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HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I start by acknowledging the more than 100,000 people who have signed this petition nationally, including almost…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Visas: Income RequirementI completely agree with my hon. Friend, who highlights that the policy has an impact on disabled and vulnerable veterans. The Government must acknowledge that and take it into…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationAs the Minister knows, the former administration at Woking borough council racked up debts of £2.1 billion. That money will never be fully repaid to the Government, but…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMany of us are described as either a dog person or a cat person. I have had my dog for over five years now, and as a result I definitely feel like a dog person. Joking aside, it…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank my hon. Friend and all others in the House who have mentioned my constituent, Sara Sharif, today. Does he agree that the provisions in the Bill that would not just…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDoes the hon. Member agree that the case of Sara Sharif showed that her father and stepmother used this home-schooling loophole to withdraw her from school because signs were…08 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineAs my hon. Friend asks the Minister a question, let me highlight something. I hope this Government will have a better record on seizing assets than the previous one. The former…06 Jan 2025HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentPeople up and down the country are big fans of Formula 1, so I am honoured to congratulate McLaren, based in my constituency of Woking, on the extraordinary achievement of winning…19 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI know that the Prime Minister is aware of the case of my constituent Sara Sharif, who was brutally tortured and appallingly murdered by her father and stepmother. I want Sara’s…18 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineBecause of time pressure, I will not give way again—sorry. Smotrich has even encouraged the forced transfer of Palestinians out of these territories. The current Minister of…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, while we debate two important petitions that a number of my Woking constituents have signed. Liberal Democrat policy…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI completely agree with my hon. Friend. We must support the International Criminal Court investigations and uphold whatever it finds. The Prime Minister of Israel bears criminal…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThis Finance Bill is bad news for my Woking constituency. In the Budget, the Government announced an extra £1.3 billion for local authorities. That might sound good, but the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSeveral key roads in my constituency are either closed or partially closed for roadworks, which are being done by utility companies who are increasingly getting around road…21 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I am surprised to be called so quickly, so thank you, Madam Chair. I was really pleased by the statement that the Secretary of State is looking at how to compensate those in the…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Cancer Strategy for EnglandI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this debate on the urgent need for a comprehensive cancer strategy, and particularly for his moving…31 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for Households7. What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support households with energy bills.29 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsGiven that many constituents of mine in Woking and across the country live in fuel poverty and are fearful of losing their winter fuel allowance, does the Minister or the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDLocal Authority Funding2. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of shortfalls in council budgets.28 Oct 2024