Commons
Oral Questions
Women and Equalities
10 December 2025
2 contributions
Tackling Violence against Women and Girls
8. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Shut It Down is an organisation set up by two teachers at Glenmoor and Winton Academies in my constituency. It aims to prepare teachers for tough conversations and work with male pupils to tackle misogyny, and to promote positive masculinity and healthy relationships. What more can the Minister and …
Commons
Debate
9 December 2025
Railways Bill
I thank the Secretary of State for joining me at Branksome depot in my constituency to launch Great British Railways. It was welcomed by engineers, passengers, railway operators and local schools. I have a very different experience from that of the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), so will…
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 December 2025
Creative Education
SoundStorm is a multi-award winning lead partner in the music hub in my constituency. It has helped more than half a million young people since being founded in 2002, but like any publicly funded body, it is worried about future funding, so I welcome the Education Secretary’s commitment to working t…
Commons
Proceedings
2 December 2025
3 contributions
Budget Resolutions
Although he is not in his place, I thank my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary for the investment in local hospitals, the 11 GPs across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the 13,000 emergency dental appointments that we have had across Dorset, and the £1.3 million that my constituency of Bourn…
I am sure that the Chancellor appreciates the hon. Gentleman’s input into the Budget, given that the public roundly rejected your approach to our economy just a year and a half ago.
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Commons
Oral Questions
1 December 2025
2 contributions
National Curriculum Reform
6. What steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum.
Last week during UK Parliament Week, I visited LEAF Studio, a specialist sports and performing arts school and sixth form in my Bournemouth West constituency. While all schools have welcomed the curriculum modernisation, I have a specific question from Mr Jones at LEAF Studio: will drama be made mor…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
19 November 2025
Engagements
Based on their reaction today, Conservative Members may not care or remember, but every day I see the cost to my constituents in Bournemouth West of years of cuts to public services—youth services gone, neighbourhood policing decimated and no NHS dentist appointments. Can the Prime Minister confirm …
Commons
Debate
18 November 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
I have spoken to many veterans in my constituency who are understandably concerned about the repeal of that law, and the vacuum that it leaves. Can the Secretary of State set out how the Bill supports our veterans?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 November 2025
Police Reform
I associate myself with the Minister’s comments on recognising the commitment of PCCs across the country. Despite being from different parties, the Dorset PCC David Sidwick and I have always worked constructively together, and he has been a doughty advocate for the funding we need to police the coun…
Commons
Debate
3 November 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I would like to start by paying tribute to the many hon. Members and campaigners who have never stopped fighting for truth and accountability. We have heard many powerful contributions today, outlining a painful litany of cover-ups and scandals, where individuals and families have been betrayed by t…
Commons
Proceedings
29 October 2025
Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing
The Conservatives left our asylum system in an absolute mess, and now they claim to care about consultation and community impact. Where was that when my community got two asylum hotels more than 10 years ago? This Government, by contrast, are bringing the number down while increasing the number of p…
Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
23 October 2025
2 contributions
Strengthening National Security
12. What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national security.
Later today, my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) and I will meet small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence sector and skills training providers to discuss how we in Dorset can benefit from the Government’s defence industrial strategy. Can the Chancellor of the Duchy of …
Commons
Debate
20 October 2025
Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy
My constituency is blessed with two world-class universities and an excellent further education college that provide a range of degrees, apprenticeships and qualifications. I recently met the Samee charity, which provides a structured training programme for young people with learning difficulties to…
Commons
Oral Questions
Education
20 October 2025
Topical Questions
Last week I visited Oak academy’s new building—a net zero, solar-powered, inspiring environment for young people. I would love young people across my constituency, and across the rest of the country, to have the opportunity to learn in such environments, so can the Secretary of State tell me what he…
Commons
Oral Questions
Church Commissioners
16 October 2025
2 contributions
Community Relations: Impact of Church Leaders
4. What assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of church leaders on community relations.
Bournemouth has been made richer by its diversity and the communities that have chosen to make it their home, yet tensions rose over the summer due to protests about asylum seekers. I pay tribute to our local churches, particularly Lansdowne church and Gateway church, for the vital work they do to w…
Commons
Debate
4 September 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Opposition Members seem to want lots of reassurances for the people who feel they are born to rule. Can the Minister tell me what reassurances the Government can give my constituents and young people in Kinson and West Howe that they will have equal right to be part of this legislative body?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 September 2025
Early Education and Childcare
I recently visited Leaps and Bounds nursery in Winton, and it was clear that the women who work there strive to create a safe and enriching environment for all the young people, so that they are ready to start school when they go. Can the Minister tell me how this Labour Government are making early …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 September 2025
Borders and Asylum
This summer, my community has been deeply divided by misinformation about asylum hotels and local crime rates. This has been exploited by parts of the national media and, frankly, Conservative and Reform politicians and local activist groups seeking simply to stoke fear. Like everyone on the Labour …
Commons
Debate
21 July 2025
Victory over Japan: 80th Anniversary
I pay tribute to the father of my constituent Sally Hedges Greenwood, Lance Sergeant Frank Jeremy Hedges, who served in the 135th Field Regiment. He was captured at the fall of Singapore and served on the infamous Burma railway. While the nation celebrated VE Day and continues to do so every year, S…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 July 2025
Infected Blood Inquiry: Additional Report
The Minister knows that I have raised the case of my affected constituent Ronan, whose mother Jane died from hepatitis C after a blood transfusion she was recommended following an ectopic pregnancy. I welcome the announcement on the affected estates, but when will the affected, particularly parents …
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 July 2025
5 contributions
Women and Girls with Autism: Mental Health Support
I beg to move,
That this House has considered mental health support for women and girls with autism.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I am grateful to have secured this debate today to discuss a matter of deep importance for one of my Bournemouth West constituents, Li…
Absolutely. There are now more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities and/or autism detained across the UK in in-patient units similar to the one that Lauren was held in. They are often far from home, cut off from their families and placed in highly restrictive environments that frequently do …
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
7 July 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life
I thank the Secretary of State and her Department for rightly putting a spotlight on the early years. Before coming to this place, I led a global campaign to ensure that early childhood development was included in the UN’s sustainable development goals, and I worked with the late, great Tessa Jowell…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
3 July 2025
Business of the House
On Monday, around 300,000 people visited Bournemouth beach, many from out of area. The vast majority were there to enjoy the good weather and our fabulous beach, but others came with the explicit aim to start fights and cause general disorder which resulted in three of our police officers being assa…
Commons
Oral Questions
3 July 2025
2 contributions
Access to Sport for Young People: Dormant Assets Funding
10. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of dormant assets funding on access to sport for young people in Bournemouth.
The Henry Brown centre in West Howe, in my Bournemouth West constituency, runs a range of activities for the community, including the Changes Are Made boxing club, which provides positive sport activities for local young people and aims to raise awareness about the dangers of knife crime. Like many …
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
1 July 2025
2 contributions
Ten-year Infrastructure Strategy
13. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 10-year infrastructure strategy on economic growth.
I was pleased to see that the creative and digital industries, financial services, and clean energy were all included as priority sectors in the Government’s industrial strategy. Those sectors have huge potential in my constituency of Bournemouth West. Focusing on the latter, as a fellow south-west …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
30 June 2025
Welfare Reform
I welcome the clarity that my right hon. Friend has set out, particularly for existing PIP claimants and those with severe conditions, but my constituents who I met this weekend want to have an active part in designing the changes that affect them. Can she confirm that my constituents will be able t…