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HANSARD Water Supply in KentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. and caring Friend the Member for Ashford (Sojan Joseph) for securing this important debate, which is…10 Jun 2026HANSARDHome-to-School TransportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. Massive congratulations to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) on securing the debate. This…04 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyConstituents of mine have been really worried and concerned by seeing residents of Herne Bay and Whitstable along the coast deprived of their essential water supplies. It should…03 Jun 2026HANSARD SS Richard Montgomery: MastsMadam Deputy Speaker, I am really grateful to you and the House for this opportunity to discuss something that is of immense importance to residents in Sittingbourne, and…21 Apr 2026HANSARD SS Richard Montgomery: MastsYes, for any community that has strong links to the sea, the stories of the sea run deep in everyone’s veins. As I was about to come on to, there is an amazing mural in the middle…21 Apr 2026HANSARD SS Richard Montgomery: MastsAbsolutely. As I have talked to people on Sheppey, some people have gone, “The masts are all ours! We have to have them all.” There are three masts—we can share. I know that it…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMeningitis OutbreakMy heart also goes out to everyone affected by this terrible and unfolding tragedy. I think particularly of my constituents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey, many of whom are students…17 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI am really pleased to see this plan. It is such a welcome change from the lukewarm gusts of air that came from the Opposition when they were in government. It is practical,…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of gambling harms on children and young people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and to see so…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleMy hon. Friend is very knowledgeable about this subject, and he is bang on about all those actions. It is exactly that: gambling has to be treated as a public health issue. I…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleI entirely agree with my hon. Friend; this is all very much interconnected. She used the terminology “grooming”; those psychology-based behaviours really are a form of grooming…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleI thank every Member who has contributed to this debate. It has been very powerful, and I have valued the detail that people have added; many are key bits of evidence that build…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and commend our incredible servicemen and women who have defended our interests here. I am increasingly worried, as are many…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI am horrified to report to you and to the House that last night in Swale borough council there were violent scenes, as people wearing balaclavas in the public gallery violently…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Resident Doctors: Industrial ActionI have worked so many Christmases and new years as a nurse in the NHS, and I know the weary dread with which so many colleagues are facing this threat of strike action,…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Catapults and Antisocial BehaviourWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Dec 2025HANSARD Catapults and Antisocial BehaviourIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond, and I commend the hon. and gallant Member for securing this debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Jim…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Catapults and Antisocial BehaviourIt remains a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. Again, I congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on bringing forward the…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeOn Raspberry Hill Lane in my constituency near the village of Iwade, there is one of these mega illegal dumps. It has started metastasising, sprouting accessory dumps nearby, all…17 Nov 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: KentI am grateful to serve under your chairship, Sir John. The stories that my hon. and learned Friend is recounting completely match those that I get in my inbox and hear in my…12 Nov 2025