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HANSARDCriminal Court ReformIn the event that a volunteer magistrate makes a mistake and jails someone for two years, that person’s automatic right to a rehearing will have been removed. Can the Justice…02 Dec 2025HANSARDReading: Pre-school SupportReading to children at the start of nursery and school is especially important for those who suffer from special educational needs. As we heard last week, the Office for Budget…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCancer Services: North-west LondonMount Vernon hospital is a cancer specialist hospital in north-west London. Following the recent closure of the Mount Vernon urgent care centre and the delay to the new Watford…25 Nov 2025HANSARDCancer Services: North-west LondonMount Vernon is next door.25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Many of my residents rely on Transport for London services to travel every day, yet they are not entitled to concessions enjoyed by those who live literally hundreds of metres…20 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadband CoverageI thank the Minister for that answer, but it was the Conservative Government who brought forward Project Gigabit in order to ensure that everyone had access to a decent level of…12 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadband Coverage2. What progress her Department has made on reaching its target for full gigabit coverage by 2030.12 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTwo weeks ago, at the statement on prisoner release checks, the Secretary of State called my question “ridiculous”. Let me try a different tack: has he spoken to the affected…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsAs many have said, our high streets are the heart of our communities. From small retail and hospitality ventures that allow people the opportunity to own their own business, to…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The small businesses that I speak to say that they feel abandoned by this Government. They face high energy bills and rents, and poor…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy right hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. Members on all sides of the House claim to support pubs, but our policy means that our position is a lot stronger than this Labour…04 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesAs a member of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, I want to bring the House’s attention to the work we did in the summer looking into property management…30 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksAs the House will be aware, I was once an Epping Forest district councillor and an Essex county councillor, so I know both Epping and Chelmsford. Given the high-profile nature of…27 Oct 2025HANSARD UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment ProcessWhile the whole House welcomes the withdrawal of Lord Mandelson as head of mission, can the Minister confirm whether he is still being paid as a civil servant?11 Sept 2025HANSARD Urgent Care Centres: HillingdonI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this Adjournment debate. He has highlighted the issues in his constituency, and he is lucky enough that Hillingdon hospital is going to…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending TargetTomorrow we will vote on a Bill that shamefully gives up the sovereignty of our military base in Diego Garcia. Given the commitment to spend more on defence, will the Secretary of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending Target3. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on meeting the NATO target of spending 5% of GDP on defence.08 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThere is not enough time. Others have already spoken about the retail, hospitality and leisure relief scheme in 2023, so I will not dwell on that. Let me just say that the…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMay I first thank Alex Leitch from my office for helping me to research what was going to be a long speech? I will use just little bit of it, given the limited time that I have in…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe House has already heard the recent announcement about the closure of the urgent care centre at Mount Vernon hospital. My hon. Friends the Members for Ruislip, Northwood and…22 Jul 2025