock musician asking a semi-retired multi-instrumentalist, I feel confident that the Prime Minister shares my belief in the importance of music…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSupporting Prison OfficersI have been made aware of the consequences of 14 years of neglect of our Prison and Probation Service by the Conservative party: the critical overcrowding due to the lack of…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My right hon. Friend the Chancellor inspired many people last week, including girls and women. The unfortunate comments from the new Leader of the Opposition about the first…05 Nov 2024HANSARDSupporting Prison Officers4. What steps her Department is taking to support prison officers.05 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Councillor Ish Mistry and everyone involved in the wonderful Diwali celebration on the streets of Rugby on Sunday? Our…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. We will take no lectures from the Conservative party about business. Plenty of us have experience of business, and I am one of them. Many high street businesses want to…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastMore than 400,000 people, over half of whom are women and children, are estimated by the UN to have been displaced from Lebanon into Syria since September, the majority of those…28 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyAt Rugby borough council, there are 300 households on the waiting list for social houses. Officers and councillors are working hard to meet the demand. They have knocked down…28 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Housing Supply25. What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.28 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, had the Conservative party put as much energy into protecting our rivers, lakes and seas as it has into filling its reservoirs of chutzpah,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityDoes my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary agree that the overwhelming majority of police officers are a credit to our communities and our country? In my constituency of Rugby,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityI am not given to hyperbole; I will simply say that my right hon. Friend has inherited a shocking and dangerous situation and is dealing with it in a calm and collected manner. I…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareThe reaction to a proposed ward closure in my local St Cross hospital in Rugby shows how concerned the public are about the health system after 14 years of underinvestment by the…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI congratulate Members from across the House on their excellent, humorous and moving maiden speeches. Most landlords are good landlords and play a vital role in the housing…09 Oct 2024HANSARDPlanning Policy: Traveller SitesI congratulate the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) on securing this important debate. He spoke about a two-tier society. He spoke about one law for all of us.…11 Sept 2024