Commons
Debate
25 June 2026
2 contributions
Windrush Day
It is an absolute and wonderful pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) and her beautiful tribute to the Windrush generation and her constituents. I know how much they appreciate the fact that she calls for this debate in Parliament every single year, …
My hon. Friend and I co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on women in Parliament. There are many times when we agree on things, believe it or not—people think we do not agree across the House sometimes. Does she agree that not only was the racism real then but it is really disappointing that t…
Commons
Debate
11 June 2026
Grenfell Tower Fire: Ninth Anniversary
Justice delayed is justice denied. It is great that the Met has now come to this position. Does my hon. Friend agree that we should try to ensure that the cases are fast-tracked in our criminal system so that justice can now be speeded up?
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 April 2026
Neuroscience and Digital Childhoods
We begin with the Select Committee statement. Dame Chi Onwurah will speak on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry into neuroscience and digital childhoods for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I will call Members t…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 April 2026
2 contributions
Housing Needs: Young People
Order. I remind Members to bob if they wish to partake in the debate.
Order. I ask that Members please speak for roughly six minutes so that we can fit everybody in.
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 April 2026
NHS Federated Data Platform
It is wonderful to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain.
The reality is that the Government have inherited a mess. We must not take responsibility for that mess. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) on securing the debate; he mentioned the £1 that Palantir paid t…
Commons
Proceedings
18 March 2026
Points of Order
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are also not responsible for the questions asked. The Leader of the Opposition said that it was following British values to attack Muslims praying. I just wonder if that brings this House into disrepute in regard to British values.
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
18 March 2026
Engagements
Q6. At the international conference last week, it was clear that mobile phone theft is international organised crime. It drags in people as young as 14 years old. The Mayor of London and the Met commissioner have spent money on the latest tech to combat that crime, and it is working, but they nee…
Commons
Debate
12 March 2026
4 contributions
International Women’s Day
We should also recognise that some people have also been transphobic. We must be mindful that a lot of trans people feel very vulnerable at this time; some have committed suicide. Can we also hold them in our thoughts in this debate?
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. You may be coming to this, but it is an incredible—
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
12 March 2026
Defending Democracy Taskforce
I hope that the shadow Minister will get to her feet and correct the record, because there is a far greater threat from the far right than there is from Islam. In this holy month of Ramadan, I am sure that Muslims all over the country will be praying for her soul, whether she deserves it or not.
I …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
25 February 2026
Grenfell Tower Annual Report
I pass Grenfell on my way home every evening, and I see the green heart move lower and lower as the building is dismantled. I wonder what will happen when the building is gone. I think about the survivors, the families and the 72 lives lost. I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, but afte…
Commons
Oral Questions
10 February 2026
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts
When I was in opposition, I raised concerns about Palantir and the £1 deal that was made. It was always a trap to ensure that Palantir got its foot in where no one else could. The co-founder of Palantir is mentioned in the Epstein files. I think that anyone who is mentioned in the Epstein files shou…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
2 contributions
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding
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I thank my hon. Friend for her important speech today. Brent council, which covers my constituency, spends £100,000 a day on temporary housing. We have around 40,000 people on the housing waiting list. It is impossible to match that need, but it is also important to understand that councils, as my h…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
Fish and Chip Sector
As we are talking about the best chips, the first fish and chip shop was actually in east London, where I was born. I have a chip shop challenge; I am going around London trying chips—any excuse. Chip shops are an important part of London’s economy, so the hon. Gentleman’s debate is vital. This week…
Commons
Debate
29 January 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day
My hon. Friend is making a powerful and educational speech; I thank her so much. Will she join me in thanking John Hajdu MBE, who came to Brent yesterday to share with us his story of how he survived the Holocaust? As a young boy, he survived only because a non-Jewish family hid him in a cupboard fo…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 January 2026
Gambling Harms: Children and Young People
My hon. Friend is absolutely right and is giving an excellent speech. It is not about banning gambling; it is about safeguarding. There are companies that are grooming children now to get them addicted to gambling. That is why we have to tackle gambling harms, not just online, but on our high street…
Commons
Debate
13 January 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill
I congratulate the Minister on the changes that the Government have made, on tackling online harms and on excluding bingo halls, as she says. Bingo halls are often a community, and they involve a lot of people. Does she agree that this issue is about not just online, but offline? Will she consider e…
Commons
Debate
8 January 2026
6 contributions
High Street Gambling Reform
I beg to move,
That this House believes that the aim to permit principle in planning policy erodes the ability of local communities to shape their neighbourhoods; further believes that planning decisions should be made in the public interest, not skewed towards automatic approval; and therefore cal…
I thank the right hon. Gentleman, who chairs the APPG on gambling reform, of which I am a member, for his intervention. Brent is a solid example of why change is needed. Another shop—a double-fronted shop—is due to open. On it has been written what I call conscious graffiti: “Stop opening gambling s…
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Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
Business of the House
Happy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to all of the staff.
In common with my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner), I have a constituent who I would like to talk to the Leader of the House about. The Chair of the Backbench Business Committee mentioned today’s very wo…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 December 2025
3 contributions
International Human Rights Day 2025
Order. Please stick to three-minute speeches. There is likely to be a Division in the middle of the debate.
I will call the Front Benchers at 5.33 pm.
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Commons
Westminster Hall
10 December 2025
Village Schools
I will call Manuela Perteghella to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as i…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 December 2025
2 contributions
AI Safety
Order. I want to get to the Front Benchers at 3.28 pm, which means that Members will get three minutes each to speak. There may be a vote at 4 pm, so I ask Members to please stick to time.
Order. I would like to try to allow two minutes at the end for the Member in charge to wind up the debate. Will the Front Benchers take that into account, please?
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 November 2025
3 contributions
Support for Dyslexic Pupils
I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I call Juliet Campbell.
Order. I would like to get to the Front-Bench speakers by 12.28 pm, but I do not want to impose a formal time limit yet.
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Commons
Proceedings
28 October 2025
Points of Order
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would like to apologise for not taking the direction of the Chair yesterday.