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HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I think we would all agree that it is a basic human right to have a decent place to call home, a neighbourhood where…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right—there are micro-communities within communities that look wealthy from the outside, and I will come on to some local examples. In rural and…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesUnder the UK strategic export licence criteria, licences are prohibited when there is a clear risk that items would undermine peace and security or, under criteria 7, where the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareDementia is such a cruel disease. Let us be clear that it is not simply part of getting old, yet too often it is treated as though it is inevitable. In my constituency the number…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelWill the Minister give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI rise to speak as a proud member of the armed forces covenant family; my husband Paul is a naval veteran, and my daughter is a reservist. I am really pleased to see the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelDoes the hon. Member share my concern that some equipment, such as drone engines, may be being exported to Israel without the need for export licences and are potentially getting…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for securing the debate. It is interesting that three of the…21 May 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseMy hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is correct. We have the Jurassic coast, but we are also the oldest county. My daughter is currently undertaking a PhD in the causes of…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is unacceptable for homes and businesses that were originally put in scope for local Gigabit projects to be de-scoped partway through, like the…21 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue service has suffered a real-terms funding cut, partly because the majority of firefighters are on call so the employer national insurance…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitBritish people having access to e-gates is welcome. As the Minister for EU Relations told the BBC, it should ensure more time for UK residents when abroad. But my constituents…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Foreign Secretary talks of children orphaned. The prediction is that 14,000 babies will die. If that comes true, it would wipe out an entire generation. We have also seen…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. We talk a lot about the needs of trans women but very little about the needs of trans men. I am deeply concerned about the impact on trans…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I am shocked daily by the indignity that we are imposing and the impact on the human rights of people who are trans. Let me share…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationHow can the hon. Member square new clause 21 to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which would expose trans people in everything that they do, with her commitment to the safety of…19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsUNCLOS––the United Nations convention on the law of the sea—is an incredible international anti-piracy and anti-drug-running tool, but as the House of Lords discussed in 2022, it…19 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. It is shocking that over 16,000 people are currently waiting for treatment at the London gender identity clinic alone,…19 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentBarely a day goes by when I do not receive impassioned pleas from my constituents begging for actions, not words, from this Government. Many have shared their distress that we…14 May 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester for inviting me to join him on this Committee. Our much-loved…14 May 2025