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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt a recent packed talk with my Highfields residents, they told me the same thing that all my residents tell me about: the scourge of potholes. We know that councils are facing a…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a practising optometrist. Children across England are living in a postcode lottery when it comes…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYoung people with cancer often face severe isolation during treatment, separated from their friends and everything that is normal to them at that critical age. In Leicester South,…14 Jul 2026HANSARDCulture, Media And SportI recently read Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning”, which is a powerful account of life in a concentration camp. There is a poignant part of that book where victims and…30 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsSadly, Leicester South is not immune to the unemployment figures for young people—1,000 young people and counting. My concern is that AI is about to make it even worse, especially…29 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ9. My children, like millions of others, are kicking every ball of England’s world cup campaign, but as a parent I am really concerned about their security in this country, along…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I agree wholeheartedly that conflating a people’s religion with a Government’s actions is totally unacceptable.…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerI will begin by paying homage to a young girl by the name of Eiliyah: when her tumour took over her right hand, she began to learn to draw with her left, because she loved arts…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPassenger Rail ServicesSafety concerns are blighting passenger rail services. Constituents working at Leicester train station have raised serious concerns about security gaps, particularly the near…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderWe all condemn the actions on Monday night, and we look with concern at the subsequent rioting, but my concern is about those who make it possible for such actions to happen—those…10 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Belfast: Violent AttackI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Following on from that question, I also give my deepest sympathies to the victim and his family, and pay tribute to the bystanders…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastThe Secretary of State in her statement—in her own words—talked of Netanyahu’s condemnation of settler violence as being “hollow”. Will she allow the Great Israeli Real Estate…09 Jun 2026HANSARDUnite the Kingdom Rally: PolicingMany in the Muslim community are feeling bewildered, besieged and beleaguered. When they exercise their democratic right to vote and the results do not go a certain way, they are…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a practising optometrist. Myopia—shortsightedness—is nearing epidemic levels for UK children. It is…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemIs there not a real threat of politicising immigration at a time in which universities in my constituency are really struggling because there is a lack of international students,…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemDoes the hon. Member agree that it is not simply unfair but un-British to change the rules for people who were told that they could qualify for settlement if they stayed in this…03 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills8. What recent steps he has taken to help reduce energy bills for households.02 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) for securing this debate. She, the hon.…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe typical annual dual fuel bill is 40% higher today in real terms than it was in 2021. After accounting for inflation, that means it is £511 more per household. The bad news…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakHenry’s heartbroken father has said that Henry’s family do not want his murder to “be used to create further division, hatred or tension.” I pray that we all heed those words in…02 Jun 2026