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HANSARDEngagementsRussia has abducted at least 19,000 Ukrainian children and transferred them to Russia. They have been told that their parents do not love them, placed in Russian homes and been…12 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThe Government’s policy is actually achieving the opposite for social care of what the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) suggests. Peter runs a small…05 Mar 2025HANSARDCourts and Tribunals: Sitting DaysWhen I speak to the police in Tunbridge Wells, they often comment that a large court backlog has a real effect on levels of crime. There are more criminals in circulation and,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesI thought that I would let the shadow Chancellor make a little progress in his speech before intervening on him. It seems odd to hear a speech about the economy from the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Hon. Members: “How do you follow that?] It will be hard—probably with a lower level of energy. I recently met with Peter, Kate and Edward, who…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. This is not hyperbole; these are real stories from real businesses, from people who stay up at night trying to juggle profit and loss,…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryI am a little confused— [ Interruption. ] If the Conservative party wants to take back Tunbridge Wells at the next election, its Members would do well to listen. Will the shadow…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesDoes the shadow Chancellor think that the policies of Liz Truss were good for business investment and confidence in the economy?26 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineI was at the Munich security conference and it became clear while talking with our European allies that they no longer fully trust the article 5 security guarantee. Put simply,…24 Feb 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not think that the Members who, before they came to this House, campaigned in support of the Bill, and agreed to vote for it, should be present today to…24 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillI would like to put it on the record that the right hon. Gentleman is not boring the House.24 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansSince I was elected as the Member for Tunbridge Wells, my inbox has been inundated with cases of children who are not having their needs met because Kent county council is failing…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Russian Maritime Activity and UK ResponseI thank the Defence Secretary, his team and the service personnel involved for their robust response—that is exactly the kind of thing we need when dealing with Russia. He is…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsBefore Christmas, Lord Robertson, who is leading the strategic defence review, came before the Defence Committee and told us that he could not guarantee that the strategic…22 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillDoes the Chair of the Defence Committee agree that it is a question not merely of scrutiny but of approval? If the Committee, which he so ably chairs, decides that the persons…21 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-Ukraine 100-year PartnershipI welcome the statement, and I thank the Foreign Secretary and his colleagues for working on the partnership. As he will know, the House, in its first debate of the year, called…20 Jan 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution Bill: Local Public ServicesI want to ask about the interaction between the planning reforms and devolution, which are two huge bits of legislation. In Tunbridge Wells we have a local plan, but we have been…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationKent county council has opted to go on the priority programme and cancel elections this May; I guess turkeys do not vote for Christmas. The timetable going forward is a little…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe Defence Committee’s recent report described service accommodation as “shocking”, saying that two thirds required massive investment to bring it up to standard and that damp…14 Jan 2025