Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
2 contributions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Will the Minister give way?
Green-led Bristol city council received glowing peer review from the Local Government Association this month, specifically noting how moving to a committee system has strengthened democratic engagement and transparency. It also, by the way, enables cross-party co-operation, and an honourable mention…
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
2 contributions
Middle East: Economic Update
I am relieved that the Government are now committed to breaking— [ Interruption. ]
I am relieved that the Government are now committed to breaking the price link between expensive gas and cheap renewables, but given that the proposed solution is voluntary for electricity generators, how will the Chancellor ensure that the proposals that she and the Secretary of State for Energy Se…
Commons
Proceedings
24 March 2026
6 contributions
Oil and Gas
There is simply no case for opening new oil and gas wells in the North sea, for approving Rosebank and Jackdaw, or for removing the windfall tax from oil and gas companies. It is inaccurate, irresponsible and immoral for the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for East Surrey (Claire Co…
Those Members answered the challenges from the shadow Secretary of State, so I will move on, given the limit on time.
Given that the measures proposed in the motion will not secure our energy supply, protect jobs or bring down bills, what will drilling more oil and gas from the North sea do? It wil…
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Commons
Westminster Hall
23 March 2026
Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. As an MP, I hear far too often from young trans and gender-questioning people and their families who are unable to get the treatment they need. It is important in this debate to start by being clear what puberty blockers are and are not.…
Commons
Proceedings
19 March 2026
3 contributions
Climate Change
I thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy), my fellow member of the all-party parliamentary group on climate change, for securing this debate. The climate and nature emergencies are the most pressing issue of our time. They go to the heart of every area of Government, and we ignore or sid…
I am just coming to an end.
We must leave no stone unturned, whether it is housing standards, taxation, jobs, transport, energy, defence or food. That is my main message today, and I hope the Government are open to hearing it. It is important that we look at climate change across every single Depar…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
9 March 2026
Social Cohesion Action Plan
Muslim people across the country face intensifying, dehumanising and often violent racism every day. Now that we have a definition, I am desperate for the conversation to move towards action. How quickly will the Government now move from definitions towards a clear and funded road map for action, in…
Commons
Oral Questions
9 March 2026
Immigration Policy
Aside from the cruelty of asking people who have fled war and persecution to re-justify their already-recognised refugee status every 30 months, how does the Minister plan to pay for this huge additional administrative burden? As we have heard, the Refugee Council has estimated that it will cost £72…
Commons
Westminster Hall
5 March 2026
Local Museums
The hon. Member is making an important speech, and is particularly talking about small independently run museums. Does she agree that, since many local museums are owned and run by local authorities and face the risk of closure because of severe underfunding, the Government must ensure that local au…
Commons
Oral Questions
10 February 2026
Topical Questions
T8. I hope the Secretary of State has seen the reports that show that the proposed Rosebank oil field, as well as being a climate catastrophe, risks breaking international law. If approved, Rosebank’s profits could flow to Delek Group, a company accused by the UN of supporting illegal Israeli sett…
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
9 February 2026
2 contributions
Indefinite Leave to Remain: Poverty
5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain on the number of people living in poverty.
Some 300,000 children living legally in the UK will face a decade of living in limbo under the Government’s earned settlement proposals, according to new research out this week by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Those children’s wait for settled immigration status will be extended by at le…
Commons
Westminster Hall
2 February 2026
2 contributions
Indefinite Leave to Remain
Will the hon. Member give way?
On that point, last week more than 45 migrant rights groups described the earned settlement proposals as “fundamentally racist and classist.” Does the hon. Member share my deep concerns that the proposals will hit the most vulnerable the hardest, and create a discriminatory, two-tier system in which…
Commons
Debate
29 January 2026
2 contributions
Holocaust Memorial Day
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can you advise me on what course I can take when a Member of this House repeatedly uses speeches to misrepresent members of the public, who are not able to be present to speak for themselves?
