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HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure to be responding again to the Leader of the House. It is the day after England started their world cup campaign, and it is fair to say that they already have our…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the upcoming business?18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDMurder of Henry NowakHenry Nowak’s tragic murder is, sadly, stark proof that we have become a country where we no longer treat everyone as equal under the law. Does the Home Secretary agree it is time…02 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. The petition calls on councils, the police and the CPS to publish their child sexual offender data on…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point; London has had horrific abuses. I worked with a girl who the Children’s Society intervened on. She had been gang-raped and exploited. She…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataWe do need to ask those questions, and we need to be unafraid to stand up for the girls who have been raped, exploited and lied to—who have been let down by the local authority…01 Jun 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and I thank him for advocating for his residents. The failure to purchase land has forced residents into bankruptcy and caused…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesThat is an excellent example of an issue—in this case, the final payment and settlement for the relocation of the centre—that has been the subject of an ongoing dispute with HS2,…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI thank the hon. Member for that point. I think it has been a mistake not to work with local communities, because there would have been a point when most of us across the House…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesAcross the House, we all want extra protection for Colne Valley Regional Park, and to mitigate the impact of HS2 and all other infrastructure projects. I want to share one…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesAbsolutely. A winding-up contingency plan for areas where HS2 is not continuing needs to be put in place. Seeing properties just sitting there, when everyone knows that they will…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesOver many years, the issue of HS2 has consumed many hours of debate in this House, and many hon. and right hon. Members have needed to highlight the unacceptable impact the…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. HS2 should follow that model; that would go a long way towards repairing community relations, because HS2 could not have cared less about…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesCommunication can be very poor in certain regions, and they it may improve, but then it may become even worse. There will be isolated incidents when one constituent has been left…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI think the community impact and the mitigation are key to the project moving forward successfully, because that is how trust can be restored. Community faith in this project and…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetIf the Secretary of State decides to scrap HS2 in a year’s time, or in a few months’ time, she will have my full support. What assurances can she offer on providing better…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Our constituencies border one another, and I remember visiting him in his constituency at Dogs Trust. I remember the vibration, noise and…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for saying that, but I also pay tribute to the first person who radicalised me on the importance of fighting HS2: the former MP for Chesham and…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI thank the hon. Lady for that excellent point. I know her seat very well, and she has fought for her constituents, including in Old Oak Common, for many years. It is fair that…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesIt is incredibly frustrating that those funds are not open and available, particularly when as Members of Parliament we have come forward with good ideas for how they could be…19 May 2026