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HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way again. I am incredibly bothered by the issue of consistency. A disabled driver can use their blue badge at any time of the day,…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Disabled Bus PassesWill the Minister give way?10 Jul 2025HANSARDCrown Court BacklogHannah contacted me for the first time in August last year after numerous stalking incidents, online abuse and violent threats from a member of her family. He is still at large…08 Jul 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Joint TenanciesWhile I have every sympathy with Molly and the millions of women who experience domestic abuse, according to the ManKind Initiative, one in five men are also victims of domestic…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeJill, a speech and language therapist from my constituency, told me that in the last five years the decline in children’s ability to be understood and to socialise has been stark,…07 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Representatives of a not-for-profit care company in my constituency feel that the Government are waging war on the care sector. I met residents and staff at a Sunday lunch at…01 Jul 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandI thank the hon. Member for his comments about my visit to the GP, because it was an absolutely wonderful experience. If the proposal is to phase out the partnership model and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandFor some leasehold properties, there is a requirement that practices have partners. How is the Minister ensuring that such practices can be taken on, either by the ICB or the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. GPs epitomise the NHS for us all. They support us from cradle to grave like no other part of the NHS. Although they…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. When my young constituent Axel was given his education, health and care plan a year ago, his primary school place was withdrawn, with no replacement offered. His nursery…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a councillor on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council. Local government funding is in…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The UN children in conflict report showed that violence against children increased by 25% last year, and that does not even include what is going on this year. The Israeli…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent Tirath is currently being pursued by the Child Maintenance Service for £20,000, despite having successfully appealed the claim in 2022. He is now at risk of losing…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI am proud to follow the hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier), who made an incredibly powerful speech. If people do not feel safe in their neighbourhoods, those…18 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesIn the last couple of months, I have been speaking to lots of nursery providers across my constituency about these issues, and the thing that comes up again and again is small…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictGiven the UK’s long-standing friendship with Israel, what assessment has the Foreign Secretary made of the increased risk to our military personnel in the countries in the wider…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I declare an interest as a sitting councillor. Local government will be pleased to see an increase in spending and to have clarity but, alongside social care, we have no clarity…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Foreign Secretary summoned the Israeli ambassador to meet the Minister two weeks ago and we were asked to “wait and see” what positive steps would come from the meeting. Since…10 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentMoving on from national security, according to the documentation—I have double-checked—community safety is a significant material planning consideration. In such a multicultural…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentAlmost £85,000 was paid out by Dorset Community Foundation through its “Surviving Winter” campaign, including to many in my constituency. The foundation has noticed that many more…09 Jun 2025