The right hon. Member is giving a most powerful speech. On her point about false narratives, I wonder whether she agrees that it is so important to distinguish between legitimate criticism of the actions of a state, and hate directed towards people because of their religion. It is worrying to have h…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 January 2026
Warm Homes Plan
I warmly welcome the new minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in the long-awaited warm homes plan, but will the Secretary of State lay out how he will ensure that landlords do not simply pass on to renters the costs of meeting those standards? Will he perhaps ask his collea…
Commons
Oral Questions
Education
19 January 2026
Topical Questions
T7. I have heard from constituents who are worried that the updated guidance on relationship and sex education encourages but does not actually require primary schools to teach about same-sex relationships. Will the Minister set out how she will ensure that all children learn, in an age-appropriate …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
Offshore Wind
As a former offshore wind engineer, I am delighted that the Government have secured record offshore wind capacity, and I say, genuinely, “Well done.” However, what is even cheaper than renewable energy is the energy that we do not need to use because our homes are more energy-efficient, so the Gover…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
6 January 2026
2 contributions
Topical Questions
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Climate change made 2025 the UK’s hottest year on record and fuelled deadly extreme weather events across the globe. We know that every drop of oil and gas used makes those events more likely, so will the Secretary of State confirm how much more new oil and gas could be extracted via the tiebacks th…
Commons
Proceedings
17 December 2025
Puberty Suppressants Trial
For young people questioning their gender, the pathways trial is currently the only route by which they are allowed to access puberty blockers, which are a treatment that can provide vital respite from the anguish of going through puberty in a body that does not match your gender, before long-term d…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 December 2025
3 contributions
Asylum Reforms: Protected Characteristics
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair again, Dr Huq. You can be assured that I plan to be brief. I am horrified by the proposed changes to the asylum system set out last month, which seem to be performative cruelty, and I am deeply concerned about their impact on all asylum seekers. I welc…
Will the Minister give way?
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Commons
Westminster Hall
16 December 2025
Transgender People: Provision of Healthcare
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Mr Turner.
It is a pleasure to represent a constituency with a thriving trans community. Too often, however, when I hear from trans people who live in Bristol Central or their loved ones, it is because they are struggling to access healthcare. Whethe…
Commons
Debate
15 December 2025
Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
I am sure I am not the only Member who feels that we are a bit through the looking glass, with the Minister today and the Minister who answered the urgent question last month insisting that no UK arms have been found in Sudan, while Amnesty International reports that small-arms targeting systems and…
Commons
Debate
15 December 2025
Violence against Women and Girls Strategy
I welcome the Government’s commitment on violence against women and girls. Tragically, evidence shows that migrant women face hugely significant violence. Does the strategy, which will be out on Thursday, ensure that all survivors can access refuges and essential services regardless of their immigra…
Commons
Debate
17 November 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
I am grateful to the Minister for giving way as she speaks about the importance of the UK taking global leadership. I welcome the Bill, but will the Minister complement it and show global leadership by announcing a new international taskforce dedicated specifically to protecting at least 30% of the …
Commons
Debate
17 November 2025
2 contributions
Asylum Policy
It is not people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart; it is toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants and asylum seekers for what is nothing to do with them. The chronic housing crisis and the running down of public services are not caused by migrants; they are caused…
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State accused one of my Green colleagues of hypocrisy when in fact she had been objecting to the warehousing of asylum seekers in military barracks, which is a position in line with Greens in the Chamber and, in fact, all major refugee righ…
Commons
Proceedings
29 October 2025
Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing
The Refugee Council has a clear proposal that would allow the Minister to close asylum hotels within a year without resorting to barracks: a one-off scheme to give a time-limited permission to stay, subject to rigorous security checks, to people from countries that mean they are almost certain to be…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 October 2025
3 contributions
Asylum Seekers: Support and Accommodation
Will the hon. Member give way?
I must congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on an excellent, compelling and evidence-based opening speech of the debate. I declare my membership, alongside him, of the all-party parliamentary group on refugees.
The petitions call for three main things. Th…
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