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HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI welcome the clarity and focus on action that the Home Secretary has brought to the House. This morning I spoke to the father of a young woman in my constituency who was the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesIn Aylesbury town centre, we have some fantastic businesses, from Darlington’s to the Rockwood pub and Nafees bakery. They provide an amazing service to the community, but with…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the Secretary of State on his excellent work. The Government’s decision to suspend their trade negotiations with the Israeli Government last month was absolutely…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for Small Businesses7. What steps he is taking to support small businesses.12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.12 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) and for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge),…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI had an extremely harrowing meeting with a mum in my constituency. Her 12-year-old son had been groomed by an artificial intelligence chatbot through character.ai. It is utterly…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. I have been in contact with the International Rescue Committee, my former employer, about the impact that the USAID cuts will…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe approach of the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation flies in the face of every established principle of humane and effective aid delivery, as has become quickly apparent.…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]May I say how humbled I am to follow such powerful and personal contributions from many hon. Members? I welcome these long-overdue reforms of the Mental Health Act. I am extremely…19 May 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) for introducing the debate. I…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.14 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met Jess and Hannah from Aston Clinton in my constituency, who are doing brilliant work to encourage parents to delay giving their children smartphones. Responding on Second…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentAfter 70 days of aid being blockaded, we are watching an entirely preventable famine unfold in real time in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli Government’s anti-NGO Bill seeks to…14 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I have been in touch with a constituent who has a disability and needs help with showering and dressing. She is concerned that, under our proposed reforms, she will not score…12 May 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental Health8. What steps he is taking to improve perinatal mental health provision.06 May 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthTomorrow is World Maternal Mental Health Day, recognising the particular challenges that some mums face from pregnancy to birth, and after birth. I commend the Secretary of State…06 May 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitIt was a real honour to join the meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa in Parliament yesterday. I welcome the Minister’s hard work in the signing of the MOU. I desperately want…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionLike many colleagues in this House, I was appalled by the terrorist attack in Kashmir, and my heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones. What really worries me now is the…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsLast week I caught up with SafeStep, a remarkable charity in my constituency that supports victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We discussed the many ways…28 Apr 2025