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HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The hon. Member said that he came to visit Hastings and spoke to people—he never informed me of his visit to Hastings.25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon). I understand he emailed my office on 7 September…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage Dischargeindicated dissent.25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeMy hon. Friend raises the work that Southern Water is doing on the Isle of Wight. We have a Fairlight Pathfinder project on my patch, which will be rolling out smart water butts…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeI stand with the people of beautiful Hastings and Rye, who are all quite rightly angry about the extent of water companies’ excessive use of overflows. Only the Conservatives have…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillI would like to focus my remarks on our retail sector. The last few years have seen an acceleration in shop closures and job losses. The Centre for Retail Research found that more…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Recently, I presented a Prime Minister’s Points of Light award to Joan Willett, who is nearly 107, for her fundraising for the British Heart Foundation, and two other Hastings…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. In March 2021, a group of world leaders announced an initiative for a new treaty—a convention on pandemic preparedness…17 Apr 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceI completely agree. We could not function as a country without our voluntary sector—it is one of the wheels that keeps the country going—but we need to invest in it, so that it…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Mr Sharma. Many young children have faced an array of social and developmental challenges as a result of covid-19, and children…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceI agree with the hon. Gentleman. I was going to say that all primary schools that I visited in Hastings and Rye have highlighted the need for speech and language provision for…22 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSovereign states have a duty to protect their borders from the illegal movement of drugs, contraband and people, but sovereignty is not just about protection from outside…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportEast Sussex County Council has an excellent bus service improvement plan, one of whose objectives is progressively to support operators to increase the number of zero-emission…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillI welcome the additional payments, but Conservative Members know that employment is the best way out of poverty, and part of getting people back into employment is the…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThe Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill, brought forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope), has reached Second Reading today, and it…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. As many hon. Members heard me say on Second Reading, I emphasise that this Bill is an important measure for victims of…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Equipment Theft (Prevention) BillThis private Member’s Bill, brought forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith), seeks to prevent the theft and resale of equipment and tools used by…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillIt is a pleasure to speak on Third Reading of this important Bill put forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). Supported living—supported housing—gives…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank my hon. Friend, the Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression for moving these important Government amendments. I was delighted to co-sign them. These new…03 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and completely agree with her. I am absolutely confident that the Bill will help prevent those sorts of long-term coercive and abusive…03 Mar 2023