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HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Police ResponseIntimate image abuse is increasingly being used to threaten, control and exploit women and girls after relationships break down, yet the police have no power to require the…13 Jul 2026HANSARD State of Climate and NatureDespite the whole-of-Government effort to tackle the climate and nature crisis, I fear that there is still a misalignment of policies across Departments, as we have seen with the…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Historical Forced AdoptionWe heard on the Education Committee harrowing testimonies of the cruelty that unmarried mothers and their babies were subjected to. They were shamed, coerced and separated from…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for securing this important debate on the urgency and duty for…02 Jul 2026HANSARDBenefits System: Bereaved FamiliesI recently met members of bereaved families in my constituency, including Joe. They told me about the distress of knowing, while they are grieving, that the bereavement support…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) for securing this important and timely debate. I…17 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI thank my hon. Friend for her passionate speech about community hospitals. In my constituency we have a fantastic community hospital with a minor injuries unit, but the unit is…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsMy hon. Friend is very generous to give way again. In my Stratford-on-Avon constituency, the Ellen Badger community hospital in Shipston-on-Stour served the community for hundreds…16 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The old British Home Stores building in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon lies disused and crumbling—a blight on the beauty of our high street. Does the Minister agree that it…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. With the new national road safety strategy we have a real opportunity to ensure that we reduce serious injuries and deaths on the roads. I…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI am bringing forward this debate because of the many fatalities on the roads in the west midlands, and the catastrophic consequences of collisions and crashes. In seconds, happy…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI agree with the hon. Gentleman. I was a school governor for many years, so I know how teachers write letters to parents to ask them to park considerately, and also not to idle…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI fully agree with the hon. Member’s points. With the road safety strategy consultation and review, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make changes to the culture and…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI thank the hon. Member for his passionate intervention, and I fully agree with him. I will talk a bit about what is happening in Warwickshire and I hope that Warwickshire…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI absolutely agree. I would like the county council to focus on what really matters to our residents, rather than spending its first six months in power deciding which flag should…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsYes, at the heart of this debate is changing the culture from local government to national Government. We need to have education and behavioural change, and I will say a bit about…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesAlthough I also welcome the funding uplift, community pharmacies were already in crisis after years of real-term funding cuts, especially in rural areas. Does my hon. Friend agree…02 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataWe absolutely need transparency on who the perpetrators are, but we must also confront the systemic failure that let the grooming gangs’ abuse continue for years. Those children…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthFor my constituency, the King’s Speech was underwhelming; a timid affair, not the radical bold change our country needs right now. In the previous parliamentary Session, my…18 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersI hear repeatedly from park home residents in my constituency that they do not understand what the 10% charge is actually paying for. They feel that they have very little leverage…28 Apr 2026