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HANSARD“Break Down Barriers to Opportunity” MissionThe founders of the Cambridge University Society of Women—Maeve, Serena and Thea—are in the Gallery today. They are backing free speech in safe women-only spaces and discussing…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityWeir Wood and Ardingly reservoirs in my constituency are covered by South East Water, which, out of the blue, wants to build an overland emergency pipe to improve water…09 Dec 2025HANSARDJob Creation: WalesThe Office for National Statistics has revealed that a scandalous 1,000 jobs are being lost every single day across the country, meaning that Aston Martin is not immune to this…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthClearly something more important than economic growth in Wales came up for Labour’s Wales Office. Can Ministers explain? The biggest rise in unemployment in the UK was in Wales,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthOn Monday, it was delightful to observe the Chancellor and First Minister enjoying themselves in one of Wales’s premier hospitality venues, but we had an invisible Secretary of…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Uckfield Community Hospital Surgical UnitIt is a pleasure to receive an intervention from the hon. Gentleman in an Adjournment debate, and I completely agree. That is exactly what tonight’s debate is about, and I thank…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Uckfield Community Hospital Surgical UnitI start by thanking, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, Mr Speaker for granting me this Adjournment debate. I know that it is unusual to allocate Adjournment debates to members of…25 Nov 2025HANSARDWalesAfter wantonly scrapping the Rwanda scheme, the Labour Government are now overseeing record-breaking figures of illegal immigrants. It is reported that the scandal is now…20 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayMy dad suffered from a head injury, so I was struck by the contribution of the hon. Member for Hitchin (Alistair Strathern) about that being an unseen issue, and I thank him for…20 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayI thank the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for leading this debate on International Men’s Day. He focused on wellbeing and modern masculinity. He was hugely brave…20 Nov 2025HANSARDFlooding: MonmouthshireThis weekend, tragic and heart-wrenching floods affected families and their loved ones, resulting in evacuation from their properties in Monmouth after the River Monnow burst its…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFlooding: Monmouthshire(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if she will make a statement on the recent severe flooding impacting Monmouthshire and what support will be made…19 Nov 2025HANSARDProposed Development and Road Layout Changes in Crawley DownI rise on behalf of the 279 petitioners from Crawley Down in my constituency of East Grinstead, Uckfield and the villages, and the further 370 who have signed the petition online.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThis Government talk about better protection for women and girls while actively passing changes to our sentencing laws that disgracefully mean that more than 90% of grooming…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Cross-border HealthcareMay I take a moment to say how pleased and honoured I am to respond to this important debate—we have heard why it is important—on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition, as the…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingWell, what a bolt from the blue! There has been huge concern throughout the Wealden district since the news broke of a “boats to barracks” plan in Sussex. The council leadership…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seeker AccommodationAfter wantonly scrapping the Rwanda scheme, the Labour Government are now overseeing record-breaking figures of illegal immigrants. It is reported that the scandal is now…29 Oct 2025HANSARDFarmers: Inheritance TaxI note that it takes three women to take me on now, but I very much welcome the Ministers to their places. Charles Rees, a fifth-generation Pembrokeshire farmer, has bravely and…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthUnder the watch of the current Secretary of State, opportunities for young people are now unbelievably dire. Despite what she says, unemployment is rising and employment is…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Black History MonthI just wanted to say that most of the things the hon. Lady has said from the Dispatch Box were brilliant, and I believed every word, apart from that she is a mother—she looks so…23 Oct 2025