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HANSARD Population Growth: Impact of ImmigrationI would like to expand on that very point and return to the issue of housing. My right hon. Friend might be interested to know of a visit I made to a housing development site in…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Teagan Appleby is one of nearly 50 children who are reliant on medical cannabis to manage their severe epilepsy, although only three children have had access to…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Small and Medium-sized House BuildersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that we need to support SME house builders. In addition to the problems with planning, it is very difficult for smaller builders to grow,…10 May 2023HANSARD Small and Medium-sized House BuildersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) for securing the debate. I know him to…10 May 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI rise to speak to amendment 184, which was tabled in my name and supported by my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) and many other…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillOn the question of children, I think everyone agrees with the compassionate view that the Minister has expressed but, in Kent, we take and look after the majority of unaccompanied…26 Apr 2023HANSARDP&O Ferries: Discussions with DP WorldDover is the headquarters and home of P&O Ferries, but the management of P&O Ferries and DP World have treated Dover and its workforce absolutely disgracefully. Will the Minister…20 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) for securing this important debate. Housing has long been my…19 Apr 2023HANSARDChildren’s centresI rise to present a petition submitted by my constituents in Deal and Walmer, who are concerned by the potential closure of children’s services at Blossom Children’s Centre in…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateConservative-led Dover District Council has been working hard to provide affordable and other housing for local people. Likewise, Kent County Council has been working hard to…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment Equality (Insurance Etc)rose— [ Interruption. ]22 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment Equality (Insurance Etc)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010, to prohibit age discrimination by employers in relation to the provision of…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Belfast South (Claire Hanna), who highlighted the importance of childcare. I congratulate the Chancellor on today’s Budget…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt was a great pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister to Dover to talk about the work he is undertaking on the pull factors in tackling illegal immigration. The Prime Minister has…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRaising the State Pension Age to 68It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms). He is very knowledgeable about these matters, as his comments demonstrated; I thank him for…01 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022My hon. Friend is helpfully setting out the time limits. If I have understood correctly, within 12 months is for the higher claim, but it has been more than four years—four and a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022On the retrospective nature of the order, if a married spouse had made a claim and, as result of the retrospective proposals, a second person was subsequently also entitled to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022Can my hon. Friend clarify whether someone who was entitled as the married spouse would have to repay any sums by reason of the retrospective application?24 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2Dover is a priority 1 area and we were unsuccessful in the first round. We engaged with officials, whom I thank for their professionalism and guidance in the very transparent and…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 Jan 2023