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HANSARD Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]In Bournemouth East, I am campaigning to get a better bus route to Bournemouth airport, to improve the No. 33 and to reinstate a service in Throop, where the community feel very…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Playgrounds: Bournemouth EastI beg to move, That this House has considered playgrounds in Bournemouth East constituency. Eight months ago, I stood just a few seats away from this spot to lead the first debate…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Playgrounds: Bournemouth EastMy hon. Friend makes a valid and important point about funding our playgrounds so that they are accessible, safe and fun. I commend the work that she does on behalf of her…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Playgrounds: Bournemouth EastI entirely agree; the hon. Gentleman pre-empts some of what I am about to say. Community infrastructure and accessible infrastructure are absolutely critical alongside…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDorset Coast: PollutionI thank the Secretary of State for his answer and for his two visits to Bournemouth. People still talk happily about his visit to the Hengistbury Head Outdoors centre. I met…04 Sept 2025HANSARDDorset Coast: Pollution5. What steps he is taking to help tackle water pollution on the Dorset coast.04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met grassroots football teams, including King Park Dynamos, Generation Elite Academy, Queens Park ladies and the AFC Bournemouth community sports trust Minikickers.…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThe hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (Mr MacDonald) does not wish to, so I will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank).03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, although I do not recognise what he is saying. I hope he is welcoming the NHS investment that his constituency is receiving, as…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point on behalf of her constituents and businesses. I would, of course, say that were it not for the tax rise that allowed for investment in…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorBournemouth relies heavily on hospitality and tourism. In my constituency alone, hospitality generates £162.8 million in revenue and employs 3,700 people across more than 30…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesThe Conservative Government raised taxes 25 times in the last Parliament. How many of those tax rises did the hon. Gentleman oppose?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI am astonished that nobody raised a point of order there. Of course Plymouth does not have the best beer in the country; Bournemouth East does. If not Bournemouth East, I am sure…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy understanding is that the Airedale NHS foundation trust covers the hon. Member’s constituency. The waiting list there has fallen from 14,779 to 13,846, there are 32,312…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI think my hon. Friend has said enough—and I welcome what he has said. I also want to recognise the difficult financial inheritance of this Government: how they needed to raise…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsWill my hon. Friend join me in congratulating the work of Bournemouth Heart Club, which promotes good heart health, and also Regency Living, HENRA—Hengistbury Residents’…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumIs it any wonder that an Opposition Member described the shadow Home Secretary’s asylum policy as “silly”, given that it was a Conservative Government who failed to process…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastWhat happened on 7 October was inhumane: Hamas are terrorists and the hostages must be returned immediately and safely. Israel is behaving insufferably and what the Israeli…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeOn Friday, I visited St Katharine’s primary school, where I met young people from my constituency who emphasised two really important points: first, that they want to be global…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeWhen I talk with parents and guardians in Bournemouth East, they described the EHCP process as being adversarial and almost designed to exclude. They want a greater role earlier…16 Jul 2025