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HANSARDSupport for Kinship CarersI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of support for kinship carers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I start by thanking the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this important debate. I assure him that I am here not on behalf of any trade union but on behalf of my residents, particularly those who…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonI have a final point. Although it is meant to be a drought measure, for technical reasons, to keep the system working, what is known as a sweetener flow would have to be…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI do hope that the hon. Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) is okay. I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the House for allowing me to go and lead a Westminster Hall debate…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonMy right hon. Friend demonstrates, once again, the strength of opinion locally. Not only has Thames Water not listened to residents’ representations but its interaction and…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonI could not agree more with the hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, and I will make that very point in my speech. However, I will just briefly set out what the proposal is. It…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for that important intervention; I could not agree with her more. Thames Water has conducted a consultation, but its response to…06 Sept 2023HANSARD Water Resources Management Plan: TeddingtonI beg to move, That this House has considered water resources plan proposals for Teddington. It is a pleasure, Sir Christopher, to serve under your chairmanship and to lead this…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEducationThe chairs of the governing bodies of 19 primary and secondary schools across the London Boroughs of Richmond and Kingston upon Thames have today written to the Education…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Cost of Living: Private rented sectorI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. I am a London MP, representing a constituency in south-west London. On average, renters in London are spending…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Cost of Living: Private rented sectorI am sorry to interrupt the flow of the hon. Lady’s speech, but she gave startling statistics on homelessness in the west midlands. I wonder whether she is aware that in London,…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe chairs of the governing bodies of 19 primary and secondary schools across the London Boroughs of Richmond and Kingston upon Thames have today written to the Education…17 Jul 2023HANSARDHigher Education ReformThere is no clearer sign of a Government who are out of ideas and have run out of steam than when they re-announce policies and badge them as new. The Office for Students already…17 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Ownership FundThe community ownership fund is an ideal fund to support Udney Park Community Fields Foundation, which has been working tirelessly with the community in Teddington and Twickenham…10 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationIf I have understood the hon. Lady’s point correctly, she and I are in agreement that there needs to be something in between T-levels and A-levels for students who may not be able…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI congratulate the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr Walker), who chairs the Education Committee, and the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) on securing this important…05 Jul 2023HANSARDChildcare Reform PackageLooking at the existing childcare entitlements for two, three and four year olds, the Early Years Alliance and the Women’s Budget Group estimate that the current offer falls short…28 Jun 2023HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceResidents in Twickenham, Teddington and the Hamptons will be extremely worried to hear that Thames Water is on the brink of collapse, but they are also fed up to the back teeth…28 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesWill the right hon. Lady give way?26 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad User Charging SchemesThe right hon. Lady talks about the timing of the roll-out. My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I absolutely agree that, in the midst of a cost of living crisis, to roll out the…26 Jun 2023