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HANSARD Maternity Units (Requirement for Bereavement Suite)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require new maternity units to have a bereavement suite; and for connected purposes. For anyone experiencing the loss of a…29 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy right hon. Friend will know that the Select Committee has spoken to defence companies about how necessary it is not to rely on imports at a time such as this. Does he agree…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe Conservatives left a £22 billion hole in our public finances and they continue to oppose every decision made by the Chancellor to clean up their mess. Can the Chancellor tell…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Terms and Conditions of EmploymentThis Government have made a solid commitment to make work pay and put more money into working people’s pockets. In my constituency, we have a large number of distribution jobs,…25 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesIn Kettering, we know the scale of the challenge facing NHS dentistry after 14 years of Tory failure. My constituents regularly tell me how impossible it is to get an appointment.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental Services2. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.25 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. He and I are constituency neighbours. As he will know, there has been a lot of growth in Northamptonshire and increased distribution in…11 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI rise today as the youngest woman in Parliament and the first woman to represent my constituency of Kettering. I was raised by women: my mum, my nan and my aunt Emma. I am…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my hon. Friend for those really kind comments. The things I see on my screen also translate to real life. When I walk back to my flat tonight, I will not have my…06 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayYes, I absolutely agree. I am sad to say that that advice was not new to us. Those, sadly, are things that we have had to learn just through our own experiences. I also put on the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI thank my right hon. Friend for his chairmanship of the Committee. Given the Prime Minister’s recent announcements, and our increased defence spending, does my right hon. Friend…05 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister showed unwavering commitment to Ukraine this weekend, and I stand with him on that. Will he reiterate this Government’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and…03 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsBritish businesses are clear that they want the Government to cut paperwork, tackle the trade barriers that they face, and lower the cost of selling goods and services to our…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the 1950s, Kettering had five cinemas, but since the Odeon closed its doors last week, we have none. Our swimming pool was built in 1984 and is in desperate need of investment,…06 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Kettering general hospital is where I was born and cared for as a premature baby, but after 14 years of the Conservatives underfunding the NHS, that same maternity ward is…22 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewMy predecessor told my constituents that the work on Kettering general hospital was ready to go. It is shameful that, in reality, the Conservatives had no credible plan, and the…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we should be doing everything we can to encourage political participation across the UK, to maintain our reputation as one of the world’s strongest…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI thank the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for bringing forward this Bill, which deals with an issue that matters deeply to my constituents and to me. This winter we…17 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week I visited Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service, where we discussed estimates that reported incidents of domestic abuse in the UK spike up to 20% during the Christmas…18 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.18 Dec 2024