Commons
Westminster Hall
9 July 2026
2 contributions
Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for securing this hugely important debate and for his powerful speech.
Just a few weeks ago, I stood outside Downing Street alongside women living with invasive lobular breast cancer, thei…
Trish is a phenomenal campaigner—a lot like Susan—and she wants to work together to create an awareness campaign so that women understand that there is a difference between types of breast cancer. We are looking to establish a support group for women who have lobular breast cancer; that is in the wo…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 March 2026
2 contributions
Methane from Landfill Sites
7. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of methane harvested from landfill sites on energy security.
At a time when families are already under pressure from high energy bills, what assessment has the Minister made of the risk that, without action before April 2027, declining landfill gas generation will undermine energy security and increase costs for consumers?
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 March 2026
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John.
The death of a child is something that no parent should ever have to endure. It is every parent’s worst nightmare. There are no words that can make sense of it, and no pain more unimaginable. For many families, understanding why their child …
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 March 2026
Social Enterprises and Community Ownership
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. In Warrington South, I have been working closely with grassroots sports clubs like Cromwell Athletic, Crosfields and Bank Quay Bulls, and people like Ste and Bob: volunteers who give their time week in, week out, not for recognition, but beca…
Commons
Oral Questions
Northern Ireland
11 February 2026
2 contributions
Education
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education.
As chair of the inclusion and nurture in education all-party group, I welcome the Northern Ireland Department of Education’s independent research showing that nurture provision delivers measurable improvements in pupils’ behaviour, attendance and attainment. What discussions are being had to share t…
Commons
Westminster Hall
2 February 2026
2 contributions
Indefinite Leave to Remain
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I will speak for my constituents who did exactly what this country asked of them. They came here legally, they worked hard, they paid their taxes and they built lives on the clear understanding that after five years they could settle. Now, p…
I am going to carry on because of time.
I have spoken to highly skilled public sector workers who are being told that their day job is somehow not contribution enough. I have heard from researchers and lecturers who are strengthening our universities and innovation base, yet are falling short of bl…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 January 2026
ADHD Diagnosis
Thank you, Ms Vaz, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. Too many people in Warrington South are being failed by the system that is meant to help them. Demand for ADHD assessments has risen sharply, with waits of up to six years. As someone whose ADHD was diagnosed when I was an adult, I k…
Commons
Westminster Hall
19 January 2026
2 contributions
Sale of Fireworks
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. When I come to Parliament, I try to bring my constituents with me—not just their names on a petition, but their views, experiences and the reality of life on their streets. In shaping my contribution to this debate, I asked constituents t…
I agree, and I think this needs to be considered in the round. If regulations are put in place, funding will absolutely be needed to fill the gap.
For too many people, fireworks no longer mean celebration; they mean disruption and nights without sleep. This debate is not about banning joy; it is ab…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 December 2025
8 contributions
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
I beg to move,
That this House has considered neurodiversity in the workplace.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. Neurodiversity is still too often misunderstood, overlooked or treated as a marginal issue, when in reality it affects millions of people across our workforce, a…
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention; I absolutely agree. I echo his comments about the fantastic work that is being done in Northern Ireland on inclusion, and I am sure that the Minister will address the points he made in her closing remarks.
It is also important to say this clearly: not a…
+6 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
15 December 2025
2 contributions
NATO: European Security
8. What recent discussions he has had with NATO counterparts on European security.
Yesterday I visited the Ukrainian family hub in Warrington for its Christmas celebrations. Many families who fled Putin’s war of aggression have made Warrington their home, but they are deeply worried about what the future holds, what peace might look like and whether they will ever be able to retur…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 November 2025
Immigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa Routes
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward.
Many families in Warrington South have been in touch with me over recent months, worried about their future. We opened the BNO pathway because it was the right thing to do. We did not do it out of charity but because we recognised a histor…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 November 2025
2 contributions
Funding for Deprived Areas
19. If he will take steps through the fair funding review 2.0 to ensure that the most deprived lower layer super output areas receive the largest increases in funding.
