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HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe shadow Chancellor would have us believe that the Conservatives have changed, and that the days of Liz Truss and her disastrous mini-Budget are behind them, but we can all see…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxNo, not at this point. We have been here before with the Tories. They tell the public they can slash the state without any downsides, but the next thing we know is that our local…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI am not saying whether stamp duty is a good or a bad tax. I am saying that I do not support simply abolishing it without any thought about the impact that that will have on the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI will make some more progress. The average property sale in my constituency would see buyers buying for the second or subsequent time paying between £2,000 and £3,600. That is…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxWill the hon. Lady give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxDoes my hon. Friend agree that what has locked young people out of the housing market over the last 14 years is not the existence of stamp duty, but the astronomical rise in house…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI will be a little clearer on Labour’s principles: we will not be joining the Conservatives in the voting Lobby because we will not vote for unfunded tax cuts that predominantly…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayI thank my hon. Friend for leading this debate. Many of my constituents, including Helen, Lauren, Laura and Kayleigh, have written to me, and Helen asked me to raise this point in…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is time to end the taboo around the menopause. Today’s Government announcement that menopause will be included in the 40-plus health check is a huge step in the right…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceThe Conservatives hollowed out our communities and Reform is exploiting it, and yet this Government are helping communities like mine to thrive. We have already had the…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeI thank my hon. Friend for raising awareness of this very important condition. It is, as always, an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I am here because, like…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe Women and Equalities Committee heard compelling evidence earlier this year about misogyny in the music industry. That is exactly one of the areas where people who are classed…15 Sept 2025HANSARDNHS Hospitals: ParkingUniversity hospital Coventry and Warwickshire suffers from really poor car parking facilities. I have had to take both my parents there over recent years to use its specialist…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Changing Places ToiletsDoes my hon. Friend agree that accessible toilets keep people out longer, encourage spending, make towns more inclusive, and are critical for retail, tourism and local growth?…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayMy hon. Friend may know that I bought my very first house on the edge of the Black Country, within hearing distance of the Baggies’ home ground. I want to celebrate the Black…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayI applaud my hon. Friend’s love of the Wolves. Does he agree that one of the best football players from the Black Country was Jeff Astle, and that it would not be right for Black…22 Jul 2025HANSARD West Coast Main LineI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate; we sometimes share journeys to and from Westminster. The whole point of High Speed 2 was to relieve capacity on the west…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Women and Girls with Autism: Mental Health SupportOne of the toughest challenges that autistic women and girls face is misdiagnosis and late diagnosis, so girls’ problems go unnoticed. Parents in my constituency frequently tell…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Tuesday Ukraine suffered its heaviest aerial attack, as more than 700,000 drones and 13 missiles struck cities around the country, and the BBC reported today that Russia…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Children’s HealthDoes my hon. Friend agree that the previous Government’s lack of investment in vital leisure facilities, such as the swimming pool in Atherstone in my constituency, which is…10 Jul 2025