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HANSARD Iran: ProtestsMy British-Iranian residents are deeply worried about their families. The Minister has said that he hopes the embassy will reopen soon, but time is not on the side of the Iranian…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityPresident Trump questioned the Danish right of ownership of Greenland, saying: “There are no written documents, it’s only a boat that landed there hundreds of years ago”. Although…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI am pleased to have secured this debate on the Disclosure and Barring Service. It is my hope that I can shine a light on some of the shortcomings of the current system and that…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceThe hon. Gentleman is exactly right: assumptions are being made around the country. As the mother of four children, I assumed, as I dropped off my children, that everybody had to…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. People have to pay extra to be part of the update system. Why would anyone pay extra to put themselves under additional scrutiny? Why is that…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Today, the headline in the Bournemouth Echo is about another case involving a carer, who stole £125,000 from an elderly person. The…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceMy hon. Friend makes a great point, and it is exactly the situation that Tabitha from Wimborne told me about. She said: “I am desperate to work…this is a big problem for not only…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceWill people have to go through some of the umbrella agencies, which can charge a lot of money? Will there be a cost differential for those individuals?19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceThere are 7.2 million checks done a year, and I am sure that means multiple checks for individuals. I used to foster, and I obviously had very enhanced DBS checks for my…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate and his Bill. Does he agree that it is not just about bridleways? Forestry England has recently introduced quite…14 Jan 2026HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal CareI recently visited the Dorset breastfeeding network at the Purbeck community centre, and it was fascinating to hear about the work that the team there are doing, but they told me…13 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI completely recognise that the extension of the frozen tax threshold will not be felt immediately. We are all here worrying about it, but most of our residents will not see the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will be honest and say that, not having been to university, I do not know the details of the different groups. My students are all very recent graduates, so they went in knowing…12 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI always value the interventions of the hon. Member. As the aunt of a young GP, Bethan, who has more than £100,000-worth of debt, I think it is ridiculous that our young people…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesWessex Internet, which was founded by the late James Gibson Fleming, has done some great work in Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset, but the vouchers that are given out to…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is a slight confusion? The Minister consistently referenced the importance of this review and how independent and important it was, but then…07 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Town of CultureI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for raising that. Speaking of towns with incredible historical ports, much of the training for the D-day landings took place from Poole…07 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Town of CultureI thank the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for his passionate pitch for his area. I welcome the Government’s announcement of the competition for the town of culture…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdatePresident Trump is supposed to be working on a peace deal for Ukraine, but he has been so much more focused on invading Venezuela and making threats against Greenland. What…07 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. My constituents welcome the £150 saving on energy bills, particularly as it is now snowing, but Andrew from Arrow Energy Solutions is worried. Some 35% of his heat pump and…06 Jan 2026