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HANSARDTopical QuestionsSasha Marsden was 16 years old when she was murdered, raped and then set on fire by David Minto. Sasha’s sister, Katie—who is my constituent and who joins us today—is campaigning…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillIt is an honour to speak in support of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which so many of us know as the Hillsborough law. This Bill was born out of a state-sponsored…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Across our country, service leavers like Brady, a 29-year-old from my constituency, are experiencing homelessness and addiction before receiving the support they need. I…03 Nov 2025HANSARDObesity and Fatty Liver DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) for securing this vital and timely debate. Liver…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceAfter 14 years of Tory neglect, the town of Fleetwood has been buzzing with ideas about how to make the most of this fantastic pride in place fund. My community is ready to hit…15 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe National Energy System Operator is currently assessing whether tidal range technology can help us meet our clean power mission. In Fleetwood, we have a huge opportunity for a…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.14 Oct 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Policing23. What recent progress her Department has made on improving neighbourhood policing.15 Sept 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingI welcome the Government’s commitment to the neighbourhood policing guarantee to restore bobbies on the beat in our town centres, following 14 years of Conservative cuts that have…15 Sept 2025HANSARDIndustrial ActionHealthcare assistants at Blackpool teaching hospitals NHS foundation trust have been underpaid on the wrong band for years, but the trust has consistently failed to put that…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI thank my hon. Friend very much for her intervention and totally agree with her analysis. My school friend’s dad, George Brooks, suffered for the rest of his life from the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryIt is an honour to speak today as we approach this incredibly important anniversary. Today is the day to celebrate the victory of democracy and freedom over fascism, as well as to…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAlcohol and CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) for securing this incredibly important debate.…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Residents of Thornton-Cleveleys in my constituency are being warned not to eat food grown in their own gardens because a local site is being investigated after testing found…19 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyI am encouraged by the Minister’s statement, which is a plan to rebuild Britain from the mess left by the Conservatives. Can he inform the House how constituencies such as mine…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI have spent nearly a year in this Chamber watching our country pleading with the Israeli Government to de-escalate in Gaza. They have not. Strong words and desperate pleas have…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I welcome the Government’s commitment to investing in Britain’s future, tearing up the old rulebook that held back constituencies like mine for too long, but my constituents need…11 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Labour’s plan to make work pay promised to bring about the biggest wave of insourcing of public services in a generation. Insourced services are often shown to provide better…05 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesMy constituency has enormous potential, but it has been held back by the last 14 years of austerity. That represents a shameful neglect of not just my community, but the country.…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesI do. We have a disused railway line. Were it to be reopened, it would finally give Fleetwood the connectivity that it has so badly lacked for decades. I am heartened by reports…04 Jun 2025