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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?09 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the shadow Minister for raising the case of Sara Sharif from my constituency. The safeguarding review that she has referred to highlighted failings in Surrey county…09 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Last month I visited my old school, Woking high school. I saw classrooms built in the 1960s that were meant to last 20 years, but are still in use and are being held together…04 Mar 2026HANSARD SEND Provision: Local AuthoritiesI thank the Minister for giving way, and I particularly thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Dorking and Horley (Chris Coghlan) for securing the debate and for the…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Power to Cancel Local ElectionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your leadership, Mr Mundell. Thank you for chairing this debate. I also thank the almost 153,000 people across the country who signed the petition,…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Power to Cancel Local ElectionsI thank the hon. Member for highlighting that matter, with which I have some sympathy, and which Liberal Democrat colleagues in Spelthorne have highlighted. We are going to have a…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Power to Cancel Local ElectionsI quite agree. My memory does not stretch back as far as that, but the right hon. Gentleman is completely right. Elections have been postponed only during serious wartime, during…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Electronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsI congratulate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) for securing this urgent question. The Government’s lack of planning and haphazard…25 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. Surrey is the first local authority to undergo local government reorganisation under this Government’s new plan because…25 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mrs Hobhouse. The Liberal Democrats and I are broadly supportive of this statutory instrument. The plans to put the…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationGiven that the Government have now reversed their decision to postpone the 2026 local elections following legal advice, can the Secretary of State confirm whether the same legal…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Social Rented Housing SectorThe quality of social housing is a huge issue across my Woking constituency, and residents and constituents contact me about it daily, so I was pleased to help draft the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Despite my constituency being just 30 minutes from London, my constituents cannot use tap-in, tap-out technology to commute. Will the Transport Secretary agree to back the…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Pharmacy First: Withholding PaymentsResidents of West Byfleet are frustrated that a new pharmacy that wants to open in their area is not allowed to do so. Be it that unreasonable restriction, the increase in NICs or…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) for securing this important debate.…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI agree with what the hon. Lady is saying. I am concerned that the Government’s support package for councils such as Woking borough council—which effectively went bankrupt several…11 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanYesterday, for World Cancer Day, I hosted here in Parliament Walk the Walk, a national charity that I am proud is based in my Woking constituency. It has raised over £146 million…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for securing and leading this debate. She and I,…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastI agree with my hon. Friend. National Highways is far too slow at tackling issues. Only this morning, I had to report a chunk of debris fly-tipped on National Highways land, which…03 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. The Liberal Democrats and I are completely opposed to these sudden and retrospective changes to entitlement to…02 Feb 2026