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HANSARD IranBuilding on the intervention by the right hon. Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke), is the issue not as simple as this: in recent years, although Presidents…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranThe hon. Member is 12 minutes into his speech, and we have not yet got into a debate about Iran. As he has said, there is a one-sided dimension to the US-UK relationship, in which…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranMy Jewish constituents will be watching this debate, so I put on record my support for the Government’s ban of supporters of the IRGC. I also welcome the fact that the Government…15 Jul 2026HANSARD IranI thank the hon. Member for giving way as he is about to close. He talked about the importance of international co-operation to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear capability; I…15 Jul 2026HANSARDAsylum HotelsI inherited three asylum hotels in Bournemouth, and I know that the Home Secretary is working through a complicated process to close those hotels. I have asked on 5 January, 9…13 Jul 2026HANSARDMaritime and Coastguard AgencyI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a GMB member. I recently met coastguard rescue officers in my office, and they told me…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessMy hon. Friend is giving a superb speech, and it is an honour to listen to it. I was at Bournemouth War Memorial Homes on Friday helping to open the new bungalows for our…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyI make a habit of agreeing with my hon. Friend, and I particularly agree with her on that point. When I speak with youth workers, they are clear that they do not want to reinvent…08 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsWill the hon. Lady give way?07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsIn which case, continue.07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsI used to work in the international development sector for Oxfam, thinking about how to increase public support for international aid. I agree with what everybody in this room is…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsIt feels to me that there is scope for the UK and European Union countries to work together more closely to tackle the rising global anti-rights movement. Given the progress in…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a critical point. Obviously, we have seen public support wane in recent years, but protecting and preserving that narrative of the good that we do…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeOn behalf of constituents that I am proud to represent, I want to ask the Paymaster General questions of justice. I want to ask whether the infected blood compensation scheme is…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCatherine on Tuckton Road, Claire on Naseby Road and Elise on Irving Road all agree that Britain should draw closer to the European Union. They are joined by Duncan on Hengistbury…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseBuried in a bulging Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council budget consultation is a plan to lay off lollipop people in my constituency. Of the few hundred consultees across…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillWith your grace, Madam Deputy Speaker, and with the consent of my constituents, I wish to put some people on the official parliamentary record. Mich says: “Conversion therapy…25 Jun 2026HANSARDWindrush DayBritain is a great country, and Bournemouth is a great town; everywhere I go I see the values of unity and decency. I saw this recently at St Walburga’s primary school in…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Public Libraries: Bournemouth EastI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of public libraries in Bournemouth East constituency. It is an honour to speak under your chairpersonship, Mr Turner. This…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThe Conservative Government commissioned the Cass review. In their 2024 manifesto, the Conservatives committed to implement the review in full, which would include a trial.…23 Jun 2026