In Warrington we see some of the starkest inequalities anywhere in the country. One area is ranked the 899th most deprived, and the highest position is 33,480th, a gap of more than 32,500. Those vast disparities are masked by population-weighted averages, with Warrington ranking 199th overall and on…
Commons
Oral Questions
Northern Ireland
19 November 2025
2 contributions
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
6. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
My constituents Colin and Wendy Parry, whose 12-year-old son Tim was murdered, along with three-year-old Johnathan Ball, in the 1993 Warrington bombing, have waited over 30 years for justice. Will the Secretary of State ensure that the Government act on the extracts of the Shawcross report and the a…
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 November 2025
5 contributions
Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west England
I beg to move,
That this House has considered flood risk and flood defence infrastructure in the North West.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I asked for this debate because people in Warrington South are worn down by the constant risk of flooding. It shapes their da…
I absolutely agree; my hon. Friend makes an important point.
In September, we came within inches of another major event. The emergency services set up a temporary command post, and we were preparing to evacuate homes again. Then, just last Friday, we had another flood alert, with modelling suggesti…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
13 November 2025
Rogue Builders
Thank you; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furness.
I am grateful to colleagues for securing a debate on this issue, because it is something that I am hearing more and more about in Warrington South. When people come to see me about it, they are usually exhausted and upset. Th…
Commons
Westminster Hall
4 November 2025
Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning Consent
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd.
On roads where people have raised families for decades, homes are being bought up, divided and converted into HMOs, often in what feels like a matter of days, and often by scalpers from out of town who are looking to turn a quick profit. My c…
Commons
Proceedings
30 October 2025
Business of the House
According to NHS data, while the number of people waiting for an autism assessment is levelling out, the time they are waiting is rocketing; the average wait time is 200 days more than it was a year ago. In order to reduce waiting times, integrated care boards should follow the NHS England national …
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
30 October 2025
2 contributions
Investment in Businesses
5. What steps he is taking to encourage investment in businesses.
In Warrington, Platform is transforming the former Unilever site where Surf and Persil were once produced into a next-generation modular data centre that will provide the capacity, resilience and connectivity needed to power the UK’s AI revolution. From Persil to pixels, Platform is taking a brownfi…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 October 2025
Educational Assessment System Reform
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this crucial debate.
Teachers and parents alike tell me the same thing: there is too much pressure and not enough time to focus on children as people. We …
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 September 2025
Children with SEND: Assessments and Support
As someone who has ADHD, I know how much difference the right support makes. For me, this issue is simple. Support in education is not a favour—it is a legal right, yet too many families have to battle to get what the law already promises. That includes families like that of my constituent, Vicky Ja…
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 September 2025
2 contributions
Indefinite Leave to Remain
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy.
In recent years, many Hong Kong families have made the brave decision to uproot their lives and move halfway around the world to Britain. They came here on the strength of our word—a clear promise that if they held BNO status, they woul…
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I thank her for that intervention.
Fairness and the rule of law cut both ways. These families played by the rules, paid the fees and came here legally. They have every right to expect that the path to settlement and citizenship remains exactly as was set …
Commons
Oral Questions
1 September 2025
2 contributions
Data Sharing: Local Authorities
11. What steps she is taking to improve data sharing between her Department and local authorities.
In Warrington South, too many children entitled to free school meals are missing out because of avoidable administrative barriers. No child should have to sit in a classroom hungry; every child deserves a full stomach and a fair chance. A simple change would make a big difference and ensure that eve…
Commons
Debate
22 July 2025
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
As we rise for the summer recess, I want to take a moment to reflect on the real work happening back home in Warrington South in our schools, our community spaces, our hospitals and our homes. Parliament may not be sitting much longer, but that does not stop the work at home to deliver the change th…
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
17 July 2025
2 contributions
High Street Businesses
8. What steps he is taking to support high street SMEs.
Warrington South is home to brilliant businesses such as Gourmand!, an award-winning French café, Mamars, a wonderful artisan bakery and deli, Hideout, which serves the best piña colada in Warrington —apparently—and the soon-to-open Zak’s Shack, a new parent and child-focused café in Stockton Heath.…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 July 2025
2 contributions
West Coast Main Line
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I put on the record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Connor Naismith) for securing this important debate on a topic that very much affects my constituency.
My constituents in Warrington South are not asking f…
We should exploit any opportunities to improve access wherever possible.
As I was saying, communities like Warrington do not just need more transparency. We need more capacity and we need delivery that lives up to the promises we have been given.