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HANSARDRailways Bill (First sitting)As outlined in my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am a member of the trade unions Unison and GMB.20 Jan 2026HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities (Training in Schools)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the evaluation of training about special educational needs and disabilities in initial teacher…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Armed Forces DayI take this opportunity to mark an important week for our armed forces. I welcome everything my hon. Friend says about support for our armed forces and their families by way of…26 Jun 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsAs a member of the cross-party UK delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, I have had the opportunity to meet Ukrainian Members of Parliament, who make the powerful case for…26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBarking community hospital in my constituency has been providing antenatal services to mothers in Barking for many years, and women also use its services to give birth. I was…17 Jun 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: ExtensionI thank the Minister for outlining the support available to households with high energy bills. Some 6,000 households in my constituency benefit from the warm home discount, but…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Thousands of my constituents in Barking receive their energy via a heat network provided by their landlord or a housing association. In many cases, they are not eligible for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDWarm Home Discount: Extension20. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount to all households in receipt of means-tested benefits on people receiving those…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI was pleased to be a member of the Public Bill Committee, and I welcome the opportunity to speak in favour of the Bill. I will also speak to clauses 4 and 46, and to new clause…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillAs a fellow London Member of Parliament, I recognise everything that my hon. Friend has described. Was she surprised, as I was, to hear from the shadow Minister that the planning…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe International Red Cross chief has said that Gaza is “worse than hell on earth”. Is it any wonder that he did, when those children who have escaped bombs face death from…04 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)Let me emphasise the point around viability and the impact of a precarious economic situation on developers’ ability to build. Does the Minister agree that the challenges for the…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)Does the hon. Member recognise that targets were in place for a number of years, and that in most cases local authorities failed to meet them, not because of a lack of trying, but…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)It was a very good point!20 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Every week, I meet families in Barking and Dagenham who tell me that they worry about paying their bills because they are on zero-hours contracts. My constituents want the…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for reiterating the Government’s position and commitment to infrastructure delivery alongside housing. Will he comment specifically on infrastructure that…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I would like to make a couple of points about the green belt, not least because I would like to address the direct comments…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)I do not expect him to have followed my very short career to date or my position on the green belt, but just for the record, my long-standing position has been to identify…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Member gives me the opportunity to make two points. First, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will allow the Government to spearhead infrastructure delivery in this…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I echo the points made by other colleagues: I absolutely support the roll-out of electric vehicles, which is more…13 May 2025