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HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI thank my hon. Friend for his speech, and I thank those who secured the debate. Many of my constituents are highly skilled. They often work in IT. Some do not intend to stay and…08 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundIs my hon. Friend as concerned as I am that we are hearing that some adopters, or potential adopters, are being put off going even through the process because of concerns about a…04 Sept 2025HANSARDAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) on securing this debate. I have seen the difference that the adoption and support grant has made locally. I visited…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this debate. She and many other hon. Members…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumMy constituency, like Britain as a whole, has long been home to people of all faiths and cultures who came here or whose forebears came here from all around the world. Over the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastDoes the Foreign Secretary accept that Israel’s plans to transfer control of the Ibrahimi mosque from the Palestinian municipality of Hebron is highly inflammatory and a violation…21 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI very much welcome the Energy Secretary’s statement. Adequate electric vehicle charging infrastructure, depot charging and onshore power for shipping are all critical to the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsI welcome the statement, and I am sure that the Roads Minister will ensure that the various road projects deliver for local residents walking along and across the new junctions,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewI, too, thank the Minister for making this statement, and NESO for this damning report. Heathrow Airport Ltd’s power set-up internally virtually guarantees hours of disruption in…02 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsA new report from the all-party parliamentary group for cycling and walking warns of the growing public safety risk posed by the widespread use of unsafe, illegally modified…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportEfficiently and correctly, but also transparently, and I hope all local authorities do fully, properly and accessibly account for their spending to their residents.25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI do not know the detail of the proposals of which the hon. Member speaks, but I am well aware that there are bottlenecks on our road systems. This has to be looked at carefully.…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI cannot remember whether my hon. Friend was in the debate on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, but there will be more opportunities to make those points. As she says very well, it…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportMy hon. Friend makes a good point. One reason that the initial emphasis has been on mayoral combined authorities and urban areas is because work is already being done on such…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportMy hon. Friend anticipates what I will say about road safety later, but I agree about listening to communities on the devolution of funding. There are also the adjustments to the…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportWhether they are walking or cycling, riding on buses, trams or trains, or planes, transport plays a huge role in the daily lives of our constituents, and for the businesses and…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportMy hon. Friend and fellow Transport Committee member is absolutely right. The changes that this Government are making will be felt across the country and in all types of cities…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI will do what I omitted to do at the start of the debate and thank the Backbench Business Committee for awarding us the opportunity for this debate. I also thank all hon. Members…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportI welcome the intervention from my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour. As a London MP, I know that stability in transport provision in London will be of huge benefit to my…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportThe hon. Member asks a good question and the answer is that it is a mixture. It is the philosophy of devolution that is important because mayoral combined authorities in…25 Jun 2025