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HANSARD Poverty and Welfare PoliciesI will come later to the debate we had about PIP. I absolutely agree, and all the evidence shows, that disabled people are much more likely to face poverty and hardship than…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Poverty and Welfare PoliciesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s contribution. Whether it is fuel poverty, food poverty or various other types of poverty, at the end of the day it is poverty that we need…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Poverty and Welfare PoliciesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his work on food poverty and the need for a proper food policy that gives people the right to food. It is an important issue, which we need to…06 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec. A significant number of my constituents have contacted me recently with their concerns about today’s statutory…17 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Over the past few weeks, I have been contacted by a number of constituents who work in the health and care sector, because they are concerned about the proposed changes to…17 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed) for securing this timely and important debate. There is…10 Dec 2025HANSARDWelfare Spending: Economic ImpactI welcome the child poverty strategy published on Friday. Will the Secretary of State outline what more needs to be done to end child poverty for good?08 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI will speak to a number of amendments tabled in my name. I thank the Pensions Minister for discussing them with me yesterday. I look forward to his comments later in the debate.…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI want to press the Minister slightly more on the need for UK pension funds not to invest in companies that could be guilty of war crimes and breaking international law. Would he…03 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that housing is a key determinant of public health, and that we should see a right to decent housing as a crucial part of any civilised society?25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI welcome the opportunity this debate offers to lift our eyes to the bigger picture of what a better, fairer country might look like. New clause 13 on the charter for community…25 Nov 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsTo enable the safe transfer of aid, we must uphold the right to provide humanitarian relief to people in need. My constituent, Louie Findlater, was on the recent aid flotilla that…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanThe hon. Member is making a powerful case about fuel poverty. In my constituency, around 5,000 households are experiencing fuel poverty—about one in 10 homes. We know that three…18 Nov 2025HANSARDRural CrimeMore than 2,000 wildlife crimes were recorded last year, but fewer than 50 resulted in convictions. I therefore welcome the Government’s commitment to consult on strengthening the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend intervened on me, mentioning the Corry review, and then he cited it in his own contribution. I am sure that he would like to acknowledge that the review…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThis Bill has sparked a keen interest among my constituents. It is important to recognise that people who live in Poole want to protect the environment and the benefits that…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillAs several hon. Members have already mentioned, we have to find the correct balance between building the houses that we so desperately need and protecting our vulnerable nature…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI was about to come to that very point, and how serious people feel this issue is. The Wildlife Trusts have nearly 1 million members. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillAbsolutely. Because of the nature of the constituency I represent, I know that chalk streams are extremely important and should be protected. They are our national inheritance,…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe Minister may remember that on Report, I tabled a number of amendments in the hope of safeguarding the public from seeing their bank become an arm of the state. Today, I will…05 Nov 2025