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HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI add my voice to the chorus of former Children’s Ministers on this issue. Does my hon. Friend agree that the period for which a child could be detained when they first arrive to…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am listening closely to what the hon. Lady is saying. When I was the Children’s Minister, every single local authority in Scotland bar one was refusing to take any unaccompanied…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillAs I said on Second Reading, I support the premise of the Bill. Too many people’s lives are put at risk on small boats, and it is important to break the model of the people…26 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanI thank everyone in the FCDO, the MOD and our armed forces. I have visited Khartoum and absolutely understand how difficult and dangerous any evacuation is and could be. The…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. People in Chelmsford spend too much time in traffic jams. It is hitting our economic growth, and the Army and Navy junction is a notorious pinch point. The outline business…20 Apr 2023HANSARDRepairing Potholes: Funding in Spring Budget 2023It is shocking that Essex Lib Dems voted against more money to fix our potholes. Local Lib Dems also voted for the ultra-low emission zone charge in London, the zoning charge in…20 Apr 2023HANSARDRepairing Potholes: Funding in Spring Budget 202315. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the funding for repairing potholes announced in the spring Budget 2023.20 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillPut simply, it is important that multinational companies pay their taxes and it is good that the UK has agreed a new set of rules, but we need other countries to play the game…18 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs my hon. Friend says, this is a large and significant part of the Bill. It is of course important for multinational companies to pay their fair share of tax, but for too long…18 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanAs the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Sudan and South Sudan, I join the Minister and others in my utter condemnation of the violence, which will make the situation…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateA hotel is not a home, and it is important to find permanent accommodation for these families, so I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement today. We also must not forget the…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI put on record my thanks to the Prime Minister for taking time to speak with constituents impacted by antisocial behaviour when he came to Essex Boys and Girls Clubs in…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Homes: Regenerated Brownfield LandIn Chelmsford there are many households living in temporary accommodation. New affordable homes are being built on greenfield sites, but that is not keeping pace with the need.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Homes: Regenerated Brownfield Land9. What steps he is taking to build new homes on regenerated brownfield land.27 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandAs one of the few Members of this House who was born and raised in Northern Ireland, I want to make it very clear that this is not about the Secretary of State’s correspondence,…22 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023Carrying on from what my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet said about the doctors and nurses of the future, one of the very successful things that this Government…20 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for putting women’s safety at the heart of this. Can he give me the assurance that I can tell women in Chelmsford that it is absolutely…20 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill: Asylum SeekersLast week, the Italian Defence Minister made a direct link between the rise in asylum seekers coming to Europe by small boats and the activities of the Wagner Group in Africa.…20 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Space Industry1. What steps her Department is taking to support the domestic space industry.15 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Space IndustryAs a science geek, I love this new Department. The Chelmsford-based company Teledyne e2v is the world leader in space imaging. When the earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, its…15 Mar 2023