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HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe child maintenance system is being used, as the Minister knows, to abuse women after they have left their relationship. One of my constituents lost her home after she was…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonDoes the hon. Member agree that potentially every single working person, retired person and child in this country has paid the price for what Mandelson did? If he did indeed share…04 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe actions of Peter Mandelson are a disgrace, and I support the proposals to remove him without delay, but he is not the only British person implicated in the appalling Epstein…02 Feb 2026HANSARDModern Industrial StrategyThere is only one rebar mill in the UK—in Cardiff—and it can make enough to meet only a small portion of our needs, which means that we are reliant on imports. Even if we open a…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Prison Capacity: Annual StatementAlmost one in six of the prison population is on remand, and more than 2,500, which is the population of all three prisons in Dorset plus the prison in Wiltshire, have been on…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseStorm Chandra has left the south-west in havoc, including deep flooding in Dorset, with routes blocked, villages cut off and even part of our historic Wimborne Minster underwater.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDAccess to Work: People with DisabilitiesMy constituent Becky relies on Access to Work, but her application was denied and it has taken eight months just to receive an acknowledgement of her complaint to the Independent…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI got some data this week that told me that our local authorities are spending £60,000 a child extra on independent special schools versus maintained special schools. In the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionA few weeks ago, I raised some of these very excessive charges, although I had a bit of pushback from some residents saying, “My child needs this very expensive school.” Can the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI wonder if the hon. Member has given any thought to residents such as George and Dennis in my constituency, who are both British citizens, brought up here, but went to work…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperI welcome the commitment to police funding reform. Dorset is the second worst funded police force in the country and has a much higher proportion of local funding, with 50% funded…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPost-16 EducationSamee is a charity working in Dorset to support disabled young adults into self-employment. It has celebrated 10 years and supported 2,700 people, and it has what it tells me is…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI am absolutely honoured to follow the hon. Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin). I am pleased to see this Bill seek to fill the gaps in the armed forces covenant. I should…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I have met service children as I have visited my schools, and I always pay special attention to the service they are giving through…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI have just discovered that the Minister’s children live in my constituency, so I may well take him up on that offer. To come back to a more sober point, against that backdrop, it…26 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI particularly welcome the investment in low-cost loans for solar panels, which will really boost jobs. However, the grid is not currently resilient enough to cope when our…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy for EnglandI thank the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) for securing this fantastic debate. My inbox is regularly more full of animal welfare issues than anything else. I…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy for EnglandI have to say that that makes me feel a little queasy, but perhaps I will push my own boundaries. Living on the edge of the countryside, seeing cows and sheep is an everyday…21 Jan 2026HANSARDGaza and the West Bank: Humanitarian SituationThe irony, of course, is that we already have a board of peace, and it is called the UN, but President Trump is undermining it at every step. Five days ago, a group of 22 UN…20 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisI think my hon. Friend would agree that the Minister needs to hear that in places such as Dorset whole conditions are being ignored. We have the same situation as Suffolk; shared…20 Jan 2026