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HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for UK-based tech companies. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am pleased to have…11 Mar 2026HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesI thank everybody for their contributions. Let me start with the party spokesmen. I pay tribute to the shadow Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch and…11 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Sir Alec. With NHS England set to be abolished, how does the hon. Member suggest the Government ensure that…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanI welcome that the strategy acknowledges that antisemitism, an increasingly concerning issue, is being normalised in many corners of society. Indeed, 2025 saw the second highest…09 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillTo enhance my right hon. Friend’s point, I have been running a survey in my constituency and the vast majority of respondents and parents have said that they support the concept…09 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingMy hon. Friend is making an excellent and passionate speech. I think we all here agree that we need to do more to ensure that those with type 1 diabetes get the support they need.…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityI thank my hon. Friend for that clarification; it will save me some time, as I was going to spend all weekend texting him. We have heard about the real issues to do with mobile…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityIt is sad, but with Valentine’s day just around the corner, perhaps there is the opportunity to reconnect. [ Interruption. ] It is my first time as a Front Bencher! It was good to…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityI congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this debate and thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. I also thank all hon.…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingWill the Minister give way?10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingI thank the Minister for the objective way that she is tackling this debate, but the reality for the London borough of Bromley is a £22 million cut over the next three-year…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Inner-London Local Authorities: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) on securing this important debate. Let me…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTown and City Centre SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this important debate. The Government promised to…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesLast week I was lucky enough to host a roundtable with some SMEs from Bromley, including the excellent Martin from the Crown and Anchor. They said to me that this Government’s…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI know that my hon. Friend is talking specifically about businesses and enterprises, but on that last point, the decisions taken by the Government are also impacting charitable…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than 80% of households in Bromley and Biggin Hill have at least one car or van—a figure significantly higher than the average in Greater London—so the decision to remove the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDExtended Producer Responsibility: Hospitality SectorMr Speaker, I would never forget to wish you and your exemplary staff a merry Christmas—I thank the Minister for the reminder. The British Beer and Pub Association has estimated…18 Dec 2025HANSARDExtended Producer Responsibility: Hospitality Sector5. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on the hospitality sector.18 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA merry Christmas to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Last month, at my surgery in Bromley, I spoke to my constituent Rhonda Josephs, whose 11-year-old son Alexander has been diagnosed…18 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealChildnet has discovered that there has been increased downloading of VPNs by children over the last three months, as adolescents use them to circumvent age verification processes.…15 Dec 2025