Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
2 July 2026
2 contributions
Late Payment: Small Businesses
14. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.
Small businesses are at the heart of Altrincham and Sale West, and when I meet them, often alongside the Altrincham district improvement board, they tell me that one of the biggest problems they face is late payments. Can the Minister explain further how this Government’s action on mandatory interes…
Commons
Proceedings
29 June 2026
Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational Impact
I thank my hon. Friend for the powerful speech she is making, and for her campaigning work on this really important issue. I recently met my constituent Susannah, who is a victim of the DES scandal. She spoke movingly about the impact it has had on her life—20 gruelling operations since she was a te…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 June 2026
2 contributions
Violence against Women and Girls
9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Suicides caused by domestic violence are growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than to be killed by her partner, yet we know that there is a significant under-reporting of cases, and criminal accountability for the men responsible is a…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 June 2026
2 contributions
Discrimination against Trans People
9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Suicides caused by domestic violence are growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than to be killed by her partner, yet we know that there is a significant under-reporting of cases, and criminal accountability for the men responsible is a…
Commons
Debate
8 June 2026
6 contributions
Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry
Being a parent is the one of the greatest joys we can have in life, but let me be clear, it is also one of the hardest things we ever do. I remember the first year of my son’s life and the happiness those precious early moments brought me and my partner, but I also remember the less precious moments…
I thank the hon. Member. The vulnerability that parents feel in that moment is one of the reasons why it is so important that we ensure adequate regulation in this area. At the moment, we run the risk of unimaginable tragedies day after day, and it is happening more and more as the support we used t…
+4 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
1 June 2026
2 contributions
Russia: Level of Threat
5. What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.
This Government have rightly increased military support to Ukraine to its highest ever level. That is vital not just for Ukraine’s security, but for ours. Our leadership on this issue places us in the firing line of an increasingly desperate Putin. With the stark warning from GCHQ last week that our…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 April 2026
2 contributions
Maternity Commissioner
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for securing the debate, and I thank everyone in Altrincham and Sale West who signed the petition.
I am especially grateful to those people who wrote to me…
I absolutely agree. The environment and conditions within which maternity units are set are clearly of huge importance to mothers, their partners and babies—to the whole system of maternity care. This Government have made significant capital investment into the NHS estate, having inherited a hospita…
Commons
Oral Questions
14 April 2026
Maternity Care
A four-month-old baby in my constituency died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position by someone who called themselves a maternity nurse despite having no medical qualifications. The coroner who worked on the case has called on the Secretary of State to regulate the infant sleep industry u…
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 March 2026
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this debate and speaking so powerfully, as he always does, about loss on these issues.
Frankie James Grogan lived in my constituency. He was three years old, and would have been 10 in January. Frankie was adore…
Commons
Debate
23 March 2026
Hatzola Ambulance Attack
I share the Minister’s disgust at the horrific arson attack today, which will further worry the Jewish community and all decent-minded people in Altrincham and Sale West, and across our country. He rightly spoke of the importance of strong and decisive action to tackle the torrent of antisemitism, s…
Commons
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
Business of the House
I recently met my constituent Sam, who suffered life-changing injuries and lost a close friend when they were both hit by a silent falling tree in Sale. The tree that fell on Sam had a visual tree assessment months earlier and was not scheduled for major safety work. Sam wants Government action to m…
Commons
Oral Questions
Women and Equalities
11 March 2026
2 contributions
Promoting Equality
3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission to break down barriers to opportunity.
Poverty and economic inequality scar the education and life chances of children. Is it not right that by lifting the two-child limit, delivering 30 hours of free childcare, rolling out free breakfast clubs and family hubs and opening new school-based nurseries, including at Altrincham Church of Engl…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
9 March 2026
Social Cohesion Action Plan
I warmly welcome the social cohesion strategy as we seek to unite our communities. In Altrincham and Sale West, we are fortunate enough to have some fantastic interfaith groups and organisations, and I give a special mention to “The Rabbi and The Imam” project. With antisemitism and Islamophobia on …
Commons
Oral Questions
Work and Pensions
9 March 2026
2 contributions
Support for NEET Young People
5. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.
