Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
14 July 2026
Health of Children and Young People
Fewer than half of the children in my constituency have seen an NHS dentist in the last two years, exacerbating health inequalities. The supervised toothbrushing programme is being evaluated for its effectiveness, but I hear uptake is low. What other measures does the Minister plan to introduce to t…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 July 2026
State of Climate and Nature
Some schools in my constituency were forced to close during the recent red alert heatwave, causing disruption and loss of learning, so could the Minister explain what discussions she has had with the Department for Education about preparing our schools for more frequent and more extreme weather even…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
7 July 2026
Topical Questions
Private companies looking to deploy new nuclear at Oldbury will need to address skills shortages, particularly around roles such as welding. When assessing proposals for the site, how will Ministers ensure developers invest in skills so that local people can benefit from the jobs created?
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
23 June 2026
2 contributions
Business Rates
5. What steps she is taking to reform business rates.
When I met Chipping Sodbury chamber of commerce recently, business owners told me that the business rates system is broken and unfair, in part because it is based on turnover, not profit. In response to a letter, the Exchequer Secretary promised to bear in mind the points that I had raised ahead of …
Commons
Petition
18 June 2026
Warehouse development in Pilning
The lives of people in and around Pilning are blighted by giant warehouses being built under outdated 1950s planning consents, which lack modern safeguards. The Severnside Warehouse Action group has already presented a petition with over 2,500 signatures to South Gloucestershire council, and it now …
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
9 June 2026
Topical Questions
T5. Despite numbers accessing NHS dentists rising nationally, in South Gloucestershire they are falling, where less than a third of adults and half the number of children have been seen by an NHS dentist in the past two years. With no NHS dentists taking on patients and more going private, how will …
Commons
Oral Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4 June 2026
2 contributions
Support for Farmers: Fuel Costs
1. What steps her Department is taking to support farmers with fuel costs.
During the nearly three months it took the Government to decide to cut duty on red diesel, farmers in my constituency had already had to take steps to mitigate costs for fuel, energy and fertiliser. With changing weather patterns also threatening food security, will the Department look at other reli…
Commons
Proceedings
4 June 2026
Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
I want to return to the issue of UK maritime services bankrolling Putin’s barbaric war by supporting Russian fossil fuel exports. Despite the ban relating to LNG, campaigners have criticised what they see as a lack of enforcement of the rules. What will the Government do to ensure that sanctions are…
Commons
Statutory Instrument
2 June 2026
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. It was a positive step by the Government to remove the renewable obligations and ECO policies from consumer energy bills in the autumn Budget. Consumers in Northern Ireland should also be able to benefit, as consumers in Great Britain did, fr…
Commons
Debate
20 May 2026
Defence Readiness
It is a privilege to speak in this debate on defence readiness. Like others, I am disappointed by this Government’s delay in bringing forward the long-promised defence readiness Bill, both because of what that means for the security of our nation and the implications for the hundreds of my constitue…
Commons
Proceedings
20 May 2026
Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
Ukrainians in our constituencies woke up to headlines about watering down sanctions. Why are the Government not prioritising measures that would permanently cut bills and reduce fossil-fuel dependence, including fully removing the renewables obligation levy and fast-tracking energy market reform?
Commons
Debate
23 April 2026
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing this debate.
Dozens of my constituents have come to me with stories of DVLA failure, each carrying a variation of the same theme: a system that has let them down, often involving delays in licence renewals o…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 April 2026
Business of the House
My casework team routinely wait between three and six months—sometimes longer—for substantive replies from the Department for Work and Pensions on cases. I am also aware of colleagues experiencing similar delays. Will the Leader of the House advise on the most effective means by which Members can ho…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 April 2026
Topical Questions
Happy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. A business I met recently raised concerns about grid resilience to Chinese sabotage. Given the precedent set on Huawei and 5G, what steps is the Cabinet Office taking to exclude high-risk Chinese components from our critical energy infrastructure?
Commons
Debate
20 April 2026
Security Vetting
To override the outcome of the developed vetting process, the FCDO must have been under pressure from someone. Ditching a tried and tested ambassador for a high-risk one seems odd behaviour for a Prime Minister who claims to be so fond of proper process. Whose idea was it, and who was applying the p…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
15 April 2026
Engagements
Q6. Yate station is at the heart of the town’s industrial area and can be a gateway to the eastern end of the West Innovation Arc. Local rail users tell me they want it improved, businesses stress its importance for attracting a workforce, and in the wake of local manufacturing job losses, its redev…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 April 2026
North Atlantic Submarine Activity
I would like to return to the issue of UK maritime services facilitating the export of Russian energy, which I raised in this Chamber three months ago. Does the Minister not see the irony that, at a time when we are all grappling with how we fund our own defence, the Government are still letting UK …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 April 2026
Middle East
The manufacturing businesses that I have visited in my constituency recently are clear about the importance of both the availability and the affordability of energy. The longer business waits for a plan, the worse the damage will be, as investment plans are postponed and other costs are cut. When wi…
Commons
Oral Questions
26 March 2026
2 contributions
Local Bus Services
18. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of bus services.
Those transport authorities that delayed tendering for post-July bus services because of the lack of Government criteria for using finding are now going out to tender, but market information suggests that costs are shooting up due to the war in the middle east. Will the Secretary of State meet me an…
Commons
Proceedings
19 March 2026
2 contributions
Climate Change
I thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for securing the debate. Climate change is the defining challenge of our time and, as others have mentioned, some are pushing a false dichotomy between tackling climate change and other important things, such as saving jobs, growing the economy a…
I would just like to apologise to the Minister for my over-enthusiasm earlier in extolling the virtues of my area. I would also like to ask her to visit my constituency to see the opportunities for herself and to discuss with me the barriers that we face.
Commons
Proceedings
19 March 2026
Community Mental Health Services
On a similar note, does the Committee Chair agree that the long delays in assessing people for neurodivergence is contributing to greater mental ill health? While people are waiting, they are not being properly supported and do not feel that they have the necessary understanding of themselves to be …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
19 March 2026
International Development
The Secretary of State referred to the link between overseas aid and our security. Preventing conflicts, promoting stability and reducing migration is a classic example of when prevention is not only better, but cheaper, than a cure. Does she accept that cutting aid undermines our national security?…
Commons
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
Business of the House
The conversation continues in the nuclear industry about whether Wylfa should have been reserved for gigawatt-scale nuclear, leaving Oldbury for small modular reactors. The US ambassador has spoken publicly in The Daily Telegraph about his discussions with the Government regarding Wylfa’s capacity f…
Commons
Debate
16 March 2026
Heating Oil Support
With prices doubling or tripling, a 97-year-old constituent cannot afford her next bill and another family has no hot water. Reporting price gouging to the CMA will not help them now, so what support will the Government give those above the lowest income thresholds who cannot afford the next deliver…