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HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackTonight, Jews around the world begin the festival of Simchat Torah. On Simchat Torah two years ago, we witnessed the worst attack on Jews since world war two. Today, we express…13 Oct 2025HANSARDLeasehold System19. What steps his Department is taking to increase leaseholder protections.13 Oct 2025HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak in the debate. I support new clause 22, introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), who is temporarily not in…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire (Charlotte Cane) for securing this debate. It is also a pleasure…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), at a congressional hearing and in written evidence, has suggested that the US Government…08 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe east of England has a proud record of defence innovation. Indeed, on my holiday to Lincoln, I stayed at the White Hart hotel, where the battle tank was first conceived during…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Point of Orderindicated assent.08 Sept 2025HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Labour party manifesto stated clearly that we will abolish hereditary peers? Were we not to do so, the people of this country would simply be…04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceWould the right hon. Member agree that in a world where autocracies are in the ascendency and false news spreads like the speed of light, Government funding for services that…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Eating Disorders: Prevention of DeathsAs the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, I take a great interest in the progress of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS foundation trust under the leadership of Caroline Donovan and…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastProfessor Oz-Salzberger described a “battle for the soul of Israel” in the Financial Times of yesterday. Thousands and thousands of moderate voices in Israel are crying out for an…01 Sept 2025HANSARDHealth and Disability Benefits: Spending EstimateDoes the Minister agree that we must invest in community mental health services if we are to reduce spending on mental health disability?01 Sept 2025HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is an honour to speak in this debate in memory of David Amess. Like Jo Cox, he was murdered in a previous Parliament, and I know many hon. Members miss his friendship…22 Jul 2025HANSARDApprenticeships21. What steps she is taking to support young people into apprenticeships.21 Jul 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsI feel sure that the Minister is aware that the outstanding West Suffolk college in Bury St Edmunds, with more than 10,000 enrolled students, is part of the outstanding Eastern…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWhat a pleasure it was to welcome the Secretary of State to the water meadows in Bury St Edmunds. The Lark and the Linnet in Bury St Edmunds and the Gipping in Stowmarket are…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI congratulate the Secretary of State; her measures will certainly give every child the best start in life, and Best Start is one of her many best ideas. We have a crisis of basic…07 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanI welcome this brilliant plan. I particularly love the double helix that is featured on the front cover, because genetic discoveries have the greatest promise of all. If we all…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCan the Leader of the House assist me? I am concerned by the decline in clinical academics, who are crucial to the training of our future health workforce. To which Department…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Glastonbury Festival: BBC CoverageI thank the Secretary of State for her excellent statement. The murder of hundreds of Jews at the Nova music festival in October 2023 sparked this war, and the irony of broadcast…30 Jun 2025