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HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsI gently remind the Minister that, simply because people live in the south-east, it does not mean they are dripping in gold. My constituency in particular experiences distinct…29 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryWhat steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the UK arm of the company, which is an in-demand business with a highly skilled workforce and many successful contracts, has a…27 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational BaccalaureateI, too, have a school in my constituency that offers the international baccalaureate. Dane Court school in Broadstairs has an extremely successful programme in breaking down…20 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Despite significant investment under a Labour Government in High Speed 1, which benefits my community, it often feels as though many people…14 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordThe case the hon. Member is making may have some valid points, but is he prepared to take responsibility for the fact that the British Government do not have a say in what…14 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordOn competition and the former Conservative Government, I remind Members that they were the ones who brought Southeastern, which serves my constituency, into public ownership,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational Rail Services: AshfordIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I can see France from my constituency on a clear day, and yet my constituents cannot get there easily or affordably…14 Oct 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceThe probation officers I have spoken to are supportive of the early release scheme inasmuch as it was necessary to deal with the chronic overcrowding in our prisons—a legacy of…16 Sept 2025HANSARDProbation Service2. What steps his Department is taking to support probation officers.16 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityI would like to talk about the importance of the impact of both austerity and covid on entrenching the regional transport inequalities we have heard so much about today. I will…11 Sept 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsWill my hon. Friend use this opportunity to remind the House how many women and girls are vulnerable to people they know, as distinct from people they do not know? Will she also…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, which is detailed, practical and focused on outcomes. That is in stark contrast to the ludicrous, back-of-a-fag-packet policy of the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDSEND Provision: South-east EnglandIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. We are lucky in East Thanet to have several brilliant council-maintained SEND schools: Forelands Field, Laleham Gap,…15 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI welcome the statement, in particular the importance and emphasis that my right hon. Friend places on how climate change and nature loss are fundamentally linked and contribute…14 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanIt is thanks to the Secretary of State and, indeed, our Chancellor that we already anticipate a £10 million state-of-the-art health hub in Thanet, which is opening this autumn.…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the hon. Gentleman, but may I remind him that although the Access to Work scheme may well be broken, measures in the Bill and the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper deal…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the Secretary of State for the improvements she has made to the Bill, which are extremely reassuring for my constituents, 9,000 of whom are on personal independence…01 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am interested in what the hon. Lady says about the safety of those drugs. Does any adverse event data exist globally to quantify how much harm and suffering could be caused…13 Jun 2025