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HANSARDUK-EU Relations3. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.22 Jan 2026HANSARDWater White PaperEarlier this week, my team and I secured a £12,000 refund from Thames Water for one of my constituents whose pipes had been left to leak for almost half a year. Half a year ago,…21 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformI was glad to get involved in the Government’s recent consultation on property service fees. More than 700 of my constituents living in new builds in and around Reading have…12 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform7. What steps he plans to take to reform the property management system.12 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Data from the millennium cohort study suggests that over half of cases of young people not in education, employment or training are attributable to persistent childhood…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairI join the Chair of the Treasury Committee in thanking Richard Hughes for his service, and commend him for taking responsibility for the security leak that happened on his watch.…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThree quarters of the tax raised by this Budget will go towards building fiscal headroom, doubling it—something that previous Conservative Chancellors never did. Does the hon.…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI rise to welcome the Budget, because despite the difficult economic times we are in, the Chancellor has made decisions that are strong, sound and fair. It is a strong budget that…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI, too, very much enjoy reading the Blue Book. While we are talking about our favourite passages, I wonder what the right hon. Gentleman makes of page 29, which says that…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he find it fiscally responsible that with his two Budgets, he left us with the lowest amount of fiscal headroom since the OBR…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget Resolutionsrose—26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsGiven the hon. Gentleman’s interest in the bond yields, will he celebrate with me and other Labour Members today’s rally in yields, as well as the increase in the value of…26 Nov 2025HANSARDSettlement: British National Overseas Route14. Whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of exempting British national overseas visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSettlement: British National Overseas RouteReading is proud to be a town of many immigrant diasporas, including Hong Kong BNOs who are seeking refuge here. Many of my immigrant constituents have lived in our community for…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have heard from local residents, as well as local refugee charities in Reading, who are all calling for the use of hotels to house asylum seekers to end as soon as possible.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month, I held a SEND community consultation in south-east Reading in my constituency, attended by over 60 parents, children and local experts. We all agreed that the current…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI deeply welcome this long-awaited ceasefire and the release of the hostages. I thank the Prime Minister and his Ministers for their tireless work and international leadership on…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Last night I co-hosted an event in Parliament for Wael al-Dahdouh, the former bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Gaza, whose family…10 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend’s stories remind me of stories that I hear in Reading, in my Earley and Woodley constituency. Angie is a nursing associate in the NHS, and her daughter wishes to…08 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesThe right hon. Gentleman has spent the past five minutes circling around figures gathered by a consultancy that aids the super-wealthy to migrate from this country. Where is the…03 Sept 2025