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HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsThe British Hong Kong community, including those who have made their homes in my constituency, will welcome the Minister’s robust answers today. Will she confirm that Beijing’s…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Winter PreparednessLet me take this opportunity to thank healthcare workers in Bracknell Forest, who will be working so hard across the Christmas period to keep patients safe this winter. Does the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportWASPI women in my constituency will have listened to the statement with some difficulty, as I know my right hon. Friend has accepted, but they will also have heard her offer a…17 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverBarely a week goes by without a constituent reaching out to me to express frustration at the quality of service they receive from our local Royal Mail delivery services. What will…16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionI welcome the Minister’s recognition that unitary authorities deliver for residents. Bracknell Forest council is an example of a unitary authority promoting a strong sense of…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My constituent Gary has seen his real-terms income fall because the pension he built up before 1997 in a defined-benefit scheme is not subject to indexation, even though 80%…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member is correct: many Conservative Members have raised the issue of monitoring, and they have repeatedly mentioned storm overflows. Will he put on record how many…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Qualifications Reform ReviewThe certainty that the statement provides will be an early Christmas present for the further education sector. Last month, I visited Bracknell and Wokingham college, a fantastic…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyHaving listened to some of the contributions from Conservative Members, I cannot quite believe my ears. They are coming to this place and suggesting that they should be proud of…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Friday, I attended the opening night of panto at the fantastic South Hill Park arts centre in Bracknell. [Hon. Members: “Oh, no, you didn’t!”] Oh, yes, I did. Local arts venues…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationWhile the Conservative party wasted £700 million of taxpayer money on an unworkable gimmick, this Government are rolling up our sleeves and putting in place the agreements that we…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Puberty-suppressing HormonesI welcome the spirit in which the Health Secretary has made today’s statement and his commitment to improving healthcare for all trans people, but I want to press him a bit on…11 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy right hon. Friend was right in his statement to emphasise the effects of global instability on illegal immigration into the UK. Not only is supporting displaced Syrians as they…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformTwo weekends ago, while knocking on doors, I met a mother who lives with her two adult children. Both those children have professional jobs and earn decent salaries, yet cannot…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Tackling StalkingThe victims of stalking will know that intense, unsettling feeling, whether that is as they pass through a dimly lit underpass and feel someone following them or when they are…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does she agree that in too many cases the SEND families most in need of support find they are not given it? For many…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister commit to working with local authorities to use new powers to run high street rental auctions, so that we can end the affront of empty shops this Christmas?02 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourFor too many communities, antisocial behaviour has become a nightmare, but my constituents in Bracknell are literally losing sleep over noisy and dangerous off-road bikes, which…27 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am listening very carefully to what the right hon. Gentleman has to say. Some 13% of adults in Bracknell smoke, but we know that more than half of smokers would like to give up,…26 Nov 2024