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HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowThe fire and Heathrow closure will have impacted not only on travellers and on goods and services, but on the employees and contractors who work at Heathrow. Could the Secretary…24 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. With the UK frozen out of the EU rearmament scheme while defence contractors and security firms in Albania, Norway and South Korea stand to benefit, what estimates has the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWhat would the Minister say to residents in Maidenhead who have told me that they are not eligible for pension credit? He talks about responsible choices, but the choice those…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWhat advice can the Minister give Thames hospice and Alexander Devine children’s hospice service in Maidenhead, which are looking at a £300,000 and £50,000 increase in bills…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Martin, a disabled resident, lives in his park home in Maidenhead. After his boiler broke down two months ago, he has faced significant challenges. He is unable to apply for…18 Mar 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesWe are in the bizarre position where the body that advises judges on how to judge may decide to go to court for a ruling on whether Ministers have the power to tell judges what to…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTwo-child Benefit Cap3. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child benefit cap.17 Mar 2025HANSARDTwo-child Benefit CapA BMJ study found that people in food poverty have diets with worse health outcomes including more fat, sugar and salt, so what conversations has the Minister had with the Health…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat work is the Secretary of State doing with the Victims’ Commissioner to ensure that the families of British citizens who are murdered abroad have the same rights as the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the hon. Lady for her warm words about carers. Will she therefore support Liberal Democrat new clause 10, which would make paid carer’s leave an entitlement?11 Mar 2025HANSARDLeasehold CostsWhat steps are the Government taking to help those leaseholders with doubling ground rents who now feel trapped and unable to remortgage or sell their properties without meeting…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFlood Preparedness Projects8. What steps he is taking to support flood preparedness projects.06 Feb 2025HANSARDFlood Preparedness ProjectsWill the Minister confirm what portion of the £2.6 billion allocated to flood preparedness will be used in my constituency of Maidenhead, specifically to protect the villages of…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsParliament has been without a say on the deal, despite numerous efforts to raise concerns. Why should Donald Trump have a say about British sovereign territory when British…05 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentThe Deputy Prime Minister said that new unitary authorities need to be the right size to withstand financial shocks, so will she explain how merging councils that are in severe…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanSome 3.4 million people in England live further than 45 minutes away from a radiotherapy centre. We all want to see that changed, but one of the challenges will be the fact that…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsJamie from my constituency is a full-time carer, but he is also in full-time education and is therefore not entitled to carer’s allowance. Will the Government confirm that they…03 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionI have spoken to a number of headteachers in Maidenhead today, who have told me that what Ofsted is proposing is incredibly overcomplicated, makes “exceptional” seem out of reach…03 Feb 2025HANSARDAstraZenecaGiven the protectionist policies of US President Trump, can the Minister confirm how he will seize the opportunity to make the UK the best place for pharmaceutical investment in…03 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The outgoing chair of the Competition and Markets Authority warned of the authority being vulnerable to “expediency or vested interests”. Does the Minister believe that…30 Jan 2025