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HANSARD Street Parking on Estates: Bracknell ForestI thank my constituency neighbour for giving way, and congratulate him on securing this Adjournment debate. As he knows, Binfield in my constituency is part of Bracknell Forest.…04 Jun 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingIn North Ascot, neighbourhood police have been out on the streets trying to clamp down on pavement parking, which forces disabled and vulnerable people on to the roads and into…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMany will be concerned that the Prime Minister’s EU deal does not cover the UK’s participation in future EU research programmes. How will the Prime Minister ensure that we can…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. With interest rates still high, what assessment has the Chancellor made of the number of homeowners going into mortgage arrears and the impact that is having on families right…20 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is incredibly important that the authorities provide that extra support. One thing that families have told me makes a real…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesWhile the Minister is developing that code, and before we reach the point at which it is ready to be shared widely with the public, would it be valuable for her to meet Eve and…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. As I said, about 80 families are affected each year, so this issue is ongoing and we need to make sure that where things have not…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and for talking about Rob and his family. It is really important that the Government step up and support families, where they need…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have spoken to a number of families across the country who say that they found out via social media or via the press that their son…12 May 2025HANSARDBritish Nationals Murdered Abroad: Support for FamiliesI am glad to be able to speak in the Adjournment today about an issue of painful neglect that affects 80 British families each year, yet remains largely hidden from public and…12 May 2025HANSARD River Thames: Unauthorised MooringIn Maidenhead, the local authority and generous individuals have taken matters into their own hands and have been able to get rid of many sunken boats along our stretch of the…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am sure the Minister will accept that there is growing concern about issues of automated decision making, artificial intelligence and algorithms. While wanting to ensure that we…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementIs the Minister confident that the existing framework that prevents public funds from being used to platform individuals and groups who seek to stoke division is robust?29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionIt is incumbent on us as an international community to engage with leaders on both sides. What have the Minister and the UK Government done so far to promote an open dialogue…29 Apr 2025HANSARDElectricity Bills: Standing ChargesHas the Department assessed whether the rising standing charges are discouraging residents in our constituencies from switching to heat pumps and electric vehicles because they…29 Apr 2025HANSARDElectricity Bills: Standing Charges1. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of recent trends in levels of standing charges for electricity bills.29 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageIn my constituency, the Cut runs from Binfield all the way through to the Thames. That river had 615 hours-worth of sewage pumped into it last year, and my constituent Danny’s dog…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. Once he has the powers in this Bill, I urge him to use them decisively and swiftly, but then, as he has said, we need to look to the…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Billrose—12 Apr 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillTrading standards are really important and obviously, therefore, so are fixed penalty notices, so will the Minister support amendment 1, which would mean that any fixed penalty…26 Mar 2025