Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
13 July 2026
Violence against Women and Girls
In a number of cases in my constituency, male perpetrators of domestic abuse have used their partners’ immigration status as a tool to control and abuse them. Those women feel unable to report crimes of any kind because they are worried about their own immigration status. What is the Home Office doi…
Commons
Oral Questions
Education
22 June 2026
SEND Improvement Plans: Multi-academy Trusts
Special needs specialists in schools in my constituency have raised with me their concerns about the shortage of educational psychologists. A mum of a profoundly disabled child, who I met on Saturday, raised concerns about the shortage of occupational therapists. What are the Government doing to add…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
22 June 2026
East Midland Railway Collision
I endorse, as I know does everyone in this House, the comments by the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Holden). He asked all the questions that I had lined up to ask. In particular, I thank those who responded so quickly afte…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
11 June 2026
Topical Questions
Yesterday, the Transport Committee published the report on our inquiry into taxis and private hire licensing. Out-of-area working was a significant issue of concern in much of the evidence we received and for many of our witnesses, and the issue was also highlighted in Baroness Casey’s report on gro…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
19 May 2026
High Speed 2 Reset
I thank the Secretary of State for being honest with the House and for grasping the nub of the problem. We should not need the publication of the Lovegrove report or today’s statement to know that the cost and timetable overruns on HS2 started long before, because the previous Government wanted spad…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
21 April 2026
2 contributions
West Bank: Illegal Settlements
3. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank.
Does the Foreign Secretary agree that a full ban on all forms of trade and economic activity with those illegal settlements it long overdue, so that UK businesses, the public sector and charities are prevented from having any dealings with them?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 April 2026
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I really welcome the statement from the Minister, along with the changes and improvements that the Government are making to the scheme, but for many people infected by HIV in the 1980s, fear, stigma and poor health meant that the role of parents, as in the case of my constituents, did not meaningful…
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
4 contributions
Transport Accessibility for Disabled People
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of transport accessibility for disabled people; notes the recommendations of the Transport Committee in its First Report of Session 2024-25, Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people’s access to transport, HC 770, and the Govern…
My hon. Friend is entirely right. She is a passionate advocate—not just in transport, but across the piece—on the needs and rights of disabled people. To a large extent, this issue in transport is a subset of the societal challenge that she rightly raises.
The barriers that I have described prevent…
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Commons
Oral Questions
26 March 2026
Road Safety
For HGV drivers, the ability to stop and rest is essential to our road safety, yet HGV drivers and freight sector representatives recently told my Committee that the long-known critical shortage of HGV parking spaces continues. The Government do not need another survey, so when can we expect a diagn…
Commons
Proceedings
18 March 2026
Student Loans
The Minister is making an excellent and powerful speech on the motion. One aspect of the broken student loans system is the maternity penalty. When someone is on maternity leave, the interest on a student loan continues to accrue, despite income dropping below the repayment threshold. That means tha…
Commons
Oral Questions
9 March 2026
Immigration Policy
In my constituency, people of all faiths and backgrounds live, learn and work next to each other. Unlike many other European countries, the UK has a good reputation on integration, so can the Minister reassure me that these reforms will not lead to the UK becoming like our European neighbours with m…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 February 2026
2 contributions
Menopause Diagnosis: London
6. What steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of menopause for women in London.
Women in my constituency experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause tell me of very varied experiences of going to their GP—some excellent, and some, frankly, alarmingly poor. I have been particularly concerned to hear about the experiences of south Asian women with perimenopausal and meno…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
12 February 2026
Rail Transport and Economic Growth
On Tuesday, the Committee published, as well as the report on the Railways Bill, a report called “Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust”, which includes discussion of the rolling stock that we need to run our trains. We found a pattern of boom and bust in investment decisions. No strategy …
Commons
Proceedings
19 January 2026
Iran: Protests
For almost 50 years, Iranians have found refuge in the UK, and many have made their homes in west London. One of them wrote to me saying that even after 20 years, Iran still runs through his veins. Will the Minister outline how the Government are working with the Iranian diaspora in the UK to provid…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
Northern Powerhouse Rail
This is another hugely welcome transport statement from the Secretary of State for Transport and her team. Today’s announcement promises levels of rail connectivity for communities from Merseyside to Tyneside that will compare to those of the London travel to work area. The question that I and many …
Commons
Debate
8 January 2026
High Street Gambling Reform
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for her powerful speech, which outlined the impact on gambling addicts and their loved ones. I fully support the reforms she is putting forward and congratulate her, Members across this House and Brent co…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
8 January 2026
Road Safety Strategy
This strategy and the many elements within it are hugely welcome, and I congratulate the Government on addressing what the previous Government spent 14 years not properly addressing, during which time too many people have been killed or seriously injured on our roads in preventable incidents. When t…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
8 January 2026
Topical Questions
The Government have given mayoral authorities greater devolved powers to develop local transport infrastructure projects. Will the Secretary of State ensure that such powers provide the opportunity to speed up joint planning and decision making so that much-needed transport infrastructure, such as t…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
7 January 2026
2 contributions
Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 January.
Leaseholders in my constituency and across the country are being fleeced by freeholders and managing agents. They need relief from both, and we need to end the feudal leasehold system, so can the Prime Minister confirm when the leasehold and commonhold reform Bill will come to Parliament?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
17 December 2025
UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations
The UK’s return to involvement in Erasmus is hugely welcome not only for my constituents who are at university, but for those learning in schools and FE colleges and working in the sports and youth sectors. Could my right hon. Friend please outline what steps the Government will be taking particular…
Commons
Debate
9 December 2025
2 contributions
Railways Bill
It is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover). I am still trying to work out what a Lib Dem Bill would include that this one does not.
I welcome the Bill, which is universally agreed to be long needed. It is the essential next step in ensuring that rail in Britain…
There are questions about the relationship between the Secretary of State, GBR, the ORR and the passenger watchdog, which we will certainly pursue—and so, I am sure, will others.
Devolution is central to the Government’s vision, so I welcome the fact that the Scottish and Welsh Governments and elec…
Commons
Oral Questions
9 December 2025
Hospitality Sector and SMEs
I welcome the Government’s support for our high streets and the consultation on the business rates system, which the Treasury launched on 25 November. But it is not just high streets that are suffering. Under the current system, major transport infrastructure owners face crippling bills: Eurotunnel’…
Commons
Proceedings
1 December 2025
Budget Resolutions
I will start by welcoming some of measures in the Budget relating to transport, and if I have time, I will pick up on a couple of others.
I welcome the freeze on rail fares, and I welcome the growth-enhancing capital investment projects like the lower Thames crossing. I note that that capital inves…
Commons
Debate
25 November 2025
2 contributions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
When people get in a taxi or a cab, they want to know that they will be safe, that the vehicle is safe, that the driver has had training in a range of different situations, that their specific access needs or disabilities will be recognised and supported, and that they will be treated with respect. …
My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. That is another issue that has come up in our inquiry, and I do hope that the Government are addressing the cross-border issue. I will come back briefly to that shortly.
Passengers want to know that the same standards apply across the country, but there are no …
Commons
Debate
24 November 2025
2 contributions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
rose—
Yes, I will do. I welcome the lane rental measure, which the Government put in the White Paper and is now in the Bill. However, why do the Secretary of State and the Minister not trust other authorities? Why does it apply only to elected mayoral authorities? Would it not be fair for all authorities …