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HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday is World ME Day, and I hope that the Secretary of State and her Ministers will recognise the up to 1.3 million people who live with ME and ME-like symptoms, and some of…12 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, may I thank the Prime Minister for his Government’s recognition of the highly dangerous and clandestine work of the 1,746 pilots and…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleIn response to all the letters and emails from my constituents, I will focus on PIP and the effect that the changes will have on the 1.3 million people who are suffering from ME…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I have a constituent who has broken and rotting teeth. His GP referred him to the local dental hospital, but he has been refused treatment because the hospital said that the…06 May 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresI agree with the hon. Gentleman that that should be the case. We need to tighten up the licensing regulation and how the whole process works, so that we can reduce the amount of…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresWe need to tell people when it is doing this stuff.29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresIt is really helpful of the Minister to ask people to contact Crimestoppers, but I wonder whether the Department can do more to demonstrate how it is prosecuting people who break…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresWill the Minister also meet Henry Hodge, who is part of Black-Ram Recycling and one of the people who informed me about this particular problem with tyres? That is in the…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresWill the Minister give way?29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresYes, indeed; I shall come to that shortly. The previous Government talked a great deal about the circular economy, had their own circular economy strategy and brought forward…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Recycling of TyresI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of recycling end-of-life tyres. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. The Government have placed…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy EfficiencyI recognise that there are very good schemes for those on lower incomes and that heating homes is really important. For many older properties and properties in conservation areas,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy Efficiency7. What steps he is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of homes.29 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025I welcome the broad outline of what the Minister is describing in this draft order. I just wanted to highlight that particular case, which is very distressing for the constituent…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025Although this is a slightly different situation, I want to clarify what the Home Office’s response would be to the case of one of my constituents. She came into the UK with her…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Tackling Child Sexual AbuseMy blood is boiling as I listen to the stuff coming from Conservative Members. If they had read the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, they would recognise that there…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn July 2023, my constituent Alison claimed a refund of overpaid tax that was mistakenly paid twice. In February 2024, she was told that her claim would be assessed by 20 March,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The Home Office states that it takes fraud in visa applications seriously, but I know of a case involving a man who came here on a spousal visa, was then arrested four times…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House ask her colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care for a statement explaining the rationale behind a decision last month to alter the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance20. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance.27 Mar 2025