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HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsOn visiting the three prisons in the Sheppey prison cluster in my constituency, it is clear to see how the prison estate has been degraded over the past 14 years. I have talked to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly welcome yesterday’s announcement about using initiatives such as community diagnostic centres to move services closer to the public. In the Isle of Sheppey, we are…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for raising this important issue. I will try not to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have been a nurse for more than a quarter of a century, and in that time I have worked mostly in intensive care as a specialist. I have worked with compassionate and skilled,…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Member give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI want to be very clear that “medical practitioner” is a synonym for doctor—not nurse, pharmacist, dentist or any other practitioner. To be a doctor is to be a practitioner of…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Fly-tippingMassive congratulations to my hon. Friend and near neighbour on securing this debate. I am very supportive of everything that has been said so far. One thing that I think has not…26 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town Centres6. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour on high streets and in town centres.25 Nov 2024HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to add to all the warm tributes to John. I got to know him and encountered him outside of a political context. It is a matter of…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: Town CentresI thank my right hon. Friend for that helpful answer. Many residents in my constituency flag up the real problems with antisocial behaviour in both Sheerness and Sittingbourne…25 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI strongly welcome the Government’s focus on tackling the root causes of organised crime behind the small boats, rather than the gimmicks of the previous Government. Across Kent,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I do not think so. That plan will be needed to get the NHS back on its feet, and as a counter to some of the comments about national insurance and burdens on businesses, the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this debate about the Budget—a Budget I am very proud to support as the first Labour Budget in 15 years. I also thank…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Lower Thames CrossingI thank my hon. Friend very much for securing this really important debate. I have spent far too much time snarled up in traffic between my constituency, Sittingbourne and…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I would like to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow) for enabling the debate to happen, and…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Sir David Amess Adjournment DebateThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to address the House for my first speech, and for making time available for so many of us to make our first speech today. I…12 Sept 2024