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HANSARD Healthy RelationshipsI could not agree more. Youth services are critical and youth workers are amazing, whether they are employed by local authorities, our churches or voluntary groups up and down the…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Healthy RelationshipsI will just get to the end of my point, and then am very happy to give way. The time at which my husband wanted to take more parental leave when our first child was born was…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Healthy RelationshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I think it is the first time I have spoken in a debate that you have chaired and it is wonderful to see you there. I…12 Feb 2026HANSARDHeathrow Expansion14. What recent progress her Department has made on Heathrow expansion.12 Feb 2026HANSARDHeathrow ExpansionThe Environmental Audit Committee recently found “that the Government is proceeding without the necessary evidence base to sufficiently underpin its economic arguments for airport…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The manslaughter of baby Gigi Meehan at a nursery in Cheadle; 21 counts of child cruelty at Riverside nursery in Twickenham Green in my constituency; 56 charges of sexual…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: Fundingrose—10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI apologise, Dr Murrison. The debate moved more quickly than I had anticipated. I thank the Minister for giving way despite my late arrival. I have a lot of sympathy with the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesThe hon. Lady is making a very powerful speech, and I pay tribute to her for all her efforts in this area. I have a dear friend who was diagnosed with glioblastoma last summer,…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVI want to publicly thank the Minister for attending a roundtable with the parents of Twickenham Green nursery victims last year. The perpetrator is to be deported tomorrow, and…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTVI know we are talking about CCTV, but another important thing that the Australian Government have just introduced is a register for early years providers, so that perpetrators can…04 Feb 2026HANSARDVictim Support Services: FundingSupporting victims of heinous crimes such as child abuse is paramount. Aside from support services, clear communication and transparency is key, yet the parents of the 21 babies…03 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainWill the hon. Member give way?02 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: 2030 TargetI appreciate what the Defence Secretary has just said, but with President Trump attempting to tear apart the international alliances that have kept us safe for decades, and with…02 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: 2030 Target22. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding cross-party talks on reaching 3% defence spending by 2030.02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainAs well as the uncertainty caused by the extension from five to 10 years of the qualifying period for ILR, many families in my constituency have contacted me with another concern:…02 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Children’s ServicesIt is a familiar story, and I completely agree with my hon. Friend. I am getting an indication from the Chair that I am already overrunning, so I will try to cut my last points…28 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Authority Children’s ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for securing this important debate and for his tireless…28 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Given that the Chancellor has just confirmed that today’s U-turn will support only our hard-pressed local pubs, what message does she have for independent restaurants and…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformI welcome many of the Government’s announcements today. Across Twickenham, I hear regularly from leaseholders who suffer when service charges are jacked up without any notice or…27 Jan 2026