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HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverOur posties are friendly, familiar faces who go above and beyond all year round, but never more so than at Christmas. It was a pleasure to visit Bournemouth Royal Mail depot…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The water is key to Bournemouth’s appeal as the most stunningly beautiful town in our country. [ Interruption. ] Contentious. Unsurprisingly, Bournemouth East residents are…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the debate on LGBT veterans that will take place later. My constituents Martin Bell and David Kelsey have been severely wronged by the ban on LGBT people serving in the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was delighted to spend Friday afternoon with Cats Whiskers day nursery and earlier this year, I visited Tops day nursery, which is ranked ninth in the Department’s top 100…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that even the most ambitious estimates show we could cover only 1% of agricultural land with solar farms? Does he agree with Tom Bradshaw, the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the hon. Member give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI welcome the extra pay for our teachers and our doctors. Even if the hon. Lady does not think that our public sector heroes deserve that pay rise, does she accept that lost…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI agree that there needs to be reform of the NHS alongside this investment, and I welcome the point that the hon. Gentleman is making. In a recent speech, the Secretary of State…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Tackling StalkingI welcome these tough new measures against stalkers and the protections for victims. Before I was elected to this place, I ran domestic abuse services, so I must confess to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillDoes the Minister agree that many people who want to work have struggled to do so because of poor health? They are unable to get access to a doctor, a hospital appointment or a…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs a new Member of Parliament, I was looking at the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for North Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller), when he was responding to the Minister, and trying to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDCritical Minerals: Domestic ProductionIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and to speak in a debate called by my hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon), with…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWe are the Government taking decisions in the national interest. The Conservatives are the Opposition taking decisions on behalf of their party’s interest. That is why, I am…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI have literally just said that this debate should not be about party politics, but about the scrutiny of this Government’s Budget. Instead of asking questions about the nature…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryBournemouth East constituents, such as Katie from Queen’s Park in Charminster, have been in touch, horrified about the Grenfell Tower tragedy and desperate for a turning point.…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillEvery Thursday during the pandemic, we clapped, cheered and made noise to signal to our NHS carers that we cared about them. It was not just about noise; it was about the promise…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for securing this debate. “I’ve been told online I’m not pretty enough to be worth raping. I don’t go…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe Budget provided £2.6 billion for education, £1 billion for SEND, £22 billion for the NHS and several billion more for things like councils. Would the hon. Gentleman’s…27 Nov 2024