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HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) on introducing the petition, and I thank the petitioners…27 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI fully support my hon. Friend the Minister’s motion to agree with Lords amendments 19 and 39, and I thank him for all his work. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member…22 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI am happy to take an intervention from the hon. Lady, if she wishes. By working with our European partners and other countries we can better manage arrivals, reduce pressure on…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationWill the hon. Lady give way?20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I am grateful to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for leading the debate. I…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationAs I will come to later in my remarks, I am for reducing and speeding up the whole processing system and for finding more appropriate places than hotels—there are a multitude of…20 Oct 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial Strategy3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy on Northern Ireland.15 Oct 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyAirbus, which manufactures satellites in my Stevenage constituency, will soon integrate the civil aircraft wing business at the historical Shorts site in Belfast, close to where…15 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI thank the Home Secretary for her powerful statement and send my condolences to those grieving for their loved ones following the horrific terrorist attack, which realised the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHeritage Sites: East of EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. Does she agree that other heritage sites including independently run stately homes like Knebworth House in my constituency receive…13 Oct 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingI commend the Government for their commitment to neighbourhood policing, not least the proposed powers in the Crime and Policing Bill that will empower officers to stop antisocial…15 Sept 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Policing18. What recent progress her Department has made on improving neighbourhood policing.15 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceLike the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty), I was part of the excellent armed forces parliamentary scheme visit to Operation Chessman in Poland earlier this year. I…10 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI agree wholeheartedly with the principle of a check on this place. However, that check must come with due wisdom and expertise. We have heard from the Conservative Benches about…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOur constitution is indeed a very curious beast. Nobody starting from scratch would come anywhere near designing what we have for this country—perhaps apart from the shadow…04 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThis is not about individuals; it is about the principle. Does the Father of the House agree that it is the principle we should be talking about today, not the individuals,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityWe have heard Conservative and Reform MPs decry legislation that they say is stopping the problem being fixed. They talk the talk, but they do not actually vote for legislation.…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsI declare a former interest as a lawyer specialising in election law. I can say from that previous life that the previous Tory Government left our election law in an unfair and…17 Jul 2025HANSARDLeasehold Reform8. What steps she is taking to reform the leasehold system.14 Jul 2025HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy constituent Ed, a leaseholder in Monument Court, Stevenage, has been trapped for years in an unsellable flat after the building failed its EWS1 assessment because Higgins Homes…14 Jul 2025