Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
13 July 2026
Topical Questions
T3. Recently, I witnessed an attempted phone snatch outside one of my stations by three masked youths on electric bikes; fortunately, they were unsuccessful, but residents raised this as major concern at a community neighbourhood safety forum. Will my hon. Friend outline what progress we are making …
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
13 July 2026
2 contributions
High Streets Organised Crime Unit
5. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit.
High street crime and shoplifting remain key concerns for my constituents, who have seen some pretty awful examples. My local police have had some successes, and they are running local initiatives on high streets that are starting to deliver results. Given that there will be other such examples arou…
Commons
Oral Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9 July 2026
Topical Questions
We are going through another heatwave, but we know that well tree-lined streets can reduce temperatures by 5°C to 8°C. The data shows that we are significantly behind Europe, with 18% coverage compared with 30%, and that, where there is coverage, it is mainly in more affluent areas rather than poore…
Commons
Debate
2 July 2026
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
I am dealing with huge numbers of groups of leaseholders, and one of the things we have discovered—with the managing agent very much as my hon. Friend is describing—is this habit of subcontracting, only for the leaseholders to find that the subcontractors are owned by the same company; the name has …
Commons
Proceedings
25 June 2026
Sudan
A teacher of Sudanese heritage in my constituency came to see me to tell me about the experience of her family. She said, “They had just enough time to grab their flip-flops and run for their lives. Having left all their property, they are now scattered in multiple countries across the region.” Her …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
25 June 2026
Draft Conversion Practices Bill
I thank my hon. Friend for all the hard work and conscientious effort she has put in to get us to this point. This is not just a Government promise; this is a long-standing request by the LGBT community, and it is a significant gap in our 30-year journey to legislative equality. That journey has bee…
Commons
Oral Questions
27 April 2026
2 contributions
Apprenticeships
4. What steps he is taking to help increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people.
I very much welcome the work being done to prioritise and expand apprenticeships, but all too often their image is dated and the modern situation is not fully understood. While my local university tells me that good work on promoting apprenticeships is being done in private and grammar schools, that…
Commons
Oral Questions
Church Commissioners
16 April 2026
2 contributions
Child Poverty
5. What steps the Church of England is taking to help tackle child poverty.
Child poverty is a major concern in my east London constituency, and faith and community organisations play an incredibly important part in providing support. While my constituency is very much multi-faith, the Church continues to play a hugely important part through its churches, schools, community…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
17 March 2026
Meningitis Outbreak
I join other hon. Members in sending my condolences to the families of the students who have died. As my right hon. Friend will be aware, I was once upon a time the National Union of Students officer responsible for national health campaigning, and a meningitis outbreak on campus was always one of o…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
12 March 2026
Business of the House
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the West Ham station attack, in which an IRA bomb exploded on a tube train, injuring nine people. Post Office engineer Peter Chalk was shot and seriously injured, and the tube driver, Joseph Julius Stephen, was shot and killed, as they attempted to stop the…
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
12 March 2026
2 contributions
Trade with Europe
14. What steps he is taking to increase trade ties with Europe.
I put on record my role as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Bulgaria. The APPG recently visited Sofia, where we met businesses that are keen to build their trade relationships with this country, particularly in the energy and tech sectors. We also saw the good work being done by our em…
Commons
Oral Questions
26 February 2026
2 contributions
Youth Activities: Urban Communities
4. What steps her Department is taking to support youth activities in urban communities.
Based in North Woolwich in my constituency is Fight for Peace, a boxing and martial arts facility that also delivers employment and education skills for young people, helping to divert them from gangs and knife crime. Like so many organisations over the last few years, it has faced a tough time. Doe…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
Business of the House
Rokeby school in Canning Town has just received national recognition from the Department for Education for its exceptional achievements among disadvantaged pupils. This is an incredible achievement for the school and the local community, where families and children face many disadvantages and challe…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
2 contributions
Water Infrastructure: Inspections
13. What steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure.
My constituents are plagued with endless disruption and roadworks from Thames Water, which is leading to disruption for motorists, delays in public transport and, in some cases, serious safety concerns for cyclists. Does the Secretary of State agree that such infrastructure works should be properly …
Commons
Oral Questions
Science, Innovation and Technology
4 February 2026
Topical Questions
T2. The London Design and Engineering university technical college in the Royal Docks has just received an “outstanding” Ofsted report, including a commendation for the way it prepares students for the next stage of employment. Does the Secretary of State agree that an industry-level offer of reso…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
2 contributions
Fish and Chip Sector
Will the hon. Member give way?
I recently had a conversation with a chip shop in my constituency. One of the issues it raised was getting younger people interested in going into the business because there are other opportunities elsewhere. Indeed, the person I spoke to—it was a family business—had moved on to other opportunities.…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 January 2026
Water White Paper
My constituents are not receiving the service they deserve. Many are facing real issues over water pressure, which is intermittent, unreliable and on some days non-existent. This issue has even been raised with me by primary school children when I am on school visits. Can the Secretary of State reas…
Commons
Oral Questions
Church Commissioners
27 November 2025
2 contributions
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Support for Christians
6. What support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
There is growing concern about settler violence on the west bank. Churches in my constituency have raised that concern, and have particularly highlighted the attacks on the Christian community, which is, in their words, small and often overlooked. May I ask the Second Church Estates Commissioner, vi…
Commons
Debate
20 November 2025
4 contributions
Children with Serious Neurological Conditions
I am pleased to have secured this Adjournment debate on the support available to children—and, crucially, their families —living with serious neurological conditions. I applied for this debate after hearing the moving testimony of my constituent, Shelina, a mother who, like so many parents in simila…
I am very happy to join my hon. Friend in that. I certainly know, and I think the House knows, his expertise in this area and the knowledge he brings to the House. That is something I will touch on further in a little while.
Some conditions present at birth and others emerge unexpectedly in early c…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 November 2025
Business of the House
In the summer, I led a Backbench Business debate to mark the fifth anniversary of the covid pandemic. One of our asks was for a database that properly records all the covid memorials around the country. I am delighted that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched today an online inte…
Commons
Debate
3 November 2025
Huntingdon Train Attack
I join other Members in expressing sympathy to all those who have been affected, and in thanking the emergency services, members of the public who got involved, and of course the train crew, who acted heroically to protect their passengers. Given the developments today, and the Home Secretary’s stat…
Commons
Debate
27 October 2025
Regulation and Inspection of Funeral Services
I have in my constituency a very well-established funeral director that operates in a large area and has been around since the Victorian era, and many other Members will have similar firms in their areas. The hon. Gentleman has talked about the trade bodies. Does he agree that such long-established …
Commons
Debate
4 September 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
My hon. Friend mentions gradual change, which was apparently the policy of the Conservative party. Does he agree that a six-month temporary arrangement that takes a quarter of a century to overturn is the epitome of gradual?
Commons
Oral Questions
21 July 2025
2 contributions
Early Years
7. What steps she is taking to increase the number of children meeting the early learning goals.
I thank the Minister for joining me at Curwen primary school in Plaistow recently to see its excellent early years education work. He heard from parents about the struggles they often face as a result of serious economic and housing hardship. Will he assure my constituents that the Government will l…
Commons
Proceedings
17 July 2025
Business of the House
I recently visited Richard House hospice in west Beckton in my constituency. It is the first dedicated children’s hospice in London, and currently supports more than 300 families every year. This summer, it is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating t…