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HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport SystemMy constituency is the highest contributor to the Exchequer of any constituency outside London, and most of the people who pay those huge taxes commute into London on South…08 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingBrain cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, and it disproportionately affects young adults: it is the big cancer killer of people under 40. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingI am sorry to stop my hon. Friend mid flow, because that is a really interesting concept. I draw his attention to a BBC article from today about using centuries-old samples of…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsTrial by jury is not a luxury; it is one of the oldest and most fundamental protections in this country and a key safeguard of liberty. Yet under this Government, it is being…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAdvanced Brain Cancer: Tissue FreezingMay I pay tribute to the hon. Member for everything she is doing on glioblastoma? It has affected my own family: my brother-in-law, Pip Harding, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma.…07 Jan 2026HANSARDLess Survivable CancersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) on securing this vital debate on less survivable…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. My constituency is a river community and has been badly affected by the failures of Thames Water, including sewage…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterI have very little time. Without structural reform, we will continue firefighting rather than fixing. So let us replace the regulator that has failed us, put Thames Water out of…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCommunity PolicingHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker. I pay tribute to the work of the police in my constituency of Esher and Walton, who have got the rate of solved burglaries up by 84%. However,…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaThe Minister speaks at length about humanitarian need and the UK’s desire to lead, yet the reality is that this Government have cut aid to its lowest level this century and that…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that failing to publicly call out allies who violate international law—rather than just calling out one’s enemies, which is easy—fundamentally…05 Jan 2026HANSARDCommunity Policing11. What steps she is taking to support effective community policing.05 Jan 2026HANSARD UkraineI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Most Members of this House recognise that Vladimir Putin has no interest in securing a just peace for Ukraine. The only…18 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I wish you, Mr Speaker, and your team a very merry Christmas? I also put on record our thanks for the forbearance that your staff have shown to us new MPs over the past year.…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI pay tribute to the Minister for her work on violence against women and girls. I welcome what she said to my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) about her…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationCan the Minister confirm that elections in Surrey will go ahead in May 2026?18 Dec 2025HANSARD UK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsMy constituents will be delighted that the Government are returning the UK to Erasmus+. One of my constituents wrote to me this morning: “It is a win for those of us who think…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsDoes the Minister agree that grassroots cricket clubs are essential to community integration? I give the example of Thames Ditton cricket club, which welcomed the Afghan refugee…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformThe Government say that they are committed to green belt protection—in fact, the Minister has said as much at the Dispatch Box today—but the reality is set out in his statement,…16 Dec 2025HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian SituationI welcome the Government’s sanctions on the RSF. Those are long overdue, given that the US imposed sanctions in January and the EU have gone wider. Why has the UK left out RSF…15 Dec 2025