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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware that the Met police recently proposed closing, or scaling back the hours of operation for, a number of police front counters across London.…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI pay tribute to the 459 constituents of mine who have signed this important petition. Does my hon. Friend agree that, as well as swift access to neurologists, access to…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Rogue BuildersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) on securing this debate, and for his record of…13 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonWill the Minister give way?05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonDoes the Minister accept that sometimes the mayor’s intervening slows down development? Earlier, I cited the example of Stag brewery in Mortlake. That development of 1,000 units…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonI have long campaigned on that issue. I have a disused police station in my constituency, in Teddington, and we want to turn it into a GP surgery and social housing. I tabled an…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that the measures announced by the Mayor of London and the new Housing Secretary actually reward developers and do not…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement and I thank Professor Becky Francis for her important work on the review. I welcome much of what has been…05 Nov 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayI 100% agree. The post-stroke support is critical, and I will share some stories about people who have felt abandoned and isolated in exactly the way that my hon. Friend…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayAbsolutely. I am sure that in stroke, as in so many other areas of medicine, more research would be welcome, particularly into how we can prevent stroke in younger people. It is…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayOf course I am very happy to congratulate the staff in the hon. Gentleman’s local hospital. Through my personal experience with my mother, I have seen how amazing hospital staff…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayI beg to move, That this House has considered World Stroke Day 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank all the hon. Members who have come to…28 Oct 2025HANSARD World Stroke DayI thank all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate, particularly the hon. Members for Stratford and Bow (Uma Kumaran), for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and for South West…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case for boosting maternity and paternity pay. Does he agree that if we are to give meaningful choice to families about whether they would…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThe Chancellor has staked her economic credibility and growth strategy on a third runway at Heathrow. The Secretary of State said that she is committed to seeing flights take off…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful speech with some shocking figures. Just last Friday in my constituency surgery, Sarah Imi came to talk to me about her husband Jason.…21 Oct 2025HANSARDFree School Meals: Eligibility CriteriaWe Liberal Democrats warmly welcomed the Government’s decision earlier this year to finally adopt our long-standing policy of extending free school meals to all children in…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEsther Ghey, the mother of Brianna Ghey, is in Parliament today, campaigning to keep phones out of the classroom. Given that young people themselves are saying that they want a…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceWill the Minister at the very least commit to an impact assessment of the fair funding review changes for local authorities such as Richmond, and will she grant transitional…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceThe Minister said in her statement: “Our job is to give our constituents the investment and powers that they need”. Of course, we all agree with that, and today’s announcement is…15 Oct 2025