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HANSARD River Wandle PollutionI am the constituency neighbour of my hon. Friend, and my residents enjoy the River Wandle just as much as his do. I am glad he has taken time off from walking along the river…05 Mar 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsI thank the shadow Home Secretary for securing the urgent question. I am lucky enough to represent, in my constituency, one of the largest Hong Kong communities, and they tell me…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSt Raph’s hospice in my constituency faces a £140,000 increase in staff costs due to the Government’s national insurance hike. That means the hospice will have to further cut…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and FacilitiesMy fantastic local football club, Sutton United, provides excellent opportunities in grassroots sports through its junior, women and disabled teams, and it even has a walking…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sport Clubs and Facilities12. What steps her Department is taking to help support grassroots sports clubs in London.27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 ReportFirst, may I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for bringing the report forward and the Government for accepting all its recommendations? I echo the points from around the Chamber…26 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I want to amplify the valuable skills that our colleges are teaching in renewable technologies. I recently visited South Thames college in Wandsworth, where I saw the labs it has…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountI welcome many of the measures in the statement, although I echo the request from my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) that we consider decoupling electricity and…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonI fully agree. The community-based approaches that I will come to later in my speech recognise that point. I intend today to state the case that a false premise has been advanced;…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonI beg to move, That this House has considered knife crime in London. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. Violence behaves like a virus. It spreads among a…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonI could not agree more. I was interested to hear the hon. Member’s speech the other day about including council enforcement officers in these hubs, too. Having them present in the…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Knife Crime in LondonIntroducing blunted knives is a very good example of thinking differently about this crime. The tabloid approach of looking for popular, big and visible solutions, such as banning…12 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI echo the call for a replacement for the council tax system. We on the Liberal Democrat Benches have called for that for years. Please will the Minister and the Government…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportThere is much talk lately of a crisis of trust in our institutions. Well, there is no greater way to tackle that crisis head-on than by delivering on the basic function of the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMarie Curie research has found that 15% of the three quarters of a million end-of-life carers are living below the poverty line, rising to 22% a year after bereavement. Given…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionI thank the Minister for his very full answers to questions, which mean I am now on the seventh or eighth version of my question. [ Laughter. ] There are two points I would like…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the number of Liberal Democrats in this place; I think that we were a very effective method of de-fossilisation on 4 July. On the point about…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillWill the hon. Gentleman reflect on the words “as rapidly as possible”? It is that language, and the measures and pressures included in the Bill, that will provide the incentive to…24 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. The Prime Minister recently visited Epsom hospital, where he committed to not just papering over the cracks in the NHS after years of Conservative lies. However, on Monday,…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for securing this important debate and for…21 Jan 2025