Commons
Proceedings
8 July 2026
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Last week, I met Paul Greenwood of the Selsey coastguard, one of a team of CROs who cover my constituency. The Court ruled that coastguards can be workers when paid for duties; it did not order Ministers to scrap payments. Can the Minister tell me what lawful alternatives were considered, why the im…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 June 2026
Community Hospitals
The hon. Lady is making a powerful point about trust and promises being made but not delivered. Twenty years ago, Littlehampton hospital in my constituency closed, with the promise that a replacement health service would follow. In Rustington, there has been a lack of consultation and the hospital h…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 June 2026
2 contributions
State Pensioners: Personal Allowance
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for opening this incredibly important debate, and I thank the Petitions Committee for scheduling it today.
I represent the communities of Rustington and …
I am delighted to hear about the increase in pensions. The Minister can tell us what they increased by, but can he perhaps tell us what they were reduced by with the taxation that they were then dragged into?
Commons
Oral Questions
Scotland
10 June 2026
2 contributions
Oil and Gas Sector: Employment
4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland.
Many businesses in my Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency depend on contracts linked to the North sea energy sector. With this Labour Government driving disinvestment and deindustrialisation, skilled workers are fleeing the industry. Every Member in this House will have constituents whose em…
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
9 June 2026
Topical Questions
T7. Thousands of people in West Sussex are unable to access an NHS dentist and many constituents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton tell me that they have been unable to secure an appointment for years. What specific steps is the Secretary of State taking to increase NHS dental capacity in coastal co…
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
9 June 2026
Health Inequalities
West Sussex county council’s health and adult social care scrutiny committee has concluded that the closure of Zachary Merton hospital in Rustington “constituted a significant variation” in services. Given the statutory requirements for consultation—promised, but never delivered—when can residents e…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
20 May 2026
Engagements
Q8. At 19, I was in a coma after contracting bacterial meningitis. I lost 70% of my hearing and needed open-heart surgery. The menB vaccine has saved lives since its introduction in 2015 for infants, but there remains a gap for the high-risk adolescents who were not vaccinated under the Joint Comm…
Commons
Proceedings
14 May 2026
2 contributions
Getting Britain Working Again
On that point, will the Secretary of State give way?
I thank the Secretary of State for giving way and for his astounding shopping list of action that he is taking, but the Conservatives can make life easy for him: if he had not put 2% on national insurance, increased the national minimum wage and used the Employment Rights Act 2025 to remove the opti…
Commons
Debate
22 April 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The House of Lords has identified clear gaps and proposed practical solutions, and has sent improvements back to us. The Lords has acted to put in place clear safeguards, and the Government respond by stripping them out and pressing ahead regardless. Let us take Lords amendment 38. The Lords were cl…
Commons
Debate
22 April 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
I think all of us on the Opposition Benches would be keen to understand why, if the Minister is so confident that pension funds will invest, he does not make it a choice rather than a mandate.
Commons
Oral Questions
16 April 2026
Business of the House
In Wick in my constituency, over 1,000 local residents have raised with me their concerns about unfair and confusing parking charges, which are deterring shoppers and damaging local businesses. May we have a statement from the Secretary of State on the delay to the revised private parking code of pr…
Commons
Debate
15 April 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
There is a simple question running through what we are debating today: who is ultimately in control of people’s pension savings? When I speak to residents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, they assume that the answer is straightforward. They assume that their pension exists to deliver the best poss…
Commons
Debate
12 March 2026
International Women’s Day
Will my hon. Friend join me in thanking and celebrating the fantastic women of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, who do exactly what she has just described in businesses, in our local democracy, in our third sector and in shaping the futures of our girls in community groups and schools?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
12 March 2026
Business of the House
The situation at Zachary Merton hospital in my constituency is causing deep concern locally. Services there were closed on what residents were told was a temporary basis, but that closure has now been made permanent. The evidence behind that decision has not been clearly set out. Communities rightly…
Commons
Oral Questions
Women and Equalities
11 March 2026
International Women’s Day
Following International Women’s Day and with English Tourism Week approaching, I have been meeting female entrepreneurs across Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, including Kathleen at the Navigator Hotel, who featured on “The Hotel Inspector” only last week, and many others through my business club. Th…
Commons
Oral Questions
Work and Pensions
9 March 2026
2 contributions
Unemployment
20. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
I recently launched my Bognor Regis and Littlehampton business club. Many who joined are independent hospitality and leisure businesses, and their No.1 concern is how difficult it is to take on new staff under this Government. What assessment has the Department made of the impact of the Treasury’s n…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 February 2026
2 contributions
Care in the Community
15. What steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community.
I am delighted to hear the Minister’s response. Zachary Merton hospital in Rustington was closed temporarily, but that closure became permanent and the site is being progressed for disposal. More than half of residents in Rustington are elderly, and rely on intermediate and step-down care. They have…
Commons
Debate
23 February 2026
Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving
In my constituency and across West Sussex, the number of EHCPs has risen by 75% since 2019, but the funding to support them has risen by only 37%. Can the Secretary of State reassure parents that the correct funding—not just £24,000 per school—will be in place for support?
Commons
Committee Stage
5 February 2026
5 contributions
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)
Bringing MSPs into scope is the right direction of travel, and MSPs sit at points of concentrated risk, but they are not all the same and the real risk is not size alone but the level of privileged access and cross-customer dependency. Proportionality will be critical under these provisions if we wa…
I think my hon. Friend is about to reference the commercial impacts on MSPs. We have already referenced the fact that they are of many different sizes. One of the concerns the Committee will need to consider is whether new contracts will need to be written. The level of uncertainty being created may…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Committee Stage
5 February 2026
4 contributions
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)
Does my hon. Friend agree that, although we support the intent behind the Bill, clause 2 does a lot of framing work but does not necessarily consider the extensive perimeter that is coming through and how proportionality will be applied in practice? I suggest that the Committee keep that in mind as …
Clause 4 relies heavily on capacity as the trigger for regulation. I understand why that is attractive: it is measurable. But capacity is not the same as criticality, and a high-capacity facility used for redundancy can present less systemic risk than a smaller, highly concentrated one. I simply put…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Committee Stage
3 February 2026
6 contributions
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)
Q You have both mentioned the risk involved in supply chains. Do you think that, outside regulated industries, the Bill goes far enough to secure supply chains? If not, what would your recommendations be?
David Cook: The legislation talks about secondary legislation, so it allows for an agile, flex…
I am so sorry. Could you possibly speak into the microphone? I cannot hear you.
Stuart McKean: Sorry. I was saying that the cyber-criminal does not care about lines, geographies or standards. They do not care whether you have an international standard or you follow the legislation of a certain coun…
+4 more contributions in this session
Commons
Debate
7 January 2026
2 contributions
Jury Trials
I hear everything my hon. Friend says. In his opening speech, my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) laid out a number of matters that could be acted on immediately to improve efficiency and ensure that we maintain the pillar of society that is our jury trials. Do you agree that…
I just wonder why the hon. Lady would not look to implement the recommendations from the shadow Secretary of State before seeking to restrict jury trials.
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
7 January 2026
Engagements
Q4. Last year, the cargo vessel Baltic Clipper lost 16 containers off the beautiful West Sussex coastline. Beaches and seas in my constituency have been polluted with toxic debris. The clean-up was initiated and led almost exclusively by resolute local volunteers. Will the Prime Minister join me i…
Commons
Debate
6 January 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden) and my hon. Friend the Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) for their excellent speeches. I particularly associate myself with their c…