I draw the Secretary of State’s attention to Wiseup Networks, an organisation, based in my constituency, that enables employers across Manchester and London to provide young people with work experience and mentoring opportunities for those with social and economic barriers to work, including young p…
Commons
Westminster Hall
4 February 2026
Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTV
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that case. As a Greater Manchester Member of Parliament, I know that the important issue of mandatory CCTV in nursery settings is a critical part of the campaign for Gigi. There is also the issue of allowing parents to access CCTV footage. I have raised before in W…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
Iran
As well as funding and fuelling violence across the world, the Iranian regime is once again showing its brutality on the streets. Like many hon. Members, I have had constituents in my surgery in tears; they are living in constant distress and fear about what might have happened to their families. Wi…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
3 February 2026
Topical Questions
For too long, victims in Altrincham and Sale West and across the country have been treated as secondary thoughts in the criminal justice system—left in limbo, not knowing their rights and feeling voiceless when decisions are made on bail and sentencing. What reassurances can the Minister give that v…
Commons
Westminster Hall
20 January 2026
2 contributions
ADHD Diagnosis
rose —
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I met Matty on a number of occasions, like many who sit on the Labour Benches representing the north-west, and he certainly made a lasting impression on me from the few opportunities when we met.
We know that when faced with lengthy waits for an NHS diagnosis,…
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
5 January 2026
Asylum Hotels
The Cresta Court hotel in my constituency has been used to house asylum seekers for just over a year. That is bad for the taxpayer, bad for my community and bad for those going through the system. As I have said to the Minister on many occasions, the Cresta—like all hotels housing asylum seekers—mus…
Commons
Debate
8 December 2025
3 contributions
Employment Rights Bill
On that point, will the hon. Member give way?
The shadow Secretary of State speaks of uncertainty for workers. I gently point out that Conservative Ministers promised more than 20 times to deliver an employment Bill, and having broken their promise to working people, perhaps he would like to talk a bit more about that and about the constituents…
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Debate
4 December 2025
Domestic Violence: Support for Victims’ Families
I applied for this debate so that I could raise the case of Paula Leeson on behalf of her family. I should start by reassuring all parties that this is no longer a live criminal investigation and, as well as having spoken about this case previously in the Chamber, all the details contained within ha…
Commons
Proceedings
4 December 2025
Business of the House
Recently, a 12-year-old boy in Timperley in my constituency was stabbed with a screwdriver by a local adult man in a totally unjustified attack. Thankfully, my constituent survived this horrific ordeal, but both he and his parents were staggered to learn that the attacker has been released on bail. …
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 December 2025
4 contributions
Terminal Illness: Mental Health Support
I beg to move,
That this House has considered mental health support for people with terminal illnesses.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I am here today because of my constituent Mike, who I am pleased to say is in the Gallery to watch the debate. In 2019, Mike experi…
I am sure that there is recognition on both sides of the House of the incredibly important work that hospices do to support patients in our communities. I am sure that the hospices that the hon. Member mentioned will be grateful for the recognition of their important work. Of course we need to ensur…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Proceedings
2 December 2025
Budget Resolutions
Like my hon. Friend, I have heard relentlessly from organisations about this. Trafford South food bank, G-Force and other organisations in my constituency, and national charities, have all spoken about the importance of lifting children out of poverty and the impact that the measure will have, inclu…
Commons
Proceedings
27 November 2025
Business of the House
I associate myself with hon. Members’ comments about the horrific fire in Hong Kong.
My constituents’ vulnerable son died recently after attempting suicide in his prison cell at Forest Bank prison and later succumbing to his injuries. His mother is understandably devastated and appalled about the s…