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HANSARDFly-tipping and Illegal DumpingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) on securing this debate on an issue that is so…24 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesIt is right that we debate what more we can do, but does the right hon. Gentleman accept that the measures that we have put forward on the national living wage and universal…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesI welcome the opportunity to debate this topic and discuss what we can best do to help all of our constituents who are suffering today. Inflation is running at 7% here, 7.5% in…17 May 2022HANSARDChildhood Cancer OutcomesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) and congratulate her on securing this important debate. The courage and bravery of the children and their…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Ockenden ReportThis courageous report makes clear that keeping caesarean section rates artificially low contributed to babies dying. I am pleased that, following a recommendation from the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham). I will speak briefly to Lords amendment 84 and to the Government amendment in lieu of Lords…30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI thank the Secretary of State and his ministerial team for the emphasis that they place on this vital area. In Sevenoaks and Swanley—and in the rest of the country—EHCP referrals…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI welcome the White Paper, particularly its ambitions on literacy and numeracy. Will Ofsted reinforce those ambitions through data-led interventions where they are not being met?28 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry), and I salute her courage in talking about these issues. They are not always easy,…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI am grateful for the announcement today, which will directly benefit the families of my constituents. May I ask for a point of clarification? Can a Ukrainian who has a Ukrainian…10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I thank the Secretary of State for the extremely welcome news that he will introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic interventions. This is a huge step forward…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s open and generous statement today, and I look forward to receiving details of how we in Sevenoaks can support it. Over the past week, I have…01 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Prime Minister for his statement today and for his strong package of sanctions. I want to ask him about preventing sexual violence in conflict. In November last year,…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI warmly welcome the lifelong loans, and the funding reforms, however difficult they may be, are infinitely preferable to an increase in fees or interest rates, but as the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDStorm EuniceFirst, I pay tribute to the work of UK Power Networks, which has been reconnecting people 24/7 over the weekend; they got me at 4 am on Saturday, for which I was very grateful.…21 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), who made a powerful speech. I think we can all agree with the sentiment behind the motion. Indeed, it is…08 Feb 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Emissions7. What steps he is taking to support the transition to net zero carbon emissions for homes not connected to the mains gas grid.11 Jan 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: EmissionsI thank the Secretary of State for his answer. In Sevenoaks we are keen to play our part in achieving net zero, but many of my constituents in more rural areas are worried about…11 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I welcome the Minister’s words about keeping educational settings open as a priority, but will he go further and guarantee that primary schools will be kept open? We know that…15 Dec 2021HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls19. What steps he is taking to protect women and girls from violent and sexual offenders.14 Dec